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The start has been aborted. Norris made a mess of this procedure in Brazil last year and the rules have changed since then.
The formation lap begins and Isack Hadjar has crashed! He’s spun into a barrier at the exit of turn two. The Racing Bulls has a broken rear wing.
Lambiase to Verstappen: “That light shower has now completely dissipated.”
All 20 drivers will start the race on the intermediate tyres.
Drivers appear to be switching to intermediates on the grid, though the tyre covers are still on.
Although the track surface is very wet with standing water in places a standing start doesn’t look impossible. The grid awaits race control’s decision. There is only a 40% chance of further rain after the start, so we could well see the track dry out from here on.
Red Bull have changed Liam Lawson’s rear wing specification so he will have to join Bearman in starting the race from the pit lane.
Haas have made changes to Oliver Bearman’s suspension set-up and will therefore have to start from the pit lane. His team mate Esteban Ocon just went off at turn 11 but didn’t hit anything and has got going again.
The drivers are conducting their reconnaissance laps at a very wet Albert Park track. Most of them are on full wets, but Lewis Hamilton has headed out intermediates.
We’re one hour away from the start of the 2025 Australian Grand Prix.
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