Pastor Maldonado will require a new gearbox in his Williams FW34 for the Bahrain Grand Prix, and will therefore start five places lower than he qualifies. The team discovered... read more »

Pastor Maldonado is set for a five-place grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix after needing a new gearbox on his Williams for this weekend's event read more »

Fernando Alonso, 8th: "Traditionally, I've always gone well at this track, one of the few where I have won three times. And so it's always a pleasure to drive at... read more »

The surprise of the season so far has to be that Red Bull is no longer the dominant force on the grid. Rule changes including the read more »

Sir Frank Williams believes that his team has "turned the corner" and is on track to return to the front of the grid read more »

Jaime Alguersuari has admitted he is not sure if he will be able to return to formula one in 2013. After his ousting at Toro Rosso, the young Spaniard is keeping up... read more »

Heading into the Chinese Grand Prix, Sauber looked set for another competitive race as Kamui Kobayashi lined up 3rd on the grid, his best qualifying position to date. However,... read more »

Romain Grosjean benefitted from an aggressive tyre strategy whilst Kimi Raikkonen ultimately lost out in a fast-paced and exciting Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai... read more »

Lewis Hamilton thinks he could have had a shot at victory at the Chinese Grand Prix had it not been for his five-place grid penalty read more »

Mark Webber salvaged fourth place from a topsy-turvy Chinese Grand Prix, coming from sixth on the grid and passing Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel around the outside of the... read more »

Jean-Éric Vergne should have come from 18th on the grid in the Chinese Grand Prix. As it happened, the Frenchman’s car underwent a raft of changes... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi started in a career-best third position for the Chinese Grand Prix, although he and Sauber were unable to make the most of the advantage in Sunday’s... read more »

7.45am Hello and welcome to forumula1.com’s live coverage of the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix. The weather is overcast in Shanghai but there doesn’t look to be... read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne will not take up his 18th place grid position for the Chinese Grand Prix, and will instead start from the pitlane. The Frenchman had read more »

Michael Schumacher's recent return to good form is great for the sport, according to Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn. Schumacher will start second on the grid read more »

Nico Rosberg has secured his maiden pole-position for tomorrow’s Chinese Grand Prix after an absolute scorcher of a lap which saw the German qualify half a second ahead of... read more »

Force India driver Paul di Resta finds himself down on the eighth row of the grid for the Chinese Grand Prix, but is still confident of fighting for points come the race. read more »

Fernando Alonso has admitted that his ninth place on the grid in China more or less corresponds to Ferrari's current potential. read more »

You've still got time to show your Fantasy F1 skills and to battle it out for 5000, although don t delay as the Main Championship starts with the Chinese Grand Prix... read more »

For the first time since the 1950s, the front row of a grid has been locked out by a Mercedes works team. Nico Rosberg scored a dominant pole in Shanghai, and because Lewis... read more »

The Mercedes AMG team locked out the front row of the grid for the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit today with Nico Rosberg putting the F1 W03 on pole... read more »

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton believes he is in a 'good position' for Sunday's Chinese GP, even though an unscheduled gearbox change has landed him with a... read more »

It was a memorable day for Sauber at the Shanghai International Circuit today, with both Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez achieving their best-ever grid positions. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen was disappointed with his car's performance during qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix despite securing his best grid position since his comeback with Lotus read more »

Red Bull racing had an extremely disappointing qualifying session as they managed only 7th and 11th on tomorrow's grid. For both drivers the car was simply not fast... read more »