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Alonso predicts ‘big points’ for McLaren despite Q2 exit
Fernando Alonso is expecting to challenge for a top-five finish at the Australian Grand Prix, despite McLaren only being 11th and 12th in qualifying.
Magnussen lauds ‘smallest team’ Haas as fourth quickest car at Australian GP
Kevin Magnussen says Haas were able to stake a claim to be the fourth fastest team on the 2018 Formula 1 grid after topping the midfield in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.
Vettel hopes for Ferrari party after Hamilton dig
Sebastian Vettel has hit back at Lewis Hamilton’s post-qualifying comments and wants Ferrari to enjoy its own party by taking victory in the 2018 Formula 1 opener in Australia.
Ricciardo: ‘Scary’ Mercedes engine modes a ‘punch in the stomach’
Daniel Ricciardo has described Mercedes’ engine advantage that helped Lewis Hamilton to pole position in Australian Grand Prix qualifying as “a punch in the stomach” to its Formula 1 rivals.
Hamilton wanted to ‘wipe smile’ off Vettel’s face in Australian GP qualifying
Lewis Hamilton joked he wanted to “wipe the smile” off Sebastian Vettel’s face after storming to a record-breaking pole position for the Australian Grand Prix.
Raikkonen: F1 opener still full of unknowns
Kimi Raikkonen says despite the significant qualifying gap between Mercedes and Ferrari there are still plenty of unknowns which he hopes to use as opportunities for the 2018 Formula 1 season opener.
Bottas admits he ‘pushed too hard’ before Q3 crash
Valtteri Bottas concedes he was pushing too hard in a bid to challenge for pole position before crashing out of qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton sweeps to record-breaking Australian GP pole
Lewis Hamilton will kick off his Formula 1 title defence from pole position after a dominant final lap during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday saw him beat Ferrari drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel.
F1 announces Netflix deal ahead of 2019 documentary series
Formula 1 has announced a new partnership with video streaming giant Netflix to produce an original docu-series profiling the 2018 season, set to premiere in early 2019.
Vettel leads Ferrari one-two in wet-dry FP3
Sebastian Vettel led a Ferrari one-two in a wet-dry final practice session for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, having posted a late flying lap on Pirelli's Ultrasoft tyre.
Daniel Ricciardo slams 'shithouse' F1 grid penalty for Australia
Daniel Ricciardo has slammed the Formula 1 stewards' decision to hand him a three-place grid penalty for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix after being deemed to have failed to slow enough for a red flag during practice, calling it "shithouse".
Rain threatening to impact Australian GP F1 qualifying day
Saturday's Formula 1 practice and qualifying running ahead of the Australian Grand Prix looks set to be impacted by rain after the forecast showers hit the Albert Park circuit in late morning.
Horner: Impossible to get F1 teams to agree
Red Bull boss Christian Horner says it would be impossible to get Formula 1 teams to put together the future regulations that they would all agree on and has placed the decision on the FIA and Liberty Media.
Force India explains F1 name change delay
Force India has confirmed its Formula 1 team name change will be delayed until the end of the 2018 season after “some people got cold feet at the FIA and the FOM”.
Alonso hopes McLaren can stay close to ‘midfield leaders’ Haas
Fernando Alonso believes Haas has emerged as Formula 1’s early midfield leaders in 2018, adding he hopes McLaren can remain within touching distance of the US squad.
Ricciardo hit by grid drop for Australian GP
Daniel Ricciardo will serve a three grid place penalty for his home race after failing to slow sufficiently during the red flag period midway through FP2 at the Australian Grand Prix.
Friday pacesetter Hamilton pleased Mercedes started on the “right foot”
Lewis Hamilton says he is relieved Mercedes was able to begin the 2018 Formula 1 season where it left off last year, having set the pace during Friday practice for the Australian Grand Prix.
Raikkonen was ‘scared to move’ in Bottas FP2 near-miss
Kimi Raikkonen said he was “scared to move” in his near-miss incident with Valtteri Bottas during second practice for Formula 1's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Haas “half a step” ahead of F1 midfield – Sainz
Carlos Sainz concedes Haas has produced a small performance jump on the rest of the Formula 1 midfield pack as he looks to reel in the US team at the 2018 season opener in Australia.
Vettel eager for close F1 fights to aid Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel says tight performance gaps between Ferrari and its Formula 1 front-running rivals Mercedes and Red Bull would be a positive for him to maximise any opportunities at the 2018 opener in Australia.
Ricciardo not disappointed to lose FP2 qualifying sim
Daniel Ricciardo insists he has no concerns over losing the opportunity to complete a representative qualifying simulation run during second practice for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Verstappen warns for “two or three” races to predict F1 order
Max Verstappen believes Red Bull won’t know its true place in the Formula 1 pecking order until “at least two or three” races into the 2018 campaign despite being pleased with his Friday practice pace in Australia.
Lewis Hamilton edges Max Verstappen to lead second Australia F1 practice
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Lewis Hamilton continued to lead the way for Mercedes in Melbourne on Friday by topping the second Formula 1 practice session of the day at Albert Park, edging out Red Bull's Max Verstappen in the final standings.
Australian GP FP2 - As it happened
The opening official Formula 1 practice sessions of the season kick off on Friday at Albert Park in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.