Daniel Ricciardo has become the first driver to be penalised this season after a red-flag violation in the second practice session. read more »

Fernando Alonso is confident McLaren "managed to recover everything" after he was kept in the garage for a large part of FP1 in Australia. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has said he was "scared to move" anywhere after Valtteri Bottas accused his fellow Finn of blocking him in second practice. read more »

Lance Stroll's car "got too close to the power unit limits" as the FW41 was left out on track following the conclusion of the second practice session in Australia. 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 »

Sebastian Vettel has said that Ferrari "still have quite a lot of performance in hand" after trailing Mercedes and Red Bull in the second practice session in Melbourne. read more »

Toto Wolff was in the middle of a Ferrari and Red Bull storm as the two teams came to blows over the controversial appointment of FIA official Laurent Mekies. read more »

Lewis Hamilton remained top of the standings in Melbourne after becoming the first and only driver to dip into the 1:23s benchmark at Albert Park. read more »

Although Charlie Whiting is adamant Laurent Mekies's move to Ferrari is "less sensitive" than Marcin Budkowski's to Renault, he concedes the FIA need to put... read more »

Force India won't change their name this season after shareholders failed reach an agreement, revealed deputy team principal Bob Fernley. read more »

Nico Rosberg's commentary on F1's drivers continues with the former champion saying Fernando Alonso is only competing in other series because winning in F1 is... read more »

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

Any suggestions that Mercedes may not be the top team this season were quashed on Friday as Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 in practice for the Australian GP. read more »

Four months after Abu Dhabi, Formula 1 was back with the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, the first of 21 races and that was just the first of the firsts. The wait was... read more »

Force India have followed McLaren's lead by signing a flip-flop brand, Havaianas, to sponsor their Halo. read more »

Charlie Whiting says fans will definitely know who is behind each Halo, they just need to look at the car numbers, helmets and cameras. read more »

Formula 1 fans may not know much about Charles Leclerc but here's one thing we know for certain; he's not a fan of snakes. read more »

Bernie Ecclestone has warned Liberty Media that Ferrari could follow through with a threat to start a breakaway series with Mercedes. read more »

Fernando Alonso believes McLaren will rapidly improve over the course of the season, but will be starting out in Australia at their "lowest level". read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has strongly opposed the deal that will see FIA official Laurent Mekies join Ferrari later in the season. read more »

Max Verstappen is still wary of a potential straight-line speed deficit to Mercedes and Ferrari as Red Bull look to emerge as a major title contender. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has expressed concerns about the fuel load limit in Formula 1 on the eve of the first grand prix weekend of the season. read more »

Ex-F1 owner Bernie Ecclestone believes a rather predictable title fight is in store this season and that the sport in general is losing its appeal. read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel both discussed Daniel Ricciardo's future as all three drivers took part in the first FIA press conference of the season. read more »

Daniel Riccardo is hopeful Red Bull are in a position to attack straight from the off this season and emerge as serious title contenders. read more »