Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel led the two practice sessions ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix

Kimi Raikkonen will turn 40 before this Formula One season ends _ and he's still racing

The 2019 version of Valtteri Bottas is leading a Formula One championship for the first time after winning the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

With one overtaking maneuver and consistent speed, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen showed the 2019 Formula One season is unlikely to descend into another two-team race

The Ferraris were touted as the fastest cars on the F1 circuit when Sebastian Vettel arrived with the intention of winning his third consecutive Australian Grand Prix title. They'll leave without a podium place.

Valtteri Bottas has rediscovered his joy of driving with immediate success as he led Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in a 1-2 finish at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas wins Formula One's season-opening Australian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton produced the fastest lap ever at the Australian Grand Prix to take pole position at the Formula One season-opener for the sixth consecutive year

Two-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel is chasing some career marks set by Michael Schumacher at the Australian F1 Grand Prix and it doesn't really bother him to be starting from the second row of the grid

Lewis Hamilton got incrementally faster across three practice sessions in a propitious precursor for qualifying Saturday, where he's aiming to secure pole position for the sixth Australian Grand Prix in succession