While blaming poor communications for his poor run, Charles Leclerc ultimately blames himself for a disappointing qualifying which leaves him seventh on the grid. read more »

Delight for some, frustration for others. Watch all 20 drivers reflect on their qualifying performance at Albert Park. For more F1® videos, visit https://www.Formula1.com... read more »

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has urged his team to remain "rational" following a strong performance in Australian Grand Prix qualifying.  read more »

George Russell and Lewis Hamilton will start second and third in Melbourne, helped by a disastrous qualifying session for Red Bull's Sergio Perez that left the Mexican in... read more »

Success behind the wheel of an #F1 car is all about intuition. At a race start, there is seldom time to think, drivers need to react fast and rely on experience to allow... read more »

Seeing Red Bull lead the way with Max Verstappen assuming pole position for the Australian Grand Prix was no suprise. But closely behind him, Mercedes shrugged off their... read more »

Norris endured a messy qualifying session at Albert Park and took 13th in Q2 following slip-ups on his hotlaps, finishing three tenths off Williams's Alex Albon - who was... read more »

The reality is that we don't have enough underlying performance on the car and that we have a lot of work ahead to improve that. read more »

There is still a lot of work to improve the car, but we can see that the floor update we brought to this event has delivered a step in aero performance broadly in line with our... read more »

Fernando Alonso says Mercedes have been overplaying their 2023 F1 car struggles after a strong performance at the Australian Grand Prix.  read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is hopeful the Silver Arrows' qualifying performance at the Australian Grand Prix can provide "a little bit of happiness". read more »

Carlos Sainz says Ferrari's focus on race performance assisted his one-lap speed in Australia, believing a top-three result was possible. Ferrari has endured a low-key... read more »

The Williams driver proved to be one of the major surprises of a close fight for positions in Melbourne as he secured eighth place on the grid, just one spot behind... read more »

Mercedes will not be bringing any significant upgrades to improve the performance of their 2023 F1 car until at least the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.  read more »

Toto Wolff says Mercedes will not bring any major upgrades to their cars before the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in May, warning that there will be no dramatic upturn in... read more »

A review conducted by team principal Andrea Stella at the request of CEO Zak Brown has led to the departure of erstwhile McLaren technical director James Key.The team is... read more »

Lewis Hamilton's inability to find a setup which delivers performance, as George Russell has done, is a "concern" for Mercedes, says Karun Chandhok. read more »

The Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 W14 hasn't yet provided the jump in performance over 2022's W13 that many, notably Lewis Hamilton, were looking for. read more »

Erstwhile technical director James Key has departed McLaren, leaving a three-pronged new arrangement headed by three technical directors, namely Peter Prodromou (aerodynamics),... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has revealed the seat position in Mercedes' 2023 F1 car is one of biggest reasons for his early performance struggles.  read more »

While the team has solved the porpoising and bouncing that underlined its 2022 fall to third, the fixes have exposed an underlying ground-effects concept that fundamentally... read more »

George Russell has rejected Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton's claims that his superior performance at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was based on luck. read more »

McLaren started the 2023 season with a draggy car after taking the wrong direction in floor development last winter.In a tight midfield the team is yet to score point, although... read more »

It takes a huge amount of work from so many people to design, build and run our @F1 car. ? And making sure our drivers and team members can work at their best – from a mental... read more »

Mercedes showed improved performance during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend, and Toto Wolff wants more of the same this weekend in Australia. read more »