A new season and a new format for the opening press conference of the Melbourne weekend. Eight drivers will be split into two groups, which will alternate in answering questions from the written press and broadcast media...
Thursday, March 23, 1500 hours local time (0400 GMT)
Part 1: Fernando Alonso (McLaren), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull), Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
Part 2: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes), Felipe Massa (Williams), Esteban Ocon (Force India), Lance Stroll (Williams)
Friday, March 24, 1800 hours local time (0700 GMT)
Maurizio Arrivabene (Ferrari), Eric Boullier (McLaren), Christian Horner (Red Bull), Paddy Lowe (Williams), Toto Wolff (Mercedes) The qualifying and post-race conferences with the top three drivers will take place immediately after the respective sessions.
As always, Formula1.com will bring you full transcripts.
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