Lando Norris grabs season’s first pole position at Australian Grand Prix

McLaren driver Lando Norris during qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/AP)

Lando Norris took pole position for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after he edged out McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri.

Norris saw off Piastri’s challenge by just 0.084 seconds as McLaren secured an impressive front-row lockout in Melbourne.