The start for the 2025 Australian Grand Prix has been aborted after Formula 1 rookie Isack Hadjar crashe💫d his Racing Bulls on the formation lap.

Hadjar was trying to get heat into his tyres ahead of his debut race in F1 when he got caught by the wet weather conditꦺions and slammed rear-first into the wall at Turn 2.

With his rear wing damaged, the 20-year-old tried to get going again, but fail🌺ed to get the car restarted.

The F1 subsequently issued a statement that the second formation lไap would beꦯgin at 3:15pm local time, 15 minutes after the planned start.

Iܫt is expected that a lap♊ will be deleted from the total distance.

Hadjar was seen with his head in his hands as a crane recovered the stranded Racing Bulls൩. 

Anthony Hamilton, father of seven-time F1 world champion Lewis, consꩵoled a dejected Hadjar after he returned to the paddock.

The Franco-Algerian had qualified an excellent 11th on his maiden weekend in F1, six places behind his more expe༒rienced teammate Yuki 𒁏Tsunoda.

Lando 💟Norris led a front-row lockout for McLaren ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri, with reigning champion Max Verstappen qualifying third in the lead Red Bull.

All drivers are expe🎶cted to start the race on intermediate tyre꧒s.