Valtteri Bottas will join Daniel Ricciardo in taking a grid penalty for Sunday's season-opening Australian GP after his heavy shunt in qualifying. read more »

Despite his elimination from Q2 in Melbourne Fernando Alonso is expecting McLaren to score a big haul of points at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Second and third position are good for the race and, as we have seen in all the past years, we tend to be closer on Sunday than we are in qualifying. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is set to drop a further five places down the Australian Grand Prix grid after Mercedes confirmed his qualifying crash has damaged his Formula 1 car's gearbox read more »

Despite missing out on Q3 for the Australian Grand Prix, McLaren's Fernando Alonso expressed relief about the actual performance of his MCL33. The Spaniard was happy to... read more »

Not a bad Saturday. We delivered on what we showed since the beginning of the season. read more »

Overall, it's a disappointing set of grid positions because there was more in both the drivers and the car. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says Lewis Hamilton's pole position lap at the Australian Grand Prix was like Mercedes showing the finger to the rest of the paddock and throwing a pie in... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo's three-place grid penalty was still weighing on his mind after qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

The first qualifying session of the season was a sizzler! For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1® on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Follow F1®... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says the Mercedes' engine modes that helped Lewis Hamilton dominate Australian Grand Prix qualifying were "a punch in the stomach" to its... read more »

Fernando Alonso believes McLaren have "huge potential" in their car, but conceded 11th was what they deserved in Australian GP Qualifying. read more »

He may be starting the Australian Grand Prix from the front row of the grid but Kimi Raikkonen is far from satisfied with Ferrari's early season qualifying pace. read more »

Valtteri Bottas explains Australian GP qualifying crash read more »

The competitive edge between the Formula One grid's two world champions, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, was clear to see after the former claimed pole for the... read more »

Australian Grand Prix polesitter Lewis Hamilton said he wanted to "wipe the smile" off F1 rival Sebastian Vettel's face.  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 »

An epic start to the season for Lewis Hamilton as he blew away the opposition at Saturday's qualifying session. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1®... read more »

Lewis Hamilton joked that he wanted to "wipe the smile" off Sebastian Vettel's face after a dominant display in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. 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 »

Lewis Hamilton praises 'perfect' Australian Grand Prix pole read more »

Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the 2018 Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix, while Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas crashed out of qualifying read more »

Lewis Hamilton blitzes F1 rivals for Australian Grand Prix pole read more »

Lewis Hamilton turns on the style in Q3 to take a record-breaking seventh Australian Grand Prix pole position, hooking up a stunning final lap to beat the two Ferraris. read more »