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 »

The 22 drivers have their say on the first running of the 2013 season at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia. read more »

Red Bull sets pace throughout opening day of 2013 F1 season, with world champion Sebastian Vettel fastest of all in Melbourne. read more »

Sebastian Vettel leads Red Bull 1-2 in second practice at Albert Park. read more »

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh admitted that he was "worried about the pace" after a poor showing during the first day of practice in Melbourne read more »

Red Bull appear to have picked up where they left off at the end of 2012 as Sebastian Vettel completed a dominant start to the first Grand Prix of the new season in Practice... read more »

Sebastian Vettel increased his advantage over the rest of the field as practice continued in Melbourne on Friday afternoon, with the German producing a time of 1:25.908 on the... read more »

McLaren Team Principal says he is 'worried about the pace' of the MP4-28 chassis after the opening practice session for this weekend's Australian Grand... read more »

The Australian Grand Prix will be a step into the unknown, according to Paul di Resta. Entering his third season in Formula One with Force India, the Scot believes the new... read more »

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel began his quest for a fourth successive Formula One world title by setting the quickest time in first free practice for the season-opening... read more »

Sebastian Vettel topped the first official practice session of the 2013 season as Red Bull went some way towards showing their hand in Melbourne read more »

Sebastian Vettel leads the way as F1 2013 finally gets underway for real in Australia. read more »

Sebastian Vettel topped the first practice session of the 2013 season at the Australian Grand Prix, setting a 1:27.211 to end up a tenth of a second clear of Ferrari's... read more »

Reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel set the pace during the opening free practice session of the year in Melbourne, posting a personal best lap of 1:27.211 on his Medium... read more »

Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel assumed his habitual position at the top of the timing screens right from opening practice for Australian Grand Prix as the new season... read more »

This weekend, the Formula One season is kicked off, traditionally in Melbourne for the Australian GP. Leaving aside the excitement just for a moment, we take a look at the... read more »

Williams personnel will honour , wife to Team Principal Sir Frank Williams, at this weekend's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Ginny, as she was known among friends... read more »

BBC Sport's Andrew Benson assesses the mood in the Melbourne paddock ahead of the opening race of the 2013 Formula 1 season. read more »