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Williams is the only team lapping slower in Melbourne than last year

Lap time watch: 2019 Australian Grand Prix

16th March 2019, 13:1116th March 2019, 16:58 | Written by Keith Collantine

Williams is the only team which has not managed to lap Albert Park quicker this year than it managed 12 months ago.

Wolff not expecting championship “home run” despite strong start

2019 Australian Grand Prix

16th March 2019, 10:1716th March 2019, 14:52 | Written by Dieter Rencken and Keith Collantine

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says he still expects a close fight with Ferrari for the 2019 title despite his team’s impressive start to the season.

Verstappen pleased to split Ferraris after “perfect” qualifying

2019 Australian Grand Prix

16th March 2019, 9:47 | Written by Dieter Rencken and Keith Collantine

Max Verstappen says his qualifying session went perfectly after experiencing problems during practice, but believes there’s more to come from Red Bull’s car.

2019 Australian Grand Prix Saturday action in pictures

F1 Pictures

16th March 2019, 8:50 | Written by Keith Collantine

Pictures from qualifying and final practice for the 2019 Australian Grand Prix.

Mercedes drivers “blown away” by car’s improvement

2019 Australian Grand Prix

16th March 2019, 8:1416th March 2019, 17:06 | Written by Dieter Rencken and Keith Collantine

Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas say they did not expect to qualify so far ahead of Ferrari for the Australian Grand Prix.

Hamilton takes sixth consecutive Australian GP pole

2019 Australian Grand Prix qualifying

16th March 2019, 7:0816th March 2019, 18:55 | Written by Keith Collantine

Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the sixth year in a row for the Australian Grand Prix as Mercedes swept the front row at Albert Park.

2019 Australian Grand Prix grid

2019 Australian Grand Prix

16th March 2019, 7:066th September 2023, 0:08 | Written by Keith Collantine

Lewis Hamilton leads a Mercedes sweep of the front row of the grid for the Australian Grand Prix, with Sebastian Vettel third.

Live: 2019 Australian Grand Prix qualifying

RaceFans Live

16th March 2019, 5:0016th March 2019, 7:14 | Written by Keith Collantine

Follow the 2019 Australian Grand Prix qualifying session on RaceFans Live.

Hamilton completes practice sweep in Melbourne

2019 Australian Grand Prix third practice

16th March 2019, 4:0516th March 2019, 4:22 | Written by Keith Collantine

Lewis Hamilton completed a sweep of leading all three practice sessions for the Australian Grand Prix, two-tenths of a second ahead of Sebastian Vettel.

Live: 2019 Australian Grand Prix third practice

RaceFans Live

16th March 2019, 2:4516th March 2019, 4:40 | Written by Keith Collantine

Follow the 2019 Australian Grand Prix third practice session on RaceFans Live.

Are Mercedes, Ferrari or Red Bull sandbagging? They all are

2019 Australian Grand Prix Friday practice analysis

15th March 2019, 18:2615th March 2019, 19:59 | Written by Keith Collantine

As the F1 teams prepare to “pull their pants down” in the first qualifying session of the year, accusations about who was “sandbagging” flew in all directions.

Win a Renault F1 wheel table signed by Ricciardo and Hulkenberg

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15th March 2019, 12:14 | Written by Keith Collantine

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Vettel: Practice pace shows Mercedes’ claims were “b*******”

2019 Australian Grand Prix

15th March 2019, 9:5515th March 2019, 15:58 | Written by Dieter Rencken and Keith Collantine

Mercedes’ performance in today’s practice session shows their claims about lagging behind Ferrari after testing were “bullshit”, according to Sebastian Vettel.

Kubica: Williams compromised by damage and parts shortage

2019 Australian Grand Prix

15th March 2019, 8:3715th March 2019, 11:01 | Written by Dieter Rencken and Keith Collantine

Robert Kubica says his first day of practice for Williams was compromised because of damage on his car and a shortage of spare parts.

Hamilton: Plenty more to come from Mercedes

2019 Australian Grand Prix

15th March 2019, 8:1315th March 2019, 8:14 | Written by Keith Collantine

Lewis Hamilton says the is still more performance to come from his Mercedes despite the team comfortably heading Friday practice for the Australian Grand Prix.