2018 Australian Grand Prix

Kimi Raikkonen was surprised Ferrari did not inform him about Sebastian Vettel's race-winning strategy during Sunday's Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix, but felt pleased to play a part in a double-podium finish for the team.

Sebastian Vettel says his victory at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix can provide Ferrari with “fresh motivation” heading into the rest of 2018.

Fernando Alonso says his charge to fifth place in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix was "more or less as expected" after recording his best Formula 1 result since October 2016 to mark the beginning of the new McLaren-Renault partnership.

Sebastian Vettel kicked off the new Formula 1 season in style after beating Lewis Hamilton to victory in Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, as Ferrari perfected its strategy and got lucky to get the jump on the quicker Mercedes at Albert Park.

Fernando Alonso is expecting to challenge for a top-five finish at the Australian Grand Prix, despite McLaren only being 11th and 12th in qualifying. 

Daniel Ricciardo has described Mercedes’ engine advantage that helped Lewis Hamilton to pole position in Australian Grand Prix qualifying as “a punch in the stomach” to its Formula 1 rivals. 

Lewis Hamilton joked he wanted to “wipe the smile” off Sebastian Vettel’s face after storming to a record-breaking pole position for the Australian Grand Prix. 

Valtteri Bottas concedes he was pushing too hard in a bid to challenge for pole position before crashing out of qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. 

Full results from Free Practice 3 for the Australian Grand Prix, the opening round of the 2018 F1 season at  Albert Park ,  Melbourne .

Mercedes’ display through pre-season testing may have left an ominous feeling in some corners about the level of competition we would see through the 2018 Formula 1 season, yet a glimmer of hope appeared to come through during Friday’s practice running in Australia.

Full results from Free Practice 2 for the Australian Grand Prix, the opening round of the 2018 F1 season at  Albert Park , Melbourne. Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix - Free Practice 1 Classification

The opening official Formula 1 practice sessions of the season kick off on Friday at Albert Park in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.

2018 will set the tone for how the final few years of Fernando Alonso's F1 career will play out with McLaren.

The start of the new season brings plenty of pressure to the F1 field, but which drivers are facing make or break campaigns in 2018?

Haas chief Günther Steiner is braced for a "crowded" midfield fight in Formula 1 this year despite the team being tipped by many to impress following its display through pre-season testing.

Now a Honda works-backed team, Toro Rosso will be looking to succeed where the partnership with McLaren failed.

Force India has been F1's pound-for-pound champion for a number of years now, but faces a challenge to lead the midfield once again this year.

A late-season surge in 2017 has given Red Bull hope of fighting for the F1 championship once again this year.

2018 marks a decade since Ferrari's last F1 title. Can it bounce back from a near miss last season and finally end its drought?

Mercedes heads into 2018 chasing a fifth straight set of F1 titles, but expects a greater challenge from Ferrari and Red Bull behind.

A preview of all 10 F1 teams heading into the start of the 2018 season at the Australian Grand Prix this weekend.

Valtteri Bottas is hopeful that Mercedes will overcome its struggles on the softer tyre compounds experienced through Formula 1 pre-season testing heading into this weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.