Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen believes that the gap between pace-setters Mercedes and the Scuderia is not as big as it may seem. read more »

Sebastian Vettel and the Mercedes drivers expect to be more evenly matched on race pace at the Australian Grand Prix than they were in qualifying. Vettel's Ferrari was... read more »

Haas drivers Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutierrez say they are encouraged by the potential of the VF-16, and believe its pace is not reflected in the results… read more »

Fernando Alonso believes McLaren-Honda has made a clear step forward, having been surprised by how well his 2016 Formula 1 season has begun at the Australian Grand Prix read more »

Mercedes say Ferrari are closer to their pace than they looked in the first qualifying session of the new season in Australia. read more »

Rio Haryanto's F1 weekend gets off to an inauspicious start when a pit-lane collision lands him a grid penalty, but he out-paces Pascal Wehrlein in qualifying. read more »

Romain Grosjean hails Haas' qualifying pace but is left frustrated that the qualifying format prevented him from truly showing it. read more »

Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen says he is not worried about the pace of Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, after the reigning champions locked… read more »

Max Verstappen proved Toro Rosso's impressive winter pace to qualify an excellent fifth on the grid for the 2016 Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Nico Rosberg says Mercedes' pace during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix proves the outfit has not become complacent, despite two years of dominance in the sport.... read more »

Lewis Hamilton edged out Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in final practice for the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel only two tenths off the pace read more »

Daniil Kvyat says the initial pace of Red Bull's RB12 at the Australian Grand Prix is promising but remains wary that the picture was distorted due to wet weather. Kvyat... read more »

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo says he is pleased with the pace of the RB12 around the streets of Albert Park, though the Australian accepts variable weather would… read more »

Lewis Hamilton set the pace again in second practice for the Australian Grand Prix ahead of Nico Hulkenberg, but Nico Rosberg crashed his Mercedes at turn six early in the session. read more »

Lewis Hamilton sets the pace again in second practice for the 2016 F1 Australian Grand Prix, while damp conditions catch out team-mate Nico Rosberg read more »

Lewis Hamilton sets the early pace in FP1 for the Australian Grand Prix, but intermittent showers keep the form book closed. read more »

Lewis Hamilton sets the pace in the first practice session of the new season, held in intermittent rain at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

There are new cars, tyres, qualifying and faces and yet many fear it could be the same old story this season in Formula 1 although Ferrari's pace in testing suggests... read more »

Daniil Kvyat has no expectations coming into the Australian Grand Prix after revealing he is unsure where his Red Bull team are in comparison to their rivals. read more »

Reining world champion Mercedes only topped once the time sheet over the course of the eight test days despite having dominated the preparation for the new season in terms of... read more »

Fernando Alonso feels McLaren-Honda has made an improvement with both the performance and reliability of its power unit in 2016 read more »

Daniil Kvyat has refused to guess where he thinks Red Bull will slot into the running order at the 2016 season opener to focus on his own efforts read more »

Conceding that Mercedes and Ferrari are quicker on "pure pace", Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull would need "a little luck" to get onto the podium... read more »

Nico Rosberg says Mercedes head to the season-opening Australian GP not knowing if they are behind Ferrari on pace. read more »

Pascal Wehrlein says he is encouraged by Manor's deficit to the front runners, and believes that the squad has made substantial progress during pre-season testing.... read more »