Ferrari’s deficit to Mercedes was a big surprise during the Australian Grand Prix weekend, particularly given the Scuderia ended Formula 1’s fortnight of pre-season testing as the clear early favourite
Honda has been “relaxed” by scoring its first Formula 1 podium in 11 years at the first attempt with Red Bull, but still sees a “clear” performance gap to reduce
Lewis Hamilton admitted he was relieved to find out that floor damage to his Mercedes Formula 1 car was the cause of his Australian Grand Prix struggle
Ferrari does not yet understand why its pre-season testing form translated into such a disappointing Australian Grand Prix, where it struggled constantly with balance and tyre problems
Daniel Ricciardo’s Renault Formula 1 team debut in the Australian Grand Prix was “mainly lows”, team boss Cyril Abiteboul admitted
Mercedes drew first blood in Formula 1’s 2019 season, Valtteri Bottas aiming verbal abuse at his critics as he headed Lewis Hamilton home in the Australian Grand Prix
Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff says his drivers ignored pre-race instructions to not chase the new bonus point for fastest lap in the Australian Grand Prix
Robert Kubica says a pre-race grid panic, plus a mirror falling off his Williams early in the Australian Grand Prix, added to the dramas of his Formula 1 return
Ferrari told Charles Leclerc to stay behind Sebastian Vettel in Formula 1’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix because there was “no reason” to take a risk fighting over fourth place
The Haas Formula 1 team believes damage to a wheelnut in Romain Grosjean’s slow pitstop led to his eventual retirement from the Australian Grand Prix