Lando Norris grabs season’s first pole position at Australian Grand Prix - Norris edged out McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri by just 0.084 seconds as McLaren secured an impressive front-row lockout in Melbourne.

McLaren's Lando Norris took pole position at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix as his teammate Oscar Piastri joined him on the front row.

Lando Norris was slammed with a deleted lap time during F1 qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix, with the FIA confirming the infringement in an official announcement. McLaren solidified their status at the front of the pack in Melbourne, with the reigning Formula 1 constructors’ champions locking out the front row on the grid for Sunday’s race.