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All the cars apart from Daniel Ricciardo's Red Bull have taken up their positions on the grid. Now it's national anthem time.
Summary
Vettel wins after leapfrogging Hamilton in pits
Hamilton second, Bottas third
Grosjean, Palmer, Ericsson out
Ricciardo, Stroll, Alonso also retired
Postpublished at 05:47 British Summer Time 26 March 2017
Postpublished at 05:46 British Summer Time 26 March 2017
Red Bull boss Christian Horner: There appears to be an electrical issue with Daniel Ricciardo's car. It is stuck in sixth gear. We are going to get him back in the pits and see if there is any way we can get him back into the race. There is no indication that there is a similar problem with Max Verstappen's car.
Image source, Getty ImagesGet involved #bbcf1published at 05:46 British Summer Time 26 March 2017
Image source, .Ricciardo heads for the pitspublished at 05:45 British Summer Time 26 March 2017
Mark Gallagher
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analystDaniel Ricciardo is walking away from with his head dropped. What a blow at his home race. The fans are giving him a good ovation. He has given a lot and really pushed hard over the first two days.
Article 36.1 of the race regulations could not be clearer: any car that does not complete a reconnaissance lap under its own power will not start from the grid.
Red Bull remain hopefulpublished at 05:45 British Summer Time 26 March 2017
Chrisitan Horner tells BBC Radio 5 live Red Bull will attempt to get Daniel Ricciardo to start the race from the pitlane but time is not on their side.
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Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live commentatorDown on the starting grid, there is lady holding up Daniel Ricciardo's lane marker, but all the Red Bull mechanics are back in the pit lane trying to solve their man's problem.
Postpublished at 05:40 British Summer Time 26 March 2017
Postpublished at 05:40 British Summer Time 26 March 2017
Daniel Ricciardo is getting out his car. That Red Bull is not moving. What a blow.
Looking bleak for Ricciardopublished at 05:38 British Summer Time 26 March 2017
Mark Gallagher
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analystHe has been working through all the settings on the steering wheel like a concert pianist. But there is nothing doing. It is looking pretty bleak for Daniel out there.
Some of the spectators watching on the screens have their heads in their hands.
Ricciardo stops on the circuitpublished at 05:38 British Summer Time 26 March 2017
Oh no! Disaster for home favourite Daniel Ricciardo. On his way out onto the circuit his Red Bull comes to a stop.
Race over before it has started? Let's hope not.
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Thirty minutes until lights out and the track is open.
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Excellent bit of segueing there, Mark.
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Mark Gallagher
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analystRAAF F18 Super Hornet wowed the crowds. Now the 20 #F1, external fighters take to the track ready for combat to commence in 30 mins.
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Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in MelbourneMeanwhile, Jean Todt, president of governing body the FIA, believes Formula 1 is too expensive, too complicated and the cars are too reliable.
The Frenchman added that it was the FIA’s responsibility to make the rules, in the context of a desire by the new commercial rights holders to make changes.
He said F1 would “never go back” to the inefficient but loud naturally aspirated engines of 10 years ago. And it was “essential” there was less disparity in pace between the teams.
Todt, 71, was talking at a media briefing at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, three days after the new commercial and sporting bosses of the F1 Group, Sean Bratches and Ross Brawn, had set out their own vision for the sport.
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Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in MelbourneAmong the off-track issues this weekend has been a reaction to the first news conference held by new F1 bosses Ross Brawn and Sean Bratches about the new owners’ plans for the sport. Brawn’s hopes to make the sport more competitive, close up the money gap and enable cars to race closely together have been covered here this weekend already. But some remarks by Bratches about television coverage have also been making waves. Asked about the switch to pay TV-only in the UK in 2019, Bratches gave a jargon-filled answer that effectively said they would try to cushion the blow from the decreased audience by exploiting digital media as an outlet. But BBC Sport understands that the teams are less than happy about this. They see a major free-to-air outlet as critical to their own financial success and the health of the sport. One senses a battle brewing on this, among many other fronts.
Qualifying kingspublished at 05:31 British Summer Time 26 March 2017
Image source, Getty ImagesLewis Hamilton secured Mercedes' first pole of the season yesterday.
In total they were were on pole in 20 of the 21 races last year and have been on pole in 57 of the last 60.
Can Ferrari challenge their dominance this year?
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Love this, if only because it has Jenson Button back on the grid.
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'Things can change quickly in F1'published at 05:29 British Summer Time 26 March 2017
BBC Radio 5 liveRed Bull boss Christian Horner: "You can't knock Daniel for trying. I can't recall him spinning in a race even so it shows how hard he was pushing it. He has taken on a few things personally as well in his enthusiasm to embrace the fans and that is something that we will look at next year. Last year we were 1.8 seconds behind in qualifying in this race and by China we were on the front row. Things change quickly in Formula 1."
Get involved #bbcf1published at 05:29 British Summer Time 26 March 2017
Stephen Rogerson: Up and watching #Ausf1, external in Oldham. Come on Hamilton.
Lord Andrew Dennett: Coffee on the go and staying up to hopefully watch a Hamilton win and progress for McLaren!!
Postpublished at 05:28 British Summer Time 26 March 2017
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