The Belgian thinks his 2017 season has prepared him well for the F1 2018 season opener this weekend. read more »

Days ahead of the 2018 season opener, Formula One's new theme tune is revealed. read more »

Niki Lauda reckons Ferrari are currently third in the pecking order ahead of the 2018 season opener in Melbourne this weekend. read more »

The FIA has added a third DRS zone to the Australian Grand Prix circuit in an effort to boost overtaking in Sunday's opening race of the 2018 Formula 1 season read more »

Preview: Formula 1 2018 set for Melbourne opener read more »

Ahead of the season opener, Toto Wolff warns F1 bosses not to be dismissive of Ferrari's quit threat. read more »

The Haas F1 team is "cautiously optimistic" heading into the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, according to boss Günther Steiner. read more »

Ahead of the season opener, McLaren claims the various issues that appeared in pre-season testing have been "addressed". read more »

As he looks ahead to the season opener, Mercedes Toto Wolff admits the start of a new season is like climbing Everest... again. read more »

Carlos Sainz Jr. believes that driving a course car in the Rallye Monte-Carlo has helped him prepare for the 2018 season. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says he is planning to make amends for a disappointing 2017 Australian Grand Prix by making a strong start to the 2018 Formula 1 season in Melbourne.  read more »

The 2007 world champion has some ominous news for his rivals regarding his team's pace as the F1 season opener looms. read more »

Renault's Bob Bell says performance differences between Pirelli's three compounds for the 2018 F1 opener in Australia is minimal, read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes Red Bull are going into the season opener in Melbourne next week with an upgrade worth between 0.2 seconds and 0.4 seconds. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says that he hopes to agree a new deal with Mercedes before next weekend's season opener in Melbourne. read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton fears an upgrade for the Australian Grand Prix could mean Red Bull ends up with the fastest car for the season opener read more »

F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed he is close to finalising a contract extension with Mercedes ahead of the start of the 2018 campaign. read more »

Looking ahead to the season opener in Melbourne, Sebastian Vettel admits doubt at rivals test pace. read more »

Lewis Hamilton picks the most aggressive Pirelli tyre options of his rivals for the 2018 F1 opener in Australia. read more »

Tyre selections from each team have been revealed by Pirelli as we close in on the season opener in Melbourne on March 25. read more »

Ahead of the season opener, Red Bull has revealed that former chief engineer, performance, Pierre Wache has been promoted to the role of technical director. read more »

Fernando Alonso predicts the 2018 F1 season opener is unlikely to host any surprising results with teams catching up on lost testing mileage. read more »

Brendon Hartley says Toro Rosso can revise its targets for the Formula 1 season opener in Australia after pre-season testing exceeded the team's expectations read more »

Testing time is starting to run out at the Circuit de Catalunya as we approach the final day of running before the season opener in Australia. read more »

Fernando Alonso says he's ready for the 2018 F1 season opener despite missing the majority of track time due to an oil leak with his McLaren. read more »