Hamilton Hoping for Third Straight F1 Title.
RILEY: Hello. We are back with news from the new Formula 1 season, which is back this weekend. As usual, the racing starts down under at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. The big question is whether anyone can challenge Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes, the Silver Arrows who have won the last five titles. Hamilton has won four of those. But Hamilton has been saying that this season he thinks it's going to be much closer. The teams behind him have upped their game over the winter break.</s>LEWIS HAMILTON, 5-TIME DEFENDING WORLD CHAMPION: I got here a couple days ago. And I love it here. It's really, really beautiful. It's been a little bit cold compared to previous years I've been, but I love this. It's a really beautiful city. It's a lot of great restaurants, great energy. And it gets better throughout the week. So --</s>SEBASTIAN VETTEL, 4-TIME WORLD CHAMPION: So far, you know, the spirit is right. The team is on track. The car feels good. So let's see how we start here.</s>RILEY: All right. Well, Ferrari are just desperate to get back on top in F1. It's been more than a decade since they won their constructors or the drivers championship. But, in the last couple of years, they've looked competitive, only to go off the rails in the second half of the season. Well, they expect to win. One driver is just simply glad to be there. That's Poland's Robert Kubica. He was one of the more promising young drivers back in 2010. However, he never raced in 2011, because he was seriously injured in a rallying crash. The roadside crash barrier penetrated his car, trapping him in the wreckage for more than an hour. His forearm was partially amputated in the carnage. He also broke his shoulder, arm and leg and lost a significant amount of blood. It seems as though his racing career was over. However, eight years later, his comeback to motor racing's most prestigious series is remarkable. He is competing for the Williams team. And a recent interview, he has acknowledged that it will be emotional.</s>ROBERT KUBICA, WILLIAMS DRIVER: Obviously, it will be an emotional day, but hopefully, those emotions will play a positive role and not giving additional, you know, aspects, which are unnecessary.</s>RILEY: Good for him. And finally, the Women's World Cup this summer, there might cause for double celebration. Our congratulations go out to two players on the U.S. Women's team who announced their engagement earlier. The defender Ali Krieger and goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris just revealed that they've actually been dating for the last nine years, as well as being teammates. And back in September, it was Ashlyn who proposed to Ali, and of course, she said yes. The World Cup in France will be played for a month, starting in June. The pair told "People" magazine here in the states that they hope to tie the knot at the end of this year. This summer, the USA will aim for a fourth World Cup win, extending their record in the global tournament. All right. Time to pop the champagne. Congrats to them. And that happy news brings this edition of CNN WORLD SPORT to a close. Many thanks for watching. I'm Kate Riley. Stay with us, though. The news is next.