Tidying up all the odds and ends following race day in Melbourne and the start of the new season, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook. read more »

The Renault driver holds a bittersweet outlook on his Australian Grand Prix weekend. read more »

The Dutchman finished sixth in the Australian Grand Prix after losing ground at the start and with a spin early on. read more »

Alonso finished fifth, but noted that he took advantage of several pieces of good fortune. read more »

We expected of course a much better result, but for various reasons we couldn't get it together. read more »

Ultimately we didn't have the pace this weekend. We will work hard to be stronger in Bahrain. read more »

This was one that got away and it's a bitter pill for us all to swallow. read more »

Ferrari didn't have the pace to beat Mercedes in F1's season-opening Australian Grand Prix - but it had the luck and, most crucially, the strategy, writes Luke Smith. read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes a better result would have been possible in the Australian Grand Prix had it not been for a cooling miscalculation on his Mercedes F1 car.  read more »

As much as you don't want to say it, it's racing. It happens, even though it shouldn't. read more »

Lewis Hamilton was left frustrated by the intricacies of modern Formula One racing after Mercedes' strategy software cost him a likely victory at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

The behaviour of all three compounds - each used as race tyres - was definitely positive. Two cars even finished the race on a one-stop strategy. read more »

That wasn't an afternoon to remember. read more »

All the best bits from the first race of the 2018 F1 season, as rivalries resumed and battle lines were drawn in Melbourne... For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com... read more »

Lewis Hamilton said the battle to win a fifth world title would be "close" after he lost out to Sebastian Vettel in the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

While celebrating victory at the Australian Grand Prix, Scuderia Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene say that the team are already looking ahead to the next race. read more »

However long his motor racing career lasts, Sergey Sirotkin is unlikely to ever suffer the same issue which prompted him to retire from his Formula One debut at the Australian... read more »

Despite winning the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari are not as quick as they were 12 months ago when they last made the trip to Melbourne. read more »

Williams driver Sergey Sirotkin reckons a rogue sandwich bag caused his early retirement from the 2018 Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix read more »

Lewis Hamilton admitted to being in "disbelief" after seeing victory in the Australian GP slip from his grasp, with Mercedes still unsure how Sebastian Vettel won... read more »

Max Verstappen happy to leave Melbourne with some points under his belt after a wild F1 season-opening grand prix for Red Bull. read more »

Carlos Sainz Jr says a water pump issue on his Renault car nearly made him vomit in the Australian Grand Prix read more »

Mercedes admits it got its maths wrong at the Australian Grand Prix, costing Lewis Hamilton a possible victory at the opening round of the season. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen said he did not feel aggrieved to see teammate Sebastian Vettel win the Australian Grand Prix, although he was surprised Ferrari did not keep him informed about... read more »

Max Verstappen suspects floor damage led to Australian GP spin read more »