Sebastian Vettel admits his early lead of the 2018 F1 world championship does not disguise the current pace supremacy Mercedes hold over Ferrari. read more »

Off the pace and outside the points in Melbourne, Otmar Szafnauer admits retaining fourth place in the championship will be a "big task" for Force India. read more »

Haas shocked the F1 paddock with its midfield-leading pace in Australia, but Kevin Magnussen says there is no guarantee it will carry over to Bahrain. read more »

Williams's Chief Technical Officer Paddy Lowe says the team's performance this weekend at the Australian Grand Prix was a one to forget, struggling to find pace with... read more »

Haas boss Guenther Steiner says the fact that Haas appears to be Formula One's fourth fastest team will keep spirits up in the team after both drivers failed to finish the... read more »

Red Bull boss Christian Horner believes his team's 2018 Formula 1 car can only be judged on Daniel Ricciardo's fastest lap in the Australian Grand Prix read more »

 Christian Horner says Red Bull had "more pace in hand" than it was able to extract during the 2018 F1 season-opener in Melbourne.  read more »

Red Bull drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen agree their race pace is almost on par with Australian Grand Prix winners Ferrari despite failing to reach the podium. read more »

Neither Sergio Perez nor Esteban Ocon scored points in Australia, and Robert Fernley admitted the team didn't have the pace to reach the top ten. read more »

Mercedes Technical Director James Allison says the team's pace doesn't mean anything if they can't handle "the cards that the race can deal to you" read more »

The Australian was happy with his Red Bull car's performance following a fourth-place finish in the Australian Grand Prix read more »

Ultimately we didn't have the pace this weekend. We will work hard to be stronger in Bahrain. read more »

Ferrari didn't have the pace to beat Mercedes in F1's season-opening Australian Grand Prix - but it had the luck and, most crucially, the strategy, writes Luke Smith. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo believes Red Bull can challenge Ferrari in F1 2018, having demonstrated strong race pace in Australia.  read more »

The Swede will start seventeenth on Sunday after seeing Sauber improve the pace of their car between Friday and Saturday's running. read more »

Lance Stroll is happy with fourteenth on the grid following a poor pre-season test, though admits the team aren't expecting points. read more »

Renault will see their drivers line-up seventh and ninth for the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, but Alan Permane feels there may have been more pace to come from the R.S.18s. read more »

Sergio Perez admits Force India is "behind where we expected to be" after qualifying outside the top 12 with both its Formula 1 cars at the Australian Grand Prix read more »

Force India: Race pace stronger than one-lap form read more »

We're happy with today's result but left wondering if better was possible after looking at our Q2 pace. read more »

Kevin Magnussen says Fernando Alonso's "replica Ferrari" comments about the Haas stem from frustration that McLaren is being outpaced by one of the smallest... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has conceded that he had no idea "what Hamilton did" to storm to pole position in such a sudden, dominant manner. 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 »

The Finn was fourth in both free practice sessions on Friday, but knows there is still pace to be found in his SF71-H. read more »

The Australian faces a three-place grid penalty, but is optimistic about his long run pace after a testing first Friday at home. read more »