The 2017 Australian Grand Prix was supported by government payments worth over £56 million according to the annual report published by the promoters.
2017 Australian Grand Prix articles archive
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Red Bull ran Verstappen’s car without a drinks bottle in Australia
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen has revealed he completed the Australian Grand Prix without being able to drink as Red Bull had not fitted a bottle to his car.
Renault fix Palmer’s Melbourne problems
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onRenault says it has got to the bottom of the technical problems which hampered Jolyon Palmer’s Australian Grand Prix weekend.
Melbourne win “doesn’t mean much” – Vettel
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari’s victory in the opening race of 2017 isn’t necessarily a sign of a more successful season ahead, warns Sebastian Vettel.
Mercedes explain why 2017’s first race had so little passing
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onThe lack of overtaking in the first F1 race of 2017 was down to more than just stronger aerodynamics, according to Mercedes.
Magnussen retired unnecessarily in Australia
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onA misdiagnosed technical problem led Kevin Magnussen to retire unnecessarily in the Australian Grand Prix, his team have confirmed.
2017 Australian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onTwo “critical” radio messages demonstrated how Lewis Hamilton lost the Australian Grand Prix. But was his team mate ordered not to pass him?
Vettel takes back-to-back Driver of the Weekend wins
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel was voted Driver of the Weekend for the second race in a row after his victory in the Australian Grand Prix.
Australian GP gets second-lowest rating in a decade
2017 Australian Grand Prix Rate the Race results
Posted onIs it worth having spectacular cars which drivers can race flat-out if that means fewer overtaking moves? Here’s what you made of the first round of 2017.
Top ten pictures from the 2017 Australian Grand Prix
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onTen of the best pictures which tell the story of the 2017 Australian Grand Prix weekend.
2017 Australian Grand Prix Star Performers
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel, Sergio Perez, Antonio Giovinazzi and Fernando Alonso are F1 Fanatic’s Star Performers for the first race of 2017.
2017 Australian Grand Prix radio notes: Race
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onA dejected Daniel Ricciardo said “let’s get out of here” after things went from bad to worse in the Australian Grand Prix.
2017 Australian Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onF1’s return to more durable tyres was widely predicted to reduce the number of pit stops seen during the race, and so it proved.
Faster cars lead to Melbourne’s shortest ever grand prix
2017 Australian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onFaster cars, more durable tyres – and an aborted start – produced the shortest Australian Grand Prix ever seen at Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit.
Ferrari renaissance sets up Vettel vs Hamilton title fight
2017 Australian Grand Prix review
Posted onSebastian Vettel led a revitalised Ferrari to victory in the first race of 2017 by outfoxing Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton in the pits at Albert Park.
Vote for your 2017 Australian Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onWhich Formula One driver performed the best throughout the 2017 Australian Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
2017 Australian Grand Prix lap charts
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onThe cars of 2017 may be much faster than last year’s in the races but it seems the fears drivers would find it hard to overtake have been realised.
2017 Australian Grand Prix lap times and fastest laps
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onThe first grand prix of 2017 revealed F1’s new cars have gained even more performance in race trim than they have over a single lap.
Vettel reveals Stroll delay almost cost him win
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel revealed the strategy which won him the Australian Grand Prix was almost ruined when he got stuck behind Lance Stroll.
Reasons for aborted first start explained
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onThe original start of the Australian Grand Prix was aborted due to momentary confusion over whether the field was ready.