We have not had the smoothest start to the weekend here in Melbourne, but I am sure we have learnt enough today to improve performance ahead of tomorrow. It is only Practice, though, and we have seen a few key areas where we know we have things to fix and many things to improve, which I am confident we can do ahead of tomorrow. We have to expect some challenges especially coming to a unique track like Albert Park with a completely new car and new systems to understand. We did a good number of laps, which gives us a lot to look at and hopefully we can find some improvements overnight. On my side, I had a little issue with some dry ice and debris in my eye at the end of Free Practice 2! Fortunately, it was not too serious and no real cause for concern.

It has been a very tricky first Friday of the season. We knew it would be challenging in some areas given there is so much to learn and understand on the new cars but today has probably been trickier than we expected. We had to stop early in Free Practice 2 as a precaution, which limited our run plan in that session. It is probably good to identify these issues now and we have some work to do overnight to fix those ahead of running tomorrow. Right now, we have a bit of work to do in order to have the car in a more consistent place. It has not been a clean day so I am sure once we get on top of a few things and maximise our running we will be in a much stronger position.

We didn't complete many laps today as we suffered with PU issues. We need to learn as much as possible about this car and we need more laps to be able to do this. We have a big challenge to improve our reliability and performance, but everyone is working flat-out to improve our situation.

Overall, it was a decent first Friday of the season. It was mostly clean running, and we managed to get through a good number of laps, which is always important early in the weekend. There were a couple of small issues here and there that we need to tidy up, but that’s part of the process. It’s our first time here with the new car, so there’s a lot of information to go through tonight. We’ll analyse everything and see what we can improve for tomorrow, but it’s a solid starting point.

It was a positive first day, although there is still a lot of work ahead of us. FP1 was very solid and smooth, which gave us a good baseline from which to start. In FP2, I struggled a little more with a couple of things that we need to address for tomorrow, but that is part of the process with such a new set of regulations. At this stage, we are focused on improving the basics, building the foundations before moving to the finer details. There are still many areas to refine with the car and the power unit, and that understanding will only come with time and data. It is still very early in the season, so the priority is to keep learning and improving ourselves.

It's been a really good day. It's great to be back on track and properly get going. It’s amazing to be here. I feel incredibly grateful to be able to do what I love and it's incredible to see so many fans here today. It was challenging at times on track, but we maximised our laps and executed to the best of our ability, getting some good information. Lots of work to do but I’m looking forward to getting back in the car tomorrow.

It was a positive start to the weekend. FP1 was solid, and we tried a different set-up in FP2 that didn’t pay off but was a good learning. 

Little by little, we are starting to see all teams revealing their true form and I think that there is more to come, especially in the race. 

I think it will be quite close in qualifying tomorrow and we will work hard to put ourselves in the best condition tonight.

It was a positive day in the sense that we learned a lot and found out a lot of things on a track which is very different from what we were used to in Bahrain. There are a lot more things to focus on, and I think we made progress, which is the goal. Now, it’s important tonight to consolidate everything and make sure we make a step for tomorrow – that’s the target.

There’s a lot going on, a lot of details and information to take in. It’s been interesting to go on a different track and see how the car feels. The balance feels okay, there are some small details to fix, but it’s not miles off. We need to optimize the energy delivery as there’s a lot to gain there, and it’s not that easy at the moment, however, it’s all up for grabs if we manage to maximize it with the engineers. So let’s see how it goes tomorrow.

A tricky first day, but it’s good to be back in the car for the start of a new season. We didn’t get as much running done as we wanted to this morning, due to some reliability issues, so we’re a little bit behind in terms of running and learnings. With these new regulations, time in the car is very important, so we’ve got a bit of work to do this evening to recover. We’ve got some good bits of data to go over from the second half of FP2, and there’s plenty we can learn from what our competitors have been doing. We’ll work hard tonight and try to close that gap before we get back in the car for FP3 tomorrow.

That’s the first day done. A lot of learnings but overall, a reasonably good day. FP1 was tricky and we had a few power unit calibration issues at the beginning, but we resolved them during the session. FP2 ran smoothly and we were able to find a bit more consistency and the car behaved more as we expected, which was good. We’ll review what we’ve learned today so that we can find more tomorrow ahead of the first Quali of the year.

It was a difficult start to our day in FP1, where we had to focus predominantly on improving our battery deployment. That left less time to work on set-up, and the car balance didn’t feel fantastic with lots of understeer. We worked hard between the sessions though and enjoyed a much stronger FP2.

I am looking forward to the rest of the weekend. We are hopefully in the mix at the front, but everyone is learning so much with every session and every lap that what is true now, might not be true tomorrow. We will keep pushing hard to make sure we get the most out of the car and see where that leaves us tomorrow in Qualifying and Sunday for the Grand Prix.

We didn’t have the smoothest first Friday of the season. FP1 was a tough session where we were struggling to optimise our battery harvesting and deployment. That demanded most of our attention and we therefore couldn’t get stuck into our set-up work until much later in the hour. When we did, the car had a lot of understeer, and we also didn’t have the time to put together a long run.

Thankfully, we made a positive step for FP2 and had a much better session. The car felt more put together and we completed a good amount of single lap and long run work. That puts us in a decent position for the rest of the weekend. The front of the field looks very competitive and we will have to take another step overnight if we are to be in the fight for pole position. Let’s see what we can do.

We had a very productive day today. We pretty much completed our run plan and overall I feel happy with our speed. Of course, we're trying to improve as much as we can, but to come to Australia with a strong car developed from simulations and limited running puts us in a promising position. The analysing of these new cars feels much deeper and there's a lot we have to do behind the wheel this year compared to previous years, so we're continuously learning. Arvid has had a positive day today too, giving us really helpful data across both cars which we've been working on. Huge thanks to the team who have done a brilliant job in producing a strong package and getting the car to where it is today.

In FP1 we did get in a good number of laps and in FP2 we found that we ran into a few issues. We are working on getting the set up right with the car and were struggling a bit with grip and also went into the gravel. We didn't have a full day of clean running but, pace wise, we are where I expected us to be. There is still a lot of work to do and we will analyse what worked and what we can improve on overnight and that is the reality at the moment.

For our first session of the season everything went well. The reliability of the power unit was good and it was solid throughout the day. We faced a little more issues in FP2 where we struggled with the deployment, which made putting in consistent laps quite tricky. It's never going to go smooth on day one, so we're going to look into it and work it out ahead of tomorrow.

It’s been a good first day here in Melbourne. This morning, before getting in the car, there was a bit of nerves as it was going to be my first day as an official F1 driver in a Grand Prix. I really enjoyed it, and throughout the day, we’ve been able to work through the programme with the team, trying some short runs, as well as some high fuel ones, to be prepared for tomorrow. It was a positive day and I’m now really looking forward to tomorrow for my first Qualifying

First of all, great to be out there, and thank you to the whole team for getting the car ready. We had some challenges with the car build, but without the curfew, the team made the most out of it. So, that's why it felt great to get out there and personally, as well, to be back on an F1 race weekend, and for us to complete our first ever day as Cadillac Formula 1 Team at a Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend. So, all in all, not a trouble-free day but we learned from each lap. We have lots of good data with day one done, and we’ll try to be better tomorrow.

Today is just the start. I was very proud to be out on track in the first-ever practice session for Cadillac Formula 1 Team. While there are a lot of small details that we need to clean up, overall it was a big step for the team to get two cars out there, running, and building up the mileage. With the spirit and the experience this team has, I am certain we will progress. For now, we are aiming to take it step by step – starting with having a more straightforward day tomorrow to build into qualifying.

The first race weekend with the new regs was always going to be a challenge and so it wasn't our smoothest day. We got a bit caught out struggling with some data and getting in tune with the car but we will review our learnings from both free practice sessions and how we can apply that to tomorrow. We have some work to do in understanding the deployment around this track and what’s the most efficient way to deploy and harvest. We’re going to spend a lot of time overnight working with the simulator team and find simulation tools to try and come up with a better setup for tomorrow. There’s a lot we can improve ahead of qualifying and it is all part of the learning curve.