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 »

Sergio Perez does not believe Force India are currently occupying their usual fourth place spot in Formula 1 and a big improvement is needed for the season opener at Australia. read more »

Sergio Perez believes Force India needs a "good step" for the Formula 1 season opener, as the Mexican reckons the team is not currently leading the midfield pack read more »

Sebastian Vettel ended third fastest on day four in Spain, but the German hopes next weeks second test will allow Ferrari to learn more about its SF71H. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he would be happy to head to the 2018 F1 season opener after just one week of pre-season testing that was hit by poor weather conditions. read more »

Force India is likely to change its name before the first race of the 2018 Formula One season. read more »

Force India chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer confirms the team is likely to change name ahead of the season opener in Australia next month. read more »

The covers have not even come off the MCL33 yet, but McLaren are hoping to introduce a "substantial" upgrade for the season opener in Melbourne next month. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has joined his fellow Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen in revealing what helmet he will be wearing for the season opener: his home race in Melbourne. read more »

Felipe Massa has announced that he will make his debut at the Brazilian Stock Car Championship opener on March 10. read more »

Brendon Hartley taken by surprise after getting his first taste of a 2017-spec F1 car in US GP practice on Friday. read more »

Organisers of the Australian Grand Prix say that the 2018 event will return to a mid-March slot, and remain as Formula 1's season-opener. The 2017 event… read more »