The 2016 Australian Grand Prix in pictures.
2016 Australian Grand Prix articles archive
2016 Australian Grand Prix
Rosberg starts 2016 with a win after Alonso crash halts race
2016 Australian Grand Prix summary
Posted onNico Rosberg won a hectic season-opening Australian Grand Prix after the race was stopped following a major crash involving Fernando Alonso.
2016 Australian Grand Prix championship points
2016 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes took a maximum score from the Australian Grand Prix to begin their championship defence while Nico Rosberg has an early lead in the drivers’ points.
2016 Australian Grand Prix result
2016 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg won the first race of the 2016 season ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.
Rate the race: 2016 Australian Grand Prix
2016 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onWhat did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the 2016 Australian Grand Prix.
Bottas takes five-place grid penalty
2016 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas has suffered a setback ahead of the Australian Grand Prix as the Williams driver received a five-place grid penalty following a gearbox change.
Teams face first test for F1’s new tyre and radio rules
2016 Australian Grand Prix pre-race analysis
Posted onF1’s revamped tyre regulations and tighter radio restrictions are about to come under scrutiny: will they give teams new challenges in the Australian Grand Prix?
New qualifying format “definitely wrong” – Vettel
2016 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel has added to the criticism of F1’s new qualifying format. The Ferrari driver said its shortcomings were predicted before the season began.
F1 chiefs ignored warnings about new qualifying format – Hamilton
2016 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes engineers warned Formula One chiefs the new qualifying format would fail to deliver excitement, according to Lewis Hamilton.
New qualifying format favours top teams – Alonso
2016 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso has added his voice to the criticism of Formula One’s new qualifying format and suggested F1 should copy the system used in Moto GP.
Team bosses demand immediate changes to “rubbish” qualifying
2016 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onThe team bosses of Red Bull and Mercedes have strongly criticised Formula One’s new qualifying system and called for talks on revising it again before the next race.
2016 Australian Grand Prix qualifying in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from qualifying and final practice for the 2016 Australian Grand Prix.
Hamilton takes pole as F1 draws fire over new qualifying
2016 Australian Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onLewis Hamilton will start the first race of the season from pole position but more attention was focused on the shortcomings of F1’s new qualifying system.
2016 Australian Grand Prix grid
2016 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton took pole position for the first race of the season.
Stewards deny curfew appeal from Force India
2016 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onForce India have been denied an appeal against breaking the curfew rules at the Australian Grand Prix by the race stewards.
Haryanto given grid penalty for first race
2016 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onRio Haryanto has collected a three-place grid penalty for his first F1 race, the FIA has announced
Mercedes stay on top but Ferrari are close
2016 Australian Grand Prix third practice
Posted on:ewis Hamilton made it three out of three in practice for the Australian Grand Prix but Ferrari were just 0.2s off the pace ahead of qualifying.
Friday reveals little besides a glimpse of Red Bull’s potential
2016 Australian Grand Prix Friday practice analysis
Posted onFor those who’ve been waiting to discover how the competitive order has changed in 2016, Friday at Melbourne was frustratingly inconclusive.
Renault made ‘substantial step’ without spending tokens
2016 F1 season
Posted onRenault team principal Cyril Abiteboul says his team has been able to make significant gains over the winter without cutting far into its allocation of engine development tokens.
F1 may have “gone too far” with radio ban – Horner
2016 F1 season
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner is concerned the sport may have gone too far with its clampdown on radio communications.