Ahead of the season opener, the FIA has opted to drop the so-called Verstappen rule. read more »

Lewis Hamilton clearly wary of Ferrari and Red Bull ahead of season opener. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is taking nothing for granted as he heads into season opener. read more »

Renault Managing Director, Cyril Abiteboul and Chief Technical Officer, Bob Bell, look ahead to the season opener. read more »

Nico Hulkenberg and Jolyon Palmer look ahead to this weekend's season opener. read more »

Carlos Sainz takes you on a 360 degree virtual lap of Albert Park, scene of this weekend's season opener. read more »

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Fernando Alonso fears the quick turnaround between pre-season testing and the F1 opener in Australia gives McLaren less time and fewer chances to find solutions read more »

Fernando Alonso has said he is braced for a "difficult" season opener in Australia after a torrid pre-season with McLaren-Honda. read more »

After a pre-season testing programme full of issues, Jolyon Palmer hopes Renault's ERS issues will be behind them when it comes to the season opener in Australia. read more »

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier is not entirely optimistic that Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne will finish the season opener in Melbourne. read more »

Pascal Wehrlein feels 'ready' for F1 opener despite lost track time read more »

Ericsson is satisfied that Sauber made the most of pre-season testing and is entering the season opener in a good position. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen look ahead to the season opener in Melbourne. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has no concerns about Renault's recurring issues through F1 pre-season testing ahead of the 2017 season opener read more »

Melbourne s Albert Park is set to host the 2017 F1 season opener on the 24-26 March to mark the new era of Formula 1. read more »

Marcus Ericsson and Pascal Wehrlein ran different programmes on the final day of pre-season testing, with both Sauber drivers now looking forward to the season opener in Australia. read more »

Hear from some of Melbourne's leading chefs, who will be cooking at F1's season-opener in Australia. read more »

Petronas is set to introduce a new fuel to Mercedes for the season opener in Melbourne. read more »

After a lot of work in the off season and more planned ahead of the new season, Yusuke Hasegawa hopes Honda will be at the level Mercedes were in early 2016. read more »

Toto Wolff has dismissed claims that the season opener could be marred by protests over his team's suspension system. read more »

Force India Technical Director, Andy Green, believes suspension row will overshadow season opener. read more »

Keep up to date with all the latest pictures from F1's new car launches as teams prepare for the 2017 season opener in Australia. read more »

Failure to reach an agreement on legality of suspension systems could overshadow season opener. read more »

The Manor F1 team's hopes of competing in the Formula 1 season opener in Australia are vanishing, with sources indicating that the outfit has a week left to find a buyer read more »