Force India deputy team boss Bob Fernley believes they will be unable to break into the top three this season. read more »

Fernando Alonso has a fear of the unknown heading into Australia, while team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne cannot wait to get started. read more »

New Williams chief technical officer Paddy Lowe has claimed there are "undoubtedly" things that are better with his new team than at Mercedes. read more »

Fernando Alonso has said he is braced for a "difficult" season opener in Australia after a torrid pre-season with McLaren-Honda. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has said he is going to be in for a "difficult year" trying to beat Lewis Hamilton, but believes he is "capable", read more »

Ex-Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone believes ongoing criticism could force three-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton to retire at the end of the year. read more »

Although Niki Lauda says Sebastian Vettel does not factor in Mercedes' plans for the future, the non-executive director hasn't ruled it out entirely. read more »

Toto Wolff would rather have the best drivers on the grid and with them a fractious relationship than settle for second best and an easy atmosphere. read more »

For all you need to know about the Australian Grand Prix – the stats, the track, the history and even the future… Let the battle commence Last season it was Lewis Hamilton... read more »

Ahead of his second season as a Red Bull driver, Max Verstappen is dreaming of winning a F1 World title but concedes that is the easy part. read more »

Although David Coulthard says Valtteri Bottas has the opportunity to show he's "exceptional", he feels the Finn is just not on Lewis Hamilton's level. read more »

Romain Grosjean is refusing to set any goals ahead of the Australian GP but admits Haas will enter the campaign on the back of a solid pre-season. read more »

Despite being named chairman emeritus by F1's new owners, Bernie Ecclestone has revealed he "can't do anything" and that even staff have been told not to... read more »

After challenging pre-season, neither Marcus Ericsson or Pascal Wehrlein are expecting an easy weekend for Sauber come the season-opening Australian GP. read more »

The 2017 F1 Championship begins this coming weekend with the Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit. read more »

Haas team boss Guenther Steiner shares his thoughts on the season ahead, the VF-17, new signing Kevin Magnussen and Haas' goal for Melbourne. read more »

Romain Grosjean is refusing to set any goals for the Melbourne race while Kevin Magnussen says it would be a "boost to have a good beginning" with points at the start. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says he has extra motivation ahead fo his home race, the Australian GP, after a grandstand was named after him - and sold out fast. read more »

The 2017 season gets underway with Daniel Ricciardo's home race, the Australian GP, with the Aussie looking for a reason to celebrate along with team-mate Max Verstappen. read more »

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier is not entirely optimistic that Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne will finish the season opener in Melbourne. read more »

Max Verstappen is downbeat on Red Bull's chances of success in the early stages of the 2017 season. read more »

Andrew Davies continues his look ahead to to a landmark season in F1 - a season which may turn out to be Groundhog Year%u2026 read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said it is "unpalatable" to think about Mercedes dominating for another three years. read more »

David Coulthard has said Lewis Hamilton could "absolutely" follow in Nico Rosberg's footsteps this season and retire as a World Champion. read more »

Lance Stroll is adamant he won't left his critics get him down, confident he bounced back at the second of the two pre-season tests. read more »