Lewis Hamilton insists the pace Mercedes produced over Ferrari has been a surprise at the Australian Grand Prix but is wary of a familiar fightback from the Italian manufacturer in the race.
Daniel Ricciardo’s is already having a “positive snowball effect” on the Renault Formula 1 team by providing the team with a “new direction” at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
George Russell doubts Williams will fail to qualify for the Australian Grand Prix despite a difficult first day of practice for the team on Friday in Melbourne that saw it finish adrift from the rest of the Formula 1 field.
Ferrari has confirmed a special 90 th anniversary celebration theme will replace its Mission Winnow sponsorship branding at the 2019 Formula 1 opener in Australia.
While Lando Norris is relishing his Formula 1 debut at the Australian Grand Prix, the McLaren driver concedes he’s looking forward to getting his maiden race “out of the way” in order to gain confidence and momentum for his rookie season.
Australian Grand Prix organisers have announced its 2019 race will take place one week earlier than recent years to provide Formula 1 with a mid-March start for next season.
Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting has hinted that new additional DRS zones may be introduced at other circuits for 2018 having created a third zone at Albert Park for the Australian Grand Prix.
Formula 1’s managing director of motorsports Ross Brawn says the 2018 season opener represented another missed opportunity for the sport due to the difficulties faced trying to overtake with the current generation of cars.
Lewis Hamilton says he wants future race strategy calls “more in my hands” rather than relying on projections from computers and simulations after seeing a Mercedes calculating mistake cost him victory in the Formula 1 opener in Australia.
Lewis Hamilton is anticipating another close battle with Formula 1 rivals Ferrari in Bahrain, after losing out to Sebastian Vettel in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Looking back on the Australian Grand Prix weekend and the start of the new Formula 1 season, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith puts together his driver ratings. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes: 9
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has explained what happened to cause its both its cars to retire from the 2018 Formula 1 opener in Australia and how it plans to bounce back.
When I filed my race report for the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix, I used the phrase “Ferrari nails its strategy” in the headline , which resulted in a bit of push-bac
Tidying up all the odds and ends following race day in Melbourne and the start of the new season, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says a “bug in the system” with its race strategy software caught out the team during the Virtual Safety Car period during the Australian Grand Prix to allow Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to take victory.
- Lewis Hamilton’s pole position time of 1:21.164 broke his own previous track record at Albert Park in Melbourne that stood from F1 last year. Hamilton’s 2018 pole time was more than a second faster than his 2017 effort.
Full qualifying results for the Australian Grand Prix, the opening round of the 2018 F1 season at Albert Park, Melbourne. Q3 1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1:21.164s
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.
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.