We head to Malaysia mindful that we'll once again receive a stern challenge from our closest rivals - most notably Red Bull Racing and Mercedes. read more »

Mark Webber believes Lotus should be watched carefully as Formula 1 heads to Sepang this weekend. The Australian, who ended his home race in a personal best fourth place last... read more »

Mark Webber is expecting Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean to challenge Red Bull and McLaren in Malaysia this weekend read more »

Marussia team principal John Booth says his team is "under no illusions" about the challenge it faces this season read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he is confident of challenging for the F1 title despite missed opportunity in Australia read more »

Lewis Hamilton is confident he can mount a title challenge in this year's McLaren after taking pole position at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and finishing third read more »

Jenson Button took victory in the first race of the new season to get his title challenge off to the best possible start in Australia. The read more »

Mark Webber is confident he can challenge for the podium at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, despite a disappointing qualifying performance that was not helped by a faulty... read more »

Lewis Hamilton's got McLaren's 2012 challenge off to a perfect start with his first pole position of the season ahead of team-mate Jenson Button... read more »

The opening practice session for the 2012 F1 season started at Melbourne’s Albert Park on Friday afternoon. There was rain before 12:30, but it was a large amount of... read more »

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso remains optimistic of challenging for the title, despite a difficult winter test for the team. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo insists that a points finish remains the target in his debut home race. As the Perth man joined Formula 1 at last year’s British Grand Prix, he is... read more »

Mar.12 (GMM) Norbert Haug on Monday played down reports Mercedes could be set to be a shock title contender in 2012. Some new analysis in the sport's specialist media... read more »

The Woking team believe drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton can challenge for this year's Formula 1 titles. read more »

Former Crash.net columnist Mark Blundell is expecting Lewis Hamilton to bounce back this year and he has said he sees 'no reason' why the McLaren man cannot challenge... read more »

Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali downplays fears that his team is not in a position to challenge Red Bull and McLaren, using Italy's 1982 World Cup campaign as an example. read more »

Felipe Massa says he is going into next weekend's Australian Grand Prix believing that Ferrari can challenge for a place on the podium read more »

Stefano Domenicali urges Ferrari to keep pushing to resolve issues with the F2012, with the team still able to challenge during the year ahead read more »

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn feels podium finishes should be a "certainty" for the Brackley squad this year... read more »

Mercedes boss Norbert Haug has conceded that team will probably have to wait a few more years before it can challenge for any titles read more »

Feb.29 (GMM) Mercedes is not targeting a real tilt at the world championship until 2014. Germany's DPA news agency quotes motor sport director Norbert Haug as saying... read more »

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says Lewis Hamilton might leave McLaren at the end of the season if he struggles to mount a serious title challenge. read more »

Although Heikki Kovalainen admits that he will miss Jarno Trulli at Caterham this year, the Finn is thoroughly looking forward to a new challenge in the form of Vitaly Petrov.... read more »

Mercedes has kick-started its assault on the 2012 F1 world championship with the launch of the car it hopes can finally challenge Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari. read more »

Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost says the talent of Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi was simply not enough to be in a position to challenge for a seat at Red Bull Racing. read more »