Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery says he is expecting a two or three stop strategy to be the optimum approach to this weekend's Australian Grand Prix. Formula 1... read more »

Williams Martini Racing and drivers Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas have good reason to head to Australia with big smiles on their faces in... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is hoping for a 'home town vibe' to carry him to a good result on his Red Bull debut in Australia.     read more »

Although Nico Rosberg reckons Merc's pre-season was "better than expected", he is refusing to make any predictions ahead of Australia... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo concedes he does not have time to ease into his Red Bull career given that the season begins with his home race in Australia... read more »

Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen believes that the 2014 Formula 1 season is wide open, as he prepares for his comeback race with the team in Australia next weekend. Raikkonen is... read more »

Toto Wolff believes F1 is set for "the ultimate reality check" when racing gets underway in Australia but is excited by the prospects for his Mercedes... read more »

Force India drivers Nico Hülkenberg and Sergio Pérez feel that they are "well prepared" for the opening round of the season in Australia,... read more »

Marcus Ericsson says he and Caterham are as prepared as possible ahead of next weekend's Australian Grand Prix. Ericsson will make his Formula 1 debut in Australia next... read more »

Lewis Hamilton reckons his Mercedes team is as prepared as it can be for the season-opener in Australia. read more »

Mercedes head of Motorsport Toto Wolff says that people will be surprised when the new Formula 1 season gets underway in Australia next weekend. Prior to pre-season testing,... read more »

"We are in good shape, both in terms of the car and as a maturing racing operation," says John Booth, "and we head to Australia with cautious optimism." read more »

Romain Grosjean has urged his Lotus team to treat the Formula 1 season-opener in Australia as more than just a test session after its disastrous pre-season. read more »

Nico Hulkenberg says that Force India should be in the hunt for points at next weekend's Australian Grand Prix. Hulkenberg has yet to complete a single racing lap in three... read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says that the team's RB10 needs pace and reliability ahead of next weekend's season-opening round in Australia. The team has... read more »

Pat Symonds says Williams will head to Australia with "some confidence" as he doubts rivals were sandbagging during pre-season testing... read more »

Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen says the battle for supremacy at next weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix is "wide open",... read more »

Jenson Button believes the Mercedes works team and its power unit customer, Williams, are the favourites for the opening race of the season in Australia. The McLaren driver,... read more »

Daniil Kvyat is in a confident mood going into his maiden F1 race after Toro Rosso made some improvements over the last couple of days of testing... read more »

Force India Team Principal Vijay Mallya says that Mercedes is clearly ahead of rivals Ferrari and Renault ahead of the first race of 2014 in Australia. read more »

Mercedes have shown great pace and great reliability during all three pre-season tests and are odds on favourites to win in Melbourne, but Lewis Hamilton isn't getting... read more »

The start of the new F1 season in Australia "comes at least two months too early" for Red Bull, according to Helmut Marko     read more »

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has suggested that the double title-holding outfit finds itself two months behind its rivals ahead of the opening round in Australia, after... read more »

Force India's Bob Fernley believes Mercedes and Williams are the teams to beat in the season's first race in Australia later this month... read more »

Red Bull's Helmut Marko says the problems the team are suffering are "very serious" and he questioned whether they would ever be able to make up their current... read more »