Despite teammate Lewis Hamilton's dominant qualifying display, Valtteri Bottas thinks Mercedes isn't "miles clear" of the F1 field as feared in some quarters. read more »

Despite queries from rivals about the nature of its relationship with Ferrari, Haas F1 team boss Gunther Steiner stresses everything is "well above board". read more »

Force India is confident it can find big performance steps at upcoming races despite its slow start to the season at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Despite hydraulic issues curtailing his afternoon after just six laps in Australia, Marcus Ericsson was pleased with just how competitive Sauber were in those six laps. read more »

Mercedes is confident that Lewis Hamilton's engine did not suffer any damage in his pursuit of Sebastian Vettel at the Australian Grand Prix, despite getting close to its... read more »

Guenther Steiner says Haas won't fire any of their mechanics despite pit stop blunders robbing the team of a solid points-haul in Australia. read more »

Despite finishing a lap down in fifteenth in Australia, Brendon Hartley remains positive about the Honda power unit, and believes it will give Toro Rosso opportunities to... read more »

Despite a double points haul in Melbourne, Nico Hulkenberg believes Renault are even further behind F1's leading trio than they were last season. read more »

Sebastian Vettel refuses to revel in Lewis Hamilton's software misfortune, despite the Briton's goading the previous day. read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he still lacks confidence in his Ferrari car despite winning the season-opening Australian GP, admitting he's not "captain on-board". read more »

Pierre Gasly says the Honda-related engine issues suffered in the season-opener in Melbourne are no cause for concern. read more »

The Force India F1 team is remaining positive despite an early setback to its 2018 hopes, as it failed to score a single point in Australia.  read more »

Kimi Raikkonen insists he wasn't suprised by the tactics that put Sebastian Vettel ahead in Australia despite a prickly exchange with his race engineer. read more »

The Honda F1 chief is keeping his chin up despite a disappointing debut with Toro Rosso. read more »

He may have won the F1 2018 season-opener in Australia, but Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari is not yet in a position to beat Mercedes on merit.  read more »

Red Bull drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen agree their race pace is almost on par with Australian Grand Prix winners Ferrari despite failing to reach the podium. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen doesn't feel he was as lucky as other drivers in the Austrlian Grand Prix, following his third-place finish 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 »

Sebastian Vettel believes Ferrari's 2018 Formula 1 car is not currently "a true match" for Mercedes, despite having beaten Lewis Hamilton to victory in the... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says he will not allow Valtteri Bottas to feel that he is under any extra pressure despite his Australian Grand Prix qualifying crash read more »

Despite his team's excellent qualifying result, Romain Grosjean is keeping up the pressure on his team to ensure they continue their impressive form. read more »

McLaren can set its sights on a top five finish in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix, despite failing to make it past Q2 in Melbourne qualifying, according to Fernando Alonso.  read more »

Fernando Alonso says he goes into the 2018 Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix hoping for a top five finish despite McLaren only being 11th and 12th in Melbourne... read more »

Despite his elimination from Q2 in Melbourne Fernando Alonso is expecting McLaren to score a big haul of points at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Despite missing out on Q3 for the Australian Grand Prix, McLaren's Fernando Alonso expressed relief about the actual performance of his MCL33. The Spaniard was happy to... read more »