Romain Grosjean rules rain-hit final practice in Melbourne, as Friday pacesetter Sebastian Vettel runs into mechanical problems.... read more »

Romain Grosjean heads the timesheets in final practice session as rain restricts running. Hydraulics issue sidelines Sebastian Vettel. read more »

Lotus driver Romain Grosjean set the pace during a rain-hit final practice session in Melbourne on Saturday, posting a time of 1:26.929 in the early dry phase. Ferrari duo... read more »

Romain Grosjean ended the final practice session before qualifying on top after setting the quickest time in fifteen minutes of dry running before heavy rain arrived in Melbourne read more »

Fernando Alonso enjoyed a smooth start to the 2013 season at Albert Park on Friday, completing 51 trouble-free laps of the Melbourne venue. The Ferrari driver ended his day... read more »

Max Chilton was in a positive mood following his full race weekend debut for Marussia in Melbourne on Friday, explaining that his team is showing 'some real... read more »

It appears that mice have got in to the Race Control systems in Albert Park and nibbled at some of the wires. read more »

The Formula One world awoke to cold grey skies on Saturday morning. Weather forecasters had predicted a chance of rain ahead of qualifying and for once it seemed they are correct. read more »

Pastor Maldonado is hopeful that Williams will be much more competitive on Saturday after he could only manage sixteenth in practice this afternoon in Melbourne read more »

It was a seamless Friday for the Red Bull Racing F1 Team at the Albert Park Circuit. During both free practice sessions, the 2012 Formula One Champion was the fastest man on... read more »

Toro Rosso drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne both admit the team need to find more pace if they are to avoid Q1 elimination tomorrow in Australia read more »

The 2013 Formula One season got underway today for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team with Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton completing the first two practice sessions of the... read more »

After all the talking during winter testing, the season finally started with the first two free practice sessions of the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne. The two Sauber F1... read more »

It has been a challenging first day for the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team at Melbourne. Both Jenson Button and Sergio Perez complained about understeer and the lack of grip... read more »

We're very pleased with our opening day here in Melbourne and it really couldn't have gone any better for us with our new car, two new drivers and some good signs in... read more »

After three hours of running in Melbourne, the fog of the winter pre-season has finally begun to clear. Lotus, like Mercedes and Ferrari, looks quite competitive, but... read more »

Pastor Maldonado admitted that Williams are struggling for pace after a disappointing opening day of practice in Melbourne. read more »

Pastor Maldonado admitted he was disappointed after the first day of practice in Melbourne read more »

Fernando Alonso said Friday practice in Melbourne confirmed his belief that while Ferrari is in much better shape than a year ago, beating Red Bull will still be a very tall order. read more »

Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber finished comfortably ahead on the timesheets, and the new RB9 is looking ominously strong in Melbourne. read more »

McLaren on Friday admitted it is now "worried" about the pace of the new MP4-28 car. Jenson Button was just ninth in opening practice in Melbourne, before lagging... read more »

Pastor Maldonado admitted he has been surprised by the lack of performance from his Williams team in Melbourne, conceding the British squad is far from the leading cars read more »

Read what the drivers and teams had to say after Friday's practice sessions ahead of the Australian Grand Prix read more »

Martin Whitmarsh concedes McLaren have cause for concern after neither driver made it into the top ten in Friday's practice in Melbourne... read more »

Reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel was in a positive frame of mind following the opening day of practice in Melbourne, with the Red Bull driver topping the timesheets in... read more »