Kimi Raikkonen was surprised Ferrari did not inform him about Sebastian Vettel's race-winning strategy during Sunday's Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix, but felt pleased to play a part in a double-podium finish for the team.
Sebastian Vettel says his victory at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix can provide Ferrari with “fresh motivation” heading into the rest of 2018.
Fernando Alonso says his charge to fifth place in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix was "more or less as expected" after recording his best Formula 1 result since October 2016 to mark the beginning of the new McLaren-Renault partnership.
Sebastian Vettel kicked off the new Formula 1 season in style after beating Lewis Hamilton to victory in Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, as Ferrari perfected its strategy and got lucky to get the jump on the quicker Mercedes at Albert Park.
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.
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.
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.
Mercedes’ display through pre-season testing may have left an ominous feeling in some corners about the level of competition we would see through the 2018 Formula 1 season, yet a glimmer of hope appeared to come through during Friday’s practice running in Australia.
Full results from Free Practice 2 for the Australian Grand Prix, the opening round of the 2018 F1 season at Albert Park , Melbourne. Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix - Free Practice 1 Classification
Haas chief Günther Steiner is braced for a "crowded" midfield fight in Formula 1 this year despite the team being tipped by many to impress following its display through pre-season testing.
Valtteri Bottas is hopeful that Mercedes will overcome its struggles on the softer tyre compounds experienced through Formula 1 pre-season testing heading into this weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.