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Charles Leclerc says he’s ignoring all talk about where each Formula 1 team is in the competition order heading into the 2020 opener in Australia.

AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost says it would be “unfair” for the 2020 Formula 1 season to start without all 10 teams if restrictions over the coronavirus outbreak prevent some from travelling. 

Lewis Hamilton says he will donate $500,000 to support the fire service and animal welfare charities working in the Australian Bushfire crisis.

With Valentino Rossi celebrating his historic 400 th race start at the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island, take a look at the Italian’s career in numbers.

With the second leg of the MotoGP triple-header complete, the latest round of rider ratings sees Marc Marquez joined by some surprise names at the top of the scores.

While Jack Miller would never want to be gifted a maiden home round podium, on this occasion he wasn’t letting it slip to cap a stellar Australian MotoGP for the Pramac Ducati rider.

Cal Crutchlow has banished some demons by taking a podium result 12 months on from his career-threatening crash at Phillip Island.

Brad Binder dominated at the front to take victory in the Moto2 Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island ahead of team-mate Jorge Martin.

Formula 1 has extended its deal with the Australian Grand Prix Corporation to keep the race in Melbourne until at least the end of 2025.

Nicky Hayden may be gone but he is certainly not forgotten...

Charles Leclerc admits Ferrari still does not have all of the answers to explain its lack of performance at the 2019 Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix. 

- Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo continue to share posts on the latest Ham and Avocado meme inspired from a young Australian F1 fan (Instagram)

There were plenty of storylines to follow heading into the first weekend of 2019 in a season that has promised to deliver a mouth-watering prospect. 

Max Verstappen accepts Red Bull Honda still has performance to find if it can fight for Formula 1 race wins but believes “time will tell” if that target is achievable this season.

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner says his squad must be jinxed with its pit stops at the Australian Grand Prix after losing a driver due to a tyre problem for the second consecutive year.

Lando Norris says getting stuck behind Antonio Giovinazzi cost him the chance to score points on his Formula 1 debut and feels he has let down McLaren having had the pace for the top 10.

Daniel Ricciardo admits he’s been mentally and physically drained by his debut for Renault at his home race in Australia as a run over a circuit gutter destroys his race before it truly began.

Current world drivers’ standings for the 2019 Formula 1 world championship after round 1 of 21. 1. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport W10 26 points 2. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport W10 18 points

Kevin Magnussen believes Haas’ qualifying performance at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix shows the US squad has “clearly” established itself at the front of the Formula 1 midfield.

McLaren boss Zak Brown says he supports Renault’s frustrations at Formula 1 B teams and has suggested significant changes to how the sport is run to ensure “we all win”.

Robert Kubica says his disappointing qualifying performance for Williams was down to a “silly mistake” when picked up a puncture after hitting a wall.

Daniel Ricciardo says he is still adapting to life at Renault having grown comfortable at Red Bull in Formula 1. The Australian driver made the headline-grabbing move to Renault this winter after spending effectively his entire career in the Red Bull fold.

Max Verstappen feels he extracted the maximum performance from his Red Bull Honda to secure a second row start for the 2019 Formula 1 opener in Australia despite enduring setup worries during practice.

Lewis Hamilton will begin his Formula 1 title defence from the front of the grid after taking pole position for the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday, beating Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in the final stage of qualifying.