Faster cars, but what a drag GP racing has become
Over-complicated technology has turned what should be thrilling wheel-to-wheel combat into boring start-to-finish processions.
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Vettel powers to victory to set up title fight with Hamilton
A horror weekend for Daniel Ricciardo finished with the Red Bull star feeling "like crap" for his home fans, and with Sebastian Vettel powering to an imperious victory at the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park.
Ricciardo's quest to stand on the podium over before it started
Disappointment in Melbourne is nothing new for Daniel Ricciardo; what should have been the Red Bull racer's finest hour, a second place on his debut for the team at the Australian Grand Prix in 2014, turned to dust when his first career podium was taken away, his car disqualified for a breach of the technical regulations.
Ricciardo's long week ends with a whimper
There's always next year.
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Ricciardo's hopes destroyed after car breaks down before start
Australian Daniel Ricciardo's hopes of scoring a maiden Australian Grand Prix win were dashed before the race even got under way when his Red Bull Racer ground to a halt on the formation lap of the Albert Park circuit.
Hamilton grabs pole but Vettel challenges
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.
Ricciardo hoping for better luck in race
An uncustomary crash leaves Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo on the back foot.
'They need to be bloody louder': F1 fans want the roar to return
Melbourne's chiropractors must salivate when yoga and golf are replaced by petrol and burning rubber at Albert Park on grand prix weekend.
Local hope Ricciardo crashes, Hamilton on GP pole
Mercedes ace Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for the Australian grand prix as local hope Daniel Ricciardo crashed in qualifying.
Bottas rapt at formula one chance
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.
Ricciardo, holding his breath for more
The Formula One driver has returned in career-best shape.
Mercedes' money still talking loudest
Money talks, as the saying goes – and in no sport does money talk loudest than in Formula One.
Drivers nervous about overtaking potential, says Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo is hopeful of a three-horse race in the F1 Constructor's Championship this season.
Hamilton off to a flying start, but can go quicker
Formula One's rulers have rolled the dice and introduced significant changes for the 2017 F1 season.
'I thought people would eventually get sick of me'
Daniel Ricciardo is, literally and figuratively, the poster boy for the Formula One Australian Grand Prix.
Liberty for all as drivers speak their mind
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.
Victory is the aim, says Hamilton, but a hard-fought win makes triumph sweeter
Give me a full-on scrap, rather than an easy win, for my next title, says F1 champ Lewis Hamilton.
Australian GP managing clash with AFL, but wants Liberty in 2018
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.
Ricciardo determined to battle for F1 crown
Daniel Ricciardo is "very confident" he will be a serious contender for this year's Formula One world title.