Jenson Button admitted he was surprised to see McLaren qualify P12 and P13 in Australia after coming to the event full of doubt about the competitiveness of the MP4-31. read more »

I think we got it wrong , that s what F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone told Mercedes boss Toto Wolff following the new elimination-qualifying fiasco in Australia read more »

Mercedes say Ferrari are closer to their pace than they looked in the first qualifying session of the new season in Australia. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen believes Ferrari's deficit to Mercedes is no cause for alarm following the opening qualifying session of the new Formula 1 season in Australia read more »

Bernie Ecclestone has declared F1's newly-adopted live qualifying system "pretty crap" after its debut in Australia. The headlines after qualifying in Melbourne... read more »

Max Verstappen will begin his second Formula 1 season from a career-high fifth on the grid in Australia, a result which he admitted exceeded expectations. Verstappen was a top... read more »

Fernando Alonso thinks the live elimination system is "unfair" on less competitive teams but says it should be given more time after a farcical debut in Australia.... read more »

Sebastian Vettel is not surprised by F1's live elimination qualifying farce because drivers warned the sport's bosses it was going to happen. The new format was met... read more »

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says some really sexy laps allowed him to bag the 50th pole position of his F1 career in Australia read more »

Lewis Hamilton has praised Mercedes after storming to pole position in Australia with "some sexy laps" in qualifying... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has underlined he is out to get yet another World Championship title as he qualified quickest for tomorrow's Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton drove with... read more »

Lewis Hamilton will start the defence of his world title from pole position after dominating qualifying for the Australian GP. read more »

Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the Australian Grand Prix as Mercedes mastered Formula 1's controversial new qualifying format. Hamilton topped the initial stages... read more »

Rio Haryanto has been given a three-place grid penalty for his maiden Formula 1 start in Australia, after colliding with Romain Grosjean in the pit lane during… read more »

Lewis Hamilton's run of P1s in Australia continued into Saturday's final practice while Rio Haryanto had his first crash of this season... read more »

Jenson Button believes Friday wasn't the easiest of days to run race cars in Australia for the first practice sessions due to the weather. read more »

Romain Grosjean is very proud of everyone at Haas F1 Team after completing FP1 and FP2 in Australia. read more »

ESPN rounds up all the reaction from up and down the paddock after the Friday practice for the Australian Grand Prix. Mercedes Lewis Hamilton: "That was a good day. The... read more »

Jolyon Palmer enjoys completing a full day of F1 action for the first time as he gears up for his race debut with Renault in Australia read more »

Fernando Alonso says he was pleased by McLaren's progress during practice for the Australian Grand Prix, in spite of the wet weather conditions. Alonso, who sat out the... read more »

Alonso 'pleasantly surprised' after Friday practice in Australia read more »

After the expected rain hit the Melbourne Street Track during practice session one and two ahead of the Australia Grand Prix, Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo said that could... read more »

McLaren s Fernando Alonso says things went better than expected on Friday during practice for the season opener in Australia read more »

Daniil Kvyat felt his RB12 felt good straight out of the box but insists it is impossible to draw any proper conclusions following two rain affected sessions in Australia on... read more »

Nico Rosberg apologised to his team after crashing during second practice on Friday in Australia and breaking his front wing. read more »