Renault boss Eric Boullier says Vitaly Petrov is a new man this year, after praising the Russian for grabbing sixth on the grid for the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

There was a collective sigh of relief after the first phase of qualifying when Virgin Racing learned it would be on the grid come Sunday afternoon. read more »

Fifteenth and 17th on the grid may not look like much for Williams following a 'troublesome' day in Melbourne, but Rubens Barrichello admits he is encouraged by the... read more »

Not content with qualifying ninth on the grid for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix, Kamui Kobayashi believes sixth spot was in his reach... read more »

Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg have all escaped grid demotions, despite the FIA deeming that they blocked other drivers during qualifying. The race stewards read more »

Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg have escaped grid penalties despite being found guilty of impeding other cars during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Jerome D'Ambrosio admitted he is very happy to be able to race in the Australian Grand Prix after making the grid in his first outing. read more »

Paul di Resta will make his grand prix debut from 14th on the grid in Australia, whle his team-mate regrets a flying lap that got away... read more »

Sauber duo Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Pérez will set off from ninth and 13th positions in Sunday’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix, with the latter’s grid spot... read more »

Sixth place for Australia 2011 marks a career-best qualifying position for Vitaly Petrov, who improves on his previous seventh from Hungary last year. Now in his second season,... read more »

Nico Rosberg was left to rue a costly error during the final part of qualifying at the Albert Park circuit on Saturday, with the Mercedes GP driver set to line up in seventh... read more »

Vitaly Petrov was delighted after qualifying on the third row of the grid ahead of tomorrow's Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Fernando Alonso is both surprised and disappointed to be starting Sunday’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix from the third row of the grid. Ironically, after the... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi believes a place in the top six on the Melbourne grid would have been achievable had he been able to save some new soft tyres for Q3 read more »

Christian Horner was disappointed to see Mark Webber miss out on a front row grid slot on Saturday, although the Red Bull Team Principal believes that Australian holds a strong... read more »

Fernando Alonso does not believe Ferrari's qualifying pace in Melbourne was really representative of what its car can do, as he lapped 1.4 seconds off Sebastian... read more »

Mark Webber has said that he is “disappointed” by his third slot on the grid for tomorrow’s Australian Grand Prix. The Australian could not match... read more »

McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button have said they were pleased with today’s qualifying for the Australian GP which saw them take second and fourth on... read more »

Mark Webber was left disappointed with his pace during qualifying, despite securing third on the grid for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix ahead of his home read more »

Sébastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari were able to convert their promising winter testing form into a strong result during the opening qualifying session of the season in... read more »

Lewis Hamilton is 'thrilled' that he managed to secure a front-row grid slot for tomorrow's Australian Grand prix alongside pole position sitter Sebastian... read more »

Sebastien Buemi reckoned he got the absolute maximum out of the Toro Rosso after taking 10th on the Melbourne grid - his first Q3 appearance since the end of the 2009 season read more »

Lewis Hamilton said he was "absolutely thrilled" after qualifying on the front row of the grid for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Rubens Barrichello has labelled his Q2 error as ‘a pure error’, with the Brazilian now set to start the opening race of the season from 17th on the grid. After a troubled... read more »

Having anticipated a leap up the grid in F1 2011, free practice in Melbourne only yielded more of the same for a frustrated Team Lotus - but all concerned are convinced the... read more »