Sebastian Vettel made the most of a drying Albert Park circuit and the improving track conditions to take the final practice P1 ahead of qualifying in Melbourne. read more »

Rain and qualifying, an almost perfect mix in Formula 1... read more »

Formula 1 is in for a wet qualifying day in Melbourne after the rain arrived with a vengeance on Saturday morning. read more »

The forecast heavy rain hits Albert Park early on Saturday, threatening to impact final F1 practice and qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix later in the day. read more »

Heavy downpours have hit Melbourne hours before final practice and qualifying for Formula 1's season-opening Australian GP. read more »

With the first two practice sessions of the year now in the books, what conclusions can we draw heading into the first F1 qualifying session of the season on Saturday? read more »

Max Verstappen hopes wet weather affects Melbourne F1 qualifying read more »

Despite showing impressive pace in the dry in Friday practice at Albert Park, Max Verstappen says he would welcome rain in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Red Bull Formula 1 duo Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo think the forecast wet weather for Australian Grand Prix qualifying will boost their chances of taking the fight to... read more »

Max Verstappen was happy with his "positive start" to the new season, but is hoping the heavens open in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has played down the importance of missing his F1 qualifying simulation during FP2 in Melbourne.  read more »

With heavy rain forecast for Melbourne on Saturday, Carlos Sainz believes Renault could take advantage of an "interesting" race. read more »

The opening qualifying session of the season is the most interesting hour of the season according to Paddy Lowe. read more »

Mercedes has warned its Formula 1 rivals it plans to have its most powerful "party" mode qualifying setting yet in 2018, despite the need for engines to last longer read more »

Nico Hülkenberg says Renault won't know the true pace of their car until after the first qualifying session of the year read more »

Charlie Whiting attempts to allay fears that, despite a clampdown, some teams will still attempt to benefit from oil burning, particularly during qualifying. read more »

Valtteri Bottas concedes Mercedes is unsure of its true one-lap pace after opted against any pure pace runs in testing. read more »

The FIA has played down fears that Formula 1 teams could still get around new oil burn limits in qualifying read more »

The Renault chief is yet to see how F1's rule makers can police oil burning regulations during qualifying in 2018. read more »

Brendon Hartley tips the new Hypersoft tyre from Pirelli to help spice up qualifying through 2018 given its enormous levels of grip. read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas says the team's one-lap pace is "unknown" going to Australia because it did not feel the need to discover it during... read more »

Max Verstappen reckons if Red Bull can close the gap to Mercedes to just "three tenths" in qualifying, they'll have a fighting chance in the grands prix. read more »

Max Verstappen says closing the qualifying gap to Mercedes is key to Red Bull's chances of beating the world champions to race wins in 2018. read more »

Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul is unsure the FIA will be able to successfully clamp down on F1 teams burning oil during qualifying. read more »

Christian Horner has urged the FIA to close any loopholes regarding oil burning, saying there are still ways to exploit it during qualifying. read more »