Overall we feel our performance has improved since Melbourne, but we still have work to do. read more »

It was a disappointing qualifying session for us. Rather like in Melbourne, we haven't placed our cars in the sort of positions our dry pace merits. read more »

McLaren is reasonably satisfied after today's qualifying, seeing the MP4-28 perform better than at Melbourne. Still, there is a long way to go, as Button and Perez... read more »

Jenson Button believes McLaren has made good progress with its car in dry conditions since Melbourne. read more »

We knew the balance of the car would be very different to Melbourne and we adjusted the car accordingly for Friday, but the difference in car balance and tyre behaviour was... read more »

Though, like many, his team is clearly hurting in terms of managing its Pirelli rubber, Sebastian Vettel is quickest in FP3, while Adrian Sutil demonstrates that Melbourne was... read more »

Fernando Alonso is confident about Ferrari’s prospects ahead of this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix. Alonso qualified only fifth in Melbourne but believes a... read more »

As Melbourne winner Kimi Raikkonen continues his top form in Malaysia, Lotus’ rivals are beginning to wonder if the team has an unfair advantage. At Sepang, arguably... read more »

After Kimi Raikkonen eased to victory in Australia, and set the pace in Malaysia on Friday, the forgotten man of Lotus is Romain Grosjean. The Frenchman suspected his problems... read more »

Lotus driver Kimi Räikkönen believes that his team is in a strong position following Friday's opening pair of practice sessions at Sepang, with the... read more »

Jenson Button was left feeling encouraged by the overall handling of McLaren's MP4-28 chassis throughout practice at Sepang on Friday, with the Briton explaining that... read more »

Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton say they focused on long run pace during practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Rosberg was fifth and seventh fastest in the... read more »

Sebastian Vettel admitted he wasn't sure if Red Bull might suffer a repeat of its tyre issues from Melbourne after practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix read more »

Melbourne winner Kimi Raikkonen, world champion Sebastian Vettel and Felipe Massa are separated by just 0.092s as rain shower interrupts second free practice session at Sepang. read more »

Mark Webber heads Kimi Raikkonen, Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso in opening session in Malaysia, as the Melbourne winner looks best set in terms of tyre wear. read more »

Mark Webber set the pace in the opening practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang, delivering a personal best time of 1:36.935. The Australian edged out Melbourne... read more »

F1 has arrived in Malaysia for an entirely different challenge than that in Melbourne. The burning heat and high speed corners are all new for the 2013 cars. read more »

Melbourne winner Kimi Raikkonen claims that he'll be under no extra pressure when the Malaysian Grand Prix gets underway this weekend. read more »

Nico Hulkenberg admits he is heading into this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix blind after failing to make the start in Australia. Hulkenberg qualified in eleventh... read more »

Fernando Alonso is adamant that Ferrari can challenge Lotus during the early stages of the 2013 Formula 1 campaign, despite finishing a distant second to Kimi... read more »

Fernando Alonso says Ferrari could have matched the pace shown by Lotus in Melbourne and expects to be closer in the Malaysian Grand Prix read more »

Despite being forced to sit on the sidelines for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Sauber driver Nico Hülkenberg says he was able to see enough... read more »

A set-up car issue left Romain Grosjean hopelessly short of downforce in Australia and was not picked up until the he was driving to the grid. However, this allowed him a quiet... read more »

Paul di Resta reckons Force India deserve the 'best of the rest' status they acquired in Melbourne although he concedes that McLaren might soon have something to say... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg is not expecting a repeat of his Melbourne misery as Sauber have found the cause of his car's problem... read more »