The partisan crowd's cheers of delight turned to moans of despair as Daniel Ricciardo's hopes of pole were dashed by Lewis Hamilton in Melbourne. read more »

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton grabbed pole position from under the nose of Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo during a dramatic, rain-affected qualifying session in Melbourne. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has taken pole for the Australian Grand Prix, managing the tricky wet circuit at Melbourne. Home driver Daniel Ricciardo managed to post the second time while... read more »

A short rain storm is expected to interrupt this afternoon's qualifying session as the notoriously changeable Melbourne weather throws another spanner in the works. read more »

Valtteri Bottas and Esteban Gutierrez will both take five-place grid penalties for the Australian Grand Prix due to gearbox changes in... read more »

Mercedes continues to set the pace in Melbourne, as Nico Rosberg tops the timesheets in the final free practice session. read more »

Romain Grosjean has questioned whether Lotus will manage more than a handful of laps during Sunday's Australian Grand Prix. The Frenchman believes the team are paying a... read more »

Jenson Button says McLaren is "not quick enough right now" despite looking competitive during Friday practice in Melbourne     read more »

Red Bull have their wings back after enjoying their "first proper test day" of the year in Friday practice at Melbourne, although any relief at their relative... read more »

On the up side Lotus managed a few practice starts in Melbourne, on the down side that's about all they really did... read more »

Sebastian Vettel admits it was a "big relief" to have such a productive day in Melbourne after Red Bull's difficult pre-season... read more »

A new deal to extend the Australian GP beyond 2015 has been negotiated and only needs to be signed by the Victorian state government, organisers said... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi was disappointed after completing just one lap in Melbourne on Friday despite having reliability during pre-season testing... read more »

A swap to soft tyres saw Lewis Hamilton come to the fore in Melbourne while Nico Rosberg was FP2's early pace-setter... read more »

As the Formula One 2014 Championship season finally roared to life today at Melbourne Park with the first free practice session of the Australian GP, Ferrari's... read more »

Opening practice for world title favourite Lewis Hamilton lasted less than five minutes before reliability problems intervened in Melbourne on Friday. read more »

Fernando Alonso was first on track and fastest at the end of the opening practice session of the 2014 f1 season in Australia.     read more »

Alonso heads Button and the Williams duo in FP1 as pre-season favourite Hamilton fails to complete a lap. read more »

Fernando Alonso's 2014 season got off to the perfect start as he set the pace in Friday's opening practice in Melbourne while others struggled... read more »

Fernando Alonso set the standard during Friday's first free practice session for the Australian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver clocked a best time of 1:31.840 to lead... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has been backed to claim victory in this weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, with the Mercedes driver picking up a majority 30 percent share... read more »

New rules, new cars and new driver line-ups. The cool Melbourne breeze heralds a season of change ahead of Australian GP. read more »

Romain Grosjean admits Lotus' pre-season has "been a disaster" but says he won't get overly emotional with the team or Renault as he targets a competitive... read more »

McLaren is to run a special one-off car livery at this weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Sebastian Vettel still believes he has a good chance of retaining the drivers' championship despite expecting Red Bull to struggle in... read more »