australian grand prix

Recapping all of the news and notes from the Albert Park paddock on Friday, here is Michael Lamonato's notebook.

Daniel Ricciardo was left frustrated after a difficult day of practice running for Renault ahead of the Australian Grand Prix that saw both of the team's cars lose track time due to issues.

Reigning Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton set the pace once again in second practice for the Australian Grand Prix as Mercedes pulled eight-tenths of a second clear of the field with a dominant display.

Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey says there is “real interest” from new teams to join the grid in the future – so long as proposed changes to the sport’s structure go ahead.

Full results from Free Practice 2 for the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, round one of the 2019 Formula 1 season. Formula 1 2019 Australian Grand Prix - Free Practice 2 Results

Lewis Hamilton started the 2019 Formula 1 season by picking up where he left off at the end of last year as he topped opening practice for the Australian Grand Prix on Friday afternoon for Mercedes.

For the first time this year, Crash.net brings you its daily round-up of all the news, updates and added tidbits of information from the paddock after Thursday’s media briefings ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.

A number of Formula 1 drivers have aired doubts over the impact the return of a bonus point for setting the fastest lap of the race will have through the 2019 season.

Sebastian Vettel is confident Ferrari heads into the new Formula 1 season in a stronger position than it was last year as he begins his bid to win a first title racing for the Scuderia. 

Daniel Ricciardo drove a V8 Supercar for the first time ahead of the 2019 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, as he got behind the wheel of Rick Kelly’s Castrol Supercar. 

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has given a final preparation call to his team to focus on “21 rounds of equal importance” as it looks to sustain a Formula 1 world title challenge which has come up short in recent seasons.

After a long winter break, competitive Formula 1 track action finally gets underway this weekend for the season-opening 2019 Australian Grand Prix. 

Haas team boss Günther Steiner has warned against jumping to conclusions over the success Formula 1's aerodynamic rule changes for 2019 after the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, believing it will not set the tone for the year to follow.

Formula 1 has partnered up with The Chemical Brothers to release a three-second remix of their new song ahead of the start of the 2019 season.

Formula 1 will host an official launch event to mark the start of the 2019 season on the eve of the Australian Grand Prix. 

Pirelli has confirmed its tyre compound choices for the opening four races of the 2019 Formula 1 season, opting for a harder selection than in 2018.

When I filed my race report for the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix, I used the phrase “Ferrari nails its strategy” in the headline , which resulted in a bit of push-bac

Lewis Hamilton says he was in "disbelief" when he saw Ferrari Formula 1 rival emerge from the pit lane in the lead under the Virtual Safety Car in a move that ultimately decided Sunday's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

Mercedes has opted to fit Valtteri Bottas' car with two new power unit components and a new gearbox ahead of Sunday's Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia.

Lewis Hamilton will kick off his Formula 1 title defence from pole position after a dominant final lap during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday saw him beat Ferrari drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel.

Daniel Ricciardo has slammed the Formula 1 stewards' decision to hand him a three-place grid penalty for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix after being deemed to have failed to slow enough for a red flag during practice, calling it "shithouse".

- Daniel Ricciardo’s rotten luck on home soil continued as he was hit with a three-place grid penalty for failing to slow down enough under the red flag in FP2.

The referenced media source is missing and needs to be re-embedded. Lewis Hamilton continued to lead the way for Mercedes in Melbourne on Friday by topping the second Formula 1 practice session of the day at Albert Park, edging out Red Bull's Max Verstappen in the final standings.

More DRS zones could appear at other Formula 1 circuits on the 2018 calendar, following the addition of a third zone for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix.