# Motorsport: Lando Norris of Mclaren and team mate Oscar Piastri surged to pole position for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne today. Norris edged out Piastri by 0.084 seconds to secure the front row in the qualifying rounds yesterday. Reigning champion Max Verstappen wound up in third, while George Russell was fourth for Mercedes ahead of an impressive fifth place for Yuki Tsunoda in the Racing Bulls machine. Lewis Hamilton, who is competing for Ferrari for the first time, came in eighth.
Motorsport: Norris in pole position for Australian Grand Prix ahead of Piastri and Verstappen