Briton Lewis Hamilton scored his fourth successive pole position at Melbourne's Albert Park lakeside circuit when he qualified his Mercedes fastest of the 20 strong field for Sunday's Formula One season opening Australian Grand Prix.
An uncustomary crash leaves Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo on the back foot.
Melbourne's chiropractors must salivate when yoga and golf are replaced by petrol and burning rubber at Albert Park on grand prix weekend.
Mercedes ace Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for the Australian grand prix as local hope Daniel Ricciardo crashed in qualifying.
Emergency Mercedes recruit Valterri Bottas knows he has been given the Formula 1 chance of a lifetime and he is determined to defy the doubters.
The Formula One driver has returned in career-best shape.
Money talks, as the saying goes – and in no sport does money talk loudest than in Formula One.
Daniel Ricciardo is hopeful of a three-horse race in the F1 Constructor's Championship this season.
Formula One's rulers have rolled the dice and introduced significant changes for the 2017 F1 season.
Daniel Ricciardo is, literally and figuratively, the poster boy for the Formula One Australian Grand Prix.
Just one year ago in the Formula One pre-season Lewis Hamilton wistfully spoke about the fast-cornering, wide-tyre monsters of eras past and wished for their return. Amazingly, it happened.
Give me a full-on scrap, rather than an easy win, for my next title, says F1 champ Lewis Hamilton.
While Australian Grand Prix organisers are talking up the events ability to compete with the opening round of AFL, they'll also be talking to the new owners of Formula One to try and avoid the clash in future.
Daniel Ricciardo is "very confident" he will be a serious contender for this year's Formula One world title.
Clashes, crashes and controversy. Right from the start, the Melbourne Grand Prix has had it all – on and off the track.
Mercedes recruit Valtteri Bottas is this year taking on arguably the toughest challenge in F1 as triple world champion Lewis Hamilton's teammate.
A leading Holden team will run a car in the rainbow colour scheme synonymous with alternative sexuality in the Supercars support races at the Australian Grand Prix.
His team owner may have recently said that his keeping two cars long-term in Formula One was not dependant on winning, but Romain Grosjean is back in Melbourne with the thought that constant improvement could see him surprise as the 2017 season progresses.
Daniel Ricciardo has a grandstand named after him at Melbourne's Australian Grand Prix circuit.
Here's a look at what how F1 will be different in this year's Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park.
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