Lance Stroll finished third at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to become the youngest rookie to secure a Formula One podium, and the first Canadian to do so since 2001
Hamilton takes pole by going thru the small chicane without sliding out and keeping the car straight for the best grip.
Cars lining up behind Verstappen to try and get the 2 last laps in before the end of Qualifying.
Lance Stroll:There is still improvement to come, and that is generally from my side, as it is my first time here and I am just getting the car set up the way I want.
Williams were very much in the spotlight over the winter thanks to the arrival of Canadian rookie Lance Stroll and his last-minute pairing with Felipe Massa. Stroll may not have finished a race yet, but Claire Williams believes he is already proving why they were right to sign him. We caught up with the deputy team principal for an exclusive chat in Bahrain…...
Today, Sebastian and Ferrari were well-deserved winners. From the early stages of the race, it was clear that Sebastian was very quick because Lewis wasn’ t able to pull away.
The day started off tough and it was hard to recoup from that. What happened in FP3 was a little touch and it led to a lot of things. The qualifying session was in a rush and we didn’t get to do what we had planned.
There was a familiar look to the top of the timesheet as the 2017 F1 season burst into life in Australia on Friday afternoon, with Lewis Hamilton leading new team mate Valtteri Bottas in a Mercedes one-two.
The eve of the 2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix - the last point of the year at which in theory anything could happen. From tomorrow, not only will we begin to see the real impact made by the wide-ranging regulation changes, but patterns will start to emerge which will illustrate the pecking order at this first race, and the likely form in the next two or three, before the European season at Barcelona in May heralds further major car upgrades....
F1 racing's new era finally kicks off in Melbourne on March 26. But which teams have cracked the new regulations - and which drivers will adapt quickest? Those involved look ahead to the hotly-anticipated 2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix......
With the allowed eight days of pre-season running over, teams now head back to their bases to digest their data and prepare their cars for the year's first race in Australia on March 26.
Lance Stroll endured a baptism of fire on the first week of pre-season testing at Barcelona, as several incidents disrupted and ultimately curtailed his and Williams' running across the four days. Some were quick to point to the Canadian rookie's age, but the 18-year-old insists he has already moved on from last week, and won't suffer any ill effects when he climbs back into the cockpit of the FW40 this afternoon......
Wehrlein will be joining the Sauber F1 team for the 2017 race season letting us understand that Bottas will be the favor for taking Nico Rosberg's place.
The teenagers Joel Eriksson (S) and Guanyu Zhou (CN) have got Volkswagen off to a successful start in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship with two podium finishes. 16-year-old Zhou put in a fantastic performance in a rainy second race at the season opener on the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France, finishing in third place.