Max Verstappen will begin his second Formula 1 season from a career-high fifth on the grid in Australia, a result which he admitted exceeded expectations. Verstappen was a top... read more »

Jolyon Palmer says Formula 1's unpopular new qualifying session was actually a lot of fun at the back of the field and spices up Q1 at least read more »

Congratulations to the whole team on a top job - and to Lewis on an impressive pole. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has called for fans to have a greater say on future changes to Formula One's qualifying system, following an anti-climactic first run at the Australian... read more »

Romain Grosjean hails Haas' qualifying pace but is left frustrated that the qualifying format prevented him from truly showing it. read more »

Haas believes it could have qualified as high as 14th on the grid for the Australian Grand Prix if it had not made mistakes in its first qualifying session read more »

Lewis Hamilton praised his team for providing him with the car to be able to take a dominant pole position for the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday. read more »

Renault drivers Jolyon Palmer and Kevin Magnussen expressed surprise at progressing through to the second knockout segment during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.... read more »

Fernando Alonso thinks the live elimination system is "unfair" on less competitive teams but says it should be given more time after a farcical debut in Australia.... read more »

Formula 1 drivers have lined-up to comment on the changes made to the qualifying format, which was trialled for the first time at the Australian Grand… read more »

Max Verstappen admitted he was surprised by his career-high qualifying result of fifth and praised Toro Rosso for improving his STR11 after struggling during… read more »

Daniil Kvyat at a loss to explain his early exit from qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix read more »

Red Bull driver Daniil Kvyat expressed his frustration after he was the high-profile exit from the first knockout segment during Saturday's revised qualifying… read more »

Sebastian Vettel is not surprised by F1's live elimination qualifying farce because drivers warned the sport's bosses it was going to happen. The new format was met... read more »

Fernando Alonso says McLaren can target a double points finish at the Australian Grand Prix after surprising itself with the level of performance from the MP4-31. McLaren... read more »

The transcript of the Saturday Post Qualifying Press Conference organised by the FIA for the 2016 Australian Grand Prix read more »

Leading Formula 1 teams are adamant the 2016 qualifying format must be changed at the earliest opportunity after its underwhelming debut at the Australian Grand Prix read more »

Lewis Hamilton secured his fiftieth career pole position in an anti-climatic qualifying session at Albert Park on Saturday. read more »

Renault driver Kevin Magnussen says the returning manufacturer did not expect to make it through to the second knockout session of qualifying at the Australian… read more »

Nico Rosberg expresses his disappointment after ending Australian Grand Prix qualifying second and after being beaten by Lewis Hamilton in the battle for pole position read more »

Christian Horner says F1 owes fans an apology for the farcical live elimination system and expects it to be changed in time for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The controversial new... read more »

The speed traps recorded during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix show more or less the same ranking order as in 2015. While Force India and Williams continue to be... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the changes to the qualifying format are 'rubbish', after the system was sampled for the first time during the Australian Grand Prix.... read more »

New season gets off to worst possible start as new qualifying format proves shambolic and anticlimactic. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he produced "sexy laps" at Albert Park as he dominated qualifying for the Australian GP. read more »