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.
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.
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
Formula 1 race officials have added a third DRS zone to the Albert Park circuit ahead of this weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, placing a stretch between Turns 12 and 13.
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Kimi Raikkonen certainly looked calm and confident as he headed to victory in Melbourne, but it was still a surprise when he declared it had been 'easy'
Mark Webber started from second on the grid and promptly went backwards - but the team revealed after the race that his afternoon had been hit by technical gremlins.
After starring in qualifying, Nico Rosberg ended up retiring before the midpoint of the Australian GP after his Mercedes suffered an electrical problem.
The 2013 F1 season is underway, and already there's a surprise: Kimi Raikkonen drove a text book race to calmly outwit Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel to win the first GP of the year.
The current Victoria state administration has said that it will be looking to reduce the amount it spends on hosting the Australian Grand Prix should a new contract be agreed with FOM.