The Latest Breaking News from Michael Schumacher

Hakkinen rocketed away at the start, as Schumacher suffered huge wheelspin and veered across the nose of David Coulthard’s McLaren, which allowed Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello up to third at the expense of Coulthard, with Jacques Villeneuve’s BAR at the head of the chasing pack.

Having qualified only sixth, Ferrari’s Jean Alesi didn’t much look like a contender for victory when he made an awful getaway and made matters worse by spinning at Turn 1, narrowly missing his team-mate Gerhard Berger but succeeding in causing a chain-reaction crash behind him – Tyrrell’s Mika Salo being…

Haas boss Guenther Steiner has been criticised by Toto Wolff, with the Mercedes chief claiming he would not have "dared" to treat former driver Mick Schumacher like he did if his legendary father Michael was around

Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher now receives round-the-clock care from his wife Corinna and a team of medics since the skiing accident he suffered in December 2013

Michael Schumacher is cared for by his wife Corinna and a team of medical staff at their Lake Geneva home, since the Ferrari F1 star suffered a skiing accident in December 2013

The Australian Grand Prix has a long tradition that pre-dates its arrival on the Formula 1 schedule as a fully-fledged world championship round in 1985. Indeed, Lewis Hamilton's two wins in 2008 and 2015 mean he's still one behind Roberto Moreno's treble at Calder Park between 1981 and 1984!

Here are some key facts about the Australian Formula One Grand Prix.

Unreliability and damage for both Piastri and team-mate Lando Norris in the opening two races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have left McLaren bottom of the constructors’ championship and without a point.

Unreliability and damage for both Piastri and team-mate Lando Norris in the opening two races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have left McLaren bottom of the constructors’ championship and without a point.