"Party mode" was the phrase of the day following qualifying in Australia as Lewis Hamilton played party pooper with another crushing pole lap for Mercedes. read more »

Fernando Alonso says he goes into the 2018 Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix hoping for a top five finish despite McLaren only being 11th and 12th in Melbourne... read more »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas pushes a little too hard in the top-10 shoot-out at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix and hits the wall at the exit of Turn 2. For more F1® videos,... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has counteracted Lewis Hamilton's claim that he did not use a superior engine mode in Q3 in Australia. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says Mercedes' engine advantage that helped Lewis Hamilton to pole position in Australia was "a punch in the stomach" to its F1 rivals.  read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has said there is "an awful lot of work to be done" at Ferrari after witnessing Lewis Hamilton storm to pole position in Australia. read more »

Lewis Hamilton denies a special 'party' mode on his Mercedes Formula 1 engine was key to the 0.887-second lap time improvement that earned him pole for the Australian... read more »

ESPN rounds up the main talking points from qualifying at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix where Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton claimed his seventh pole position Down Under. read more »

Lewis Hamilton took a seventh pole position at the Australian Grand Prix with a new all-time lap record. Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel took second and third for Ferrari. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo hits back at the stewards' decision to award him a three-place grid penalty for failing to slow enough for a red flag in FP2 on Friday. read more »

The Belgian finished tenth in both free practice sessions on Friday and feels McLaren has a good base to work with this weekend in Australia. read more »

Despite topping both Free Practice sessions on Friday in Australia, Lewis Hamilton has said he's excited about the prospect of competition. read more »

Fernando Alonso is confident McLaren "managed to recover everything" after he was kept in the garage for a large part of FP1 in Australia. read more »

Mercedes has started Australia F1 opener 'on the right foot' - Lewis Hamilton read more »

Lance Stroll's car "got too close to the power unit limits" as the FW41 was left out on track following the conclusion of the second practice session in Australia. read more »

Lewis Hamilton was again quickest in Australia as many drivers used their second practice session to work on race simulations. read more »

Sebastian Vettel says tight performance gaps between Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull would be a positive for him to maximise any opportunities in Australia. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo may have had his best lap of Friday ruined by an untimely red flag but the Australian says he has a "good feel for the car" ahead of his home race. read more »

Lewis Hamilton remained top of the order in FP2 in Australia, but saw Max Verstappen and Red Bull close the gap considerably. read more »

Hamilton sweeps Friday's practice running in Australia by leading second practice at Albert Park ahead of Verstappen and Bottas. read more »

On the back of weeks of speculation on who would be the team to beat this year, or rather this weekend at Australia, the 2018 F1 season has finally kicked off with first... read more »

A familiar story to start the new F1 season as Lewis Hamilton heads up a Mercedes one-two while McLaren loses track time due to an issue on its car. read more »

Lewis Hamilton is fastest in the season's first practice session for the Australian Grand Prix as McLaren hit trouble. read more »

Havaianas branding will appear on the Halo of Force India's car for a number of F1 races in 2018, starting in Australia this weekend. read more »

The Finn is ready to race this weekend in Australia after feeling pre-season testing went well for the Ferrari team. read more »