Williams was one of two teams to experience a double retirement at the start of the new season, with both Rubens Barrichello and Pastor Maldonado suffering transmission... read more »

Q: Neither FW33 finished the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. What caused the retirements of Rubens Barrichello and Pastor Maldonado? Sam Michael: We had transmission... read more »

Q and A with Sam Michael read more »

Norbert Haug has labelled the season-opening Australian Grand Prix weekend as the most frustrating yet for Mercedes Grand Prix. The Stuttgart manufacturer, which rejoined... read more »

Sam Michael, Technical Director: After problems with the sector settings on the moveable rear wing, Rubens’ FW33 had a strong opening pace and he was read more »

After appearing to show much promise at the last pre-season test session in Barcelona, Mercedes GP saw both cars retire from the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, with contact... read more »

The Australian Grand Prix, the first race of the 2011 Formula One season, ended in disappointment for the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS team this afternoon with Nico Rosberg and Michael... read more »

Michael Schumacher's start to the 2011 campaign went from bad to worse as the German retired from the Australian GP with a suspected bent suspension... read more »

Michael Schumacher said he retired from the Australian Grand Prix on safety reasons read more »

Michael Schumacher retired from the Australian Grand Prix for safety reasons after sustaining damage in a collision with Jaime Alguersuari on the first lap of the race in... read more »

Michael Schumacher had a premature end to his time at the wheel on Sunday afternoon, with the Mercedes GP driver retiring as a result of contact with Jaime Alguersuari’s Toro... read more »

Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes pair of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg have all escaped penalties ahead of Sunday’s season-opening race in Melbourne, with the trio being... 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 »

Michael Schumacher has refused to blame technical issues for his failure to make the Q2 cut in Melbourne. read more »

Michael Schumacher was left downcast after enduring a difficult qualifying session on Saturday, with the German set to start tomorrow’s race in 11th place after missing out... read more »

Michael Schumacher was disappointed after failing to make it into the qualifying shoot-out in Australia... read more »

Michael Schumacher was left disappointed with the performance of his Mercedes during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix after the W02 showed so much promise in pre-season... read more »

Michael Schumacher admitted after qualifying 11th for the Australian Grand Prix that he had expected his Mercedes to be faster this weekend after the strong form the W02 showed... read more »

Michael Schumacher was the biggest casualty in second qualifying for the Australian GP, although Rubens Barrichello ran him close. read more »

Michael Schumacher reckons the Pirelli tyres "worked out pretty well" despite initial fears about their high wear... read more »

Michael Schumacher: My first impressions of the 2011 season are quite positive. We learned a lot today, and are more or less where we thought read more »

Michael Schumacher said he was pleased with how Friday practice went for Mercedes, citing the Pirelli tyres as a clear improvement on testing. read more »

Michael Schumacher said he was pleased with how Friday practice went for Mercedes, citing the Pirelli tyres as a clear improvement on testing. read more »

Michael Schumacher was pleased after completing his opening day of practice in Melbourne, with the German finishing the second session in sixth place well-ahead of team-mate... read more »