The Mercedes driver was knocked out of Q2 in qualifying and started the Albert Park race in 11th, but after a solid start, he was forced to pull over after 15 laps due to a... read more »

McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris is adamant that he had the pace to beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and finish in second place in the 2024 Australian Grand Prix. Norris had... read more »

A fortnight ago Sainz had to miss the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to appendicitis, facing a battle to regain fitness for Melbourne's third race of the season.But while... read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said that his team's performances are 'not good enough' following a poor qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Despite struggling with the balance of his car on Friday, Max Verstappen grabbed his third straight pole position in 2024 while Carlos Sainz made an impressive return following... read more »

Speaking ahead of today's qualifying session, Williams boss James Vowles further explained the decision to put Alex Albon in his teammate's car. read more »

Fernando Alonso has conceded his Aston Martin Formula 1 car is lacking grip after both the team’s drivers ended qualifying in Australia at the rear of the top 10. Aston... read more »

TheCheckeredFlag looks at what the lower half of the grid from qualifying had to say ahead of the grand prix on Sunday. read more »

TheCheckeredFlag looks at what the top ten drivers from qualifying had to say ahead of the grand prix on Sunday. read more »

Having looked good in Friday's practice sessions, Leclerc was less happy in Saturday's FP3 session and in qualifying he struggled with his front tyres.Having been... read more »

Red Bull driver Sergio Perez will drop three grid positions for the Australian Grand Prix after receiving a penalty for impeding Nico Hulkenberg during qualifying. read more »

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez. read more »

TheCheckeredFlag looks back at qualifying from the 2024 Australian Grand Prix. read more »

It looked for a while as though everything was in place to produce a surprise, at least in qualifying, but in the end, Max Verstappen laid down the law once again. read more »

A bittersweet day for us today. read more »

A positive Qualifying session that puts both cars in good positions for tomorrow. read more »

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has admitted he’s left in two minds post-qualifying for the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix after missing out on pole position to Max Verstappen. Sainz... read more »

Carlos Sainz still experiencing discomfort after starring in F1 Australian Grand Prix qualifying. read more »

Throughout the weekend, including qualifying, we've been giving away either a tenth or a tenth and a half in sector three, but today we finally managed to get the balance... read more »

The track was a little hotter and it was a little windier in qualifying, but that does not fully explain why the car was well behaved in one session and such a handful the next. read more »

Tomorrow will be an interesting race with the Soft tyre compounds potentially allowing a variety of strategies to be competitive. read more »

The team's performance has been encouraging: there is still more to find in terms of set-up and we can extract more performance with some more fine-tuning. read more »

Lewis Hamilton was unable to explain his Mercedes team's lack of pace in qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix after failing to make it into the top 10. read more »

Mercedes endured their worst qualifying session of the season at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday, leaving seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton crushed and team boss... read more »

McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri lamented making “too many mistakes” on his Q3 runs as he qualified a “disappointing” sixth for his home race in Australia. Piastri had... read more »