A new Formula 1 season kicks off in Australia, giving us a chance to reflect on Lewis Hamilton's 2009 disqualification.

All the key BBC coverage details for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, which takes place from 14-16 March.

Lando Norris and McLaren are the title favourites heading into the new season after a strong pre-season test in Bahrain, but the Brit will face a number of challengers. One of these could be his team-mate, Oscar Piastri, who won two Grands Prix during his sophomore year and completed every lap over the 24 events.

The Ferrari SF-25 is currently not a “great upgrade” on the “problematic” Mercedes car driven by Lewis Hamilton last season.  That is the claim of former F1 technical director Gary Anderson, who says the 2025 Ferrari was not “driver friendly” at the recent pre-season test in Bahrain.

That was a close one for Hamilton . One of the most shocking moves in motorsports history was Lewis Hamilton's decision to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari. Nobody saw it coming, but one that will undoubtedly go down as one of the biggest trades ever made in Formula 1.

With only three days until the first race of the 2025 Formula 1 season, we’ve collated the top six memorable moments across the history of the Australian Grand Prix.