McLaren-Honda has attempted to push memories of its disastrous preseason out of mind with a low-key start to the Australian Grand Prix weekend.
Felipe Massa officially came out of non-retirement on Friday in the 2017 season’s first Formula One session, but his pseudo-reunion with the sport was bittersweet.
Mercedes has quashed all rumours of its demise by setting fearsome headline times during Friday practice at the Australian Grand Prix.
Ferrari may have set the fastest lap of the preseason, but it was the team’s slower laps that caught the eye.
With Andrew Westacott, Rodney Gordon, Trent Price, and Abhishek Takle. We set unreasonable expectations for the 2017 season to preview the Australian Grand Prix, Peter McGinley discovers a new sound effect, and we dip our toes into coverage of US politics.