Sebastian Vettel breaks Ferrari's F1 drought with victory over Lewis Hamilton at Australian Grand Prix

Something that surprised Lewis Hamilton after he posted the fastest lap ever at the Albert Park circuit and equaled Ayrton Senna's record of six pole positions at the Australian Grand Prix was that his time wasn't even quicker

Sauber driver Pascal Wehrlein has withdrawn from the Australian Grand Prix and will be replaced by Antonio Giovinazzi from the third practice session on Saturday at the Formula One season opener

Lewis Hamilton delivered the faster speeds that the rule changes had promised in Formula One, going under the racing lap record in the second practice session Friday for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix

The new owners of Formula One are planning to have more races and a greater presence in North America, and wouldn't mind revving up the ratings with some extra friction among drivers

The new regulations in F1 have made the cars bigger and faster, and so the drivers have had to follow suit

New regulations mean the cars should be faster and the competition more intense, yet most expectations at the season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix are for Lewis Hamilton to win another title for Mercedes

Formula One teams have welcomed the commercial takeover of the sport by American company Liberty Media and the prospects of improving the product on the track and off, while cautioning that such changes won't come any time soon

Mexican driver Sergio Perez expects to announce his 2017 Formula One plans before the month is out, with a new contract at his Force India team the likely scenario