F1 | Tension between drivers and the FIA after qualifying in Melbourne: the regulations leave everyone unhappy.
Changes are being considered after the Chinese GP, Verstappen: "We drivers aren't being listened to!"
Australian F1 GP | Norris changes his mind: "These cars suck."
The world champion was of a completely opposite opinion just a couple of weeks ago
Australian F1 GP | Hadjar beats Verstappen in his first Red Bull race
The Frenchman beats Ferrari and McLaren and will start from the second row
Australian F1 GP | Ferrari miscalculates energy strategy in qualifying
With these cars, a small error in judgment compromises more than a badly approached curve
Australian F1 GP | Ferrari, Hamilton: "I'm disappointed with the FIA."
"I will put pressure on my team to make their voices heard in the appropriate places."
Australian F1 GP | Aston Martin wants to race, Alonso comes close to Q2 in Melbourne
Adrian Newey confirmed: "We'll talk to the FIA, we want to demonstrate the AMR26's competitiveness."
Australian F1 GP | Red Bull, Verstappen: "I'm not enjoying it at all, it's a complete blank slate."
The Dutchman made a surprise Q1 crash: "I had the X-rays, I'm fine."
F1 2026 is already ugly: Super Clipping turns drivers into taxi drivers even in qualifying
It is unheard of that during Q3 you have to manage your speed: a drop of even 50 km/h on a straight is aberrant.
Australian F1 GP | Ferrari, Leclerc is fourth: "I didn't expect anything more."
"I was hoping I was wrong, but we can't ignore the gap to Mercedes," adds the Monegasque.
Australian F1 GP | McLaren monopolizes the third row with Piastri ahead of Norris
Both drivers in unison: "Second row was possible." Stella: "Mercedes is way ahead, there's a long way to go."
Australian F1 GP | Ferrari, Vasseur admits: "Mercedes is from another planet."
"They have a clear advantage," said the Frenchman.
Australian F1 GP | Wolff smiles at front row start, but Mercedes is already facing reliability concerns
Russell has already changed the batteries and the electronic control unit, but the W17 flies compared to the competition
F1 | Red Bull, Hadjar third in Melbourne qualifying: "It looked like Ferrari and McLaren were quite far ahead."
"We managed to recover and I did a great last lap," underlined the French driver
F1 | Mercedes, Antonelli: "It was a stressful day. Today, the mechanics were the heroes."
Thanking the mechanics, he added: "They even put the car back without the set-up."
F1 | Mercedes, Russell takes first pole of 2026: "Great day, we knew the car had potential."
"Hopefully we can have the best race possible," said the Englishman.
F1 | Australian GP: Russell takes pole, Antonelli performs well. Verstappen KOs [RESULTS]
Ferrari's performance was lackluster: Leclerc fourth, Hamilton seventh.
LIVE F1 | Australian GP 2026: Live Qualifying [TIMES AND PHOTOS]
Live updates from the Melbourne circuit
