Michael Schumacher topped the timesheets in Australia on Friday, signalling a promising start to Mercedes’ 2012 Formula 1 season. This year, the Brackley squad has... read more »

Australia Friday quotes: McLaren read more »

Mark Webber: “We did learn a little today – but after nine weeks of anxious waiting it was a shame with the weather. Mother Nature read more »

Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: The weather dominated both sessions, with each session being declared wet and thereby limiting the base programme. Both the drivers read more »

Daniel Ricciardo believes he has made a good start to his home grand prix weekend after the first track action of the season in Australia on Friday. read more »

Australia Friday quotes: Williams read more »

Sebastian Vettel's title defense got off to a slow start in Australia on Friday with the Red Bull racer admitting he "wasn't happy" with his RB8... read more »

The new Toro Rosso duo was pleased with performances as the 2012 season was launched in Australia on Friday afternoon. Replacing Sébastien Buemi and Jaime... read more »

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Kamui Kobayashi: "I am pretty happy, and I think overall the day went smoothly for us. We used intermediate and rain tyres as well as read more »

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Jean-Eric Vergne: “My first Friday as a Formula 1 driver was a good feeling. Being the first driver out on track this morning was something read more »

Heikki Kovalainen: “The car felt good from the first proper run this morning and we found that the baseline we had set over the winter read more »

Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher were both excited by Mercedes' form in the second free practice session in Australia, even if much of the running was lost due to the rain. read more »

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For the last two months, all we’ve been told is ‘We don’t know, wait until Melbourne’. Now that the F1 field is well and truly assembled... read more »

Michael Schumacher was quickest after a dramatic pair of practice sessions to launch the 2012 F1 season in Australia on Friday. Following heavy rain, Melbourne’s... read more »

The first free practice session at the Albert Park circuit on Friday marked the official start to the Formula 1 World Championship, after a winter break of just over three... read more »

Jenson Button led the first practice session in Australia on Friday giving McLaren a confidence boost ahead of the season opening race. The 2009 world champion read more »

Force India have elected Gary Paffett as reserve for the Australian Grand Prix in the unlikely event that either Paul di Resta or Nico Hulkenberg read more »

Fernando Alonso says anything could happen for Ferrari in Australia despite tough pre-season read more »

Gary Paffett to act as Force India reserve driver for the opening race of the new F1 season in Australia read more »

Gary Paffett is next in line for a Force India race seat this weekend in Australia. The Silverstone based team’s new regular Friday and reserve driver, Jules Bianchi,... read more »