Lewis Hamilton is convinced that his consistent start to the 2012 Formula 1 season is not just all about a stronger McLaren. Last year, the Englishman ran into a number of... read more »

Although Ferrari are very much off the pace at present, Pat Fry believes the Maranello cars are not as slow as they showed to be in Shanghai at the weekend. The Technical... read more »

Speaking after a race which promised so much but delivered so little, Lotus technical director James Allison remains convinced that the good times are coming. read more »

The 2012 Chinese Grand Prix was very much a race of mixed results for Lotus. Kimi Räikkönen may have run second but, once passed by Sebastian Vettel, he soon... read more »

We have been lacking pace since the start of the weekend and therefore did not make much progress up the order, with the two cars finishing 16th and 17th. read more »

Vitaly Petrov: “I am really pleased with my performance today. I think we got as much out of the car as we could and the read more »

7.45am Hello and welcome to forumula1.com’s live coverage of the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix. The weather is overcast in Shanghai but there doesn’t look to be... read more »

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button qualified in 2nd and 3rd places for the Chinese GP. Pole position was impossible today as the McLaren seemed much less... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen, 19th: "I pretty much got as much as I could out of the car today. I made a small mistake in the final read more »

Heikki Kovalainen - 19th: "I pretty much got as much as I could out of the car today. I made a small mistake in the final corner on my second run that maybe cost me a... read more »

The weather conditions were not too welcoming at the Shanghai International Circuit on Friday as it was rather chilly, misty and damp. The first free practice session for the... read more »

It is still too early to tell how much the update has given us but this afternoon we were able to run through most of the programme which gives us a useful amount of aero data... read more »

HRT continued to make strides on Friday in China, but Pedro de la Rosa is under no illusions that the Spanish team does not still have much work to do. After a rain-affected... read more »

As we head into Round Three of the 2012 FIA F1 World Championship, we take a detailed look at the major players: in what ways does Jenson Button's driving differ from... read more »

FIA – Following an appeal from Lotus, stewards at the Chinese Grand Prix have ruled the blown wing system operated by Mercedes does not contravene F1’s technical... read more »

Fernando Alonso doesn't expect Ferrari to have made much progress with their car for the Chinese Grand Prix, despite a handful of updates. The Spaniard, who read more »

McLaren technical director Paddy Lowe has revealed that the team will "have quite a few upgrades" for the Chinese Grand Prix "on pretty much all sections of the... read more »

Much has been written about the Bahrain Grand Prix and whether it should, or should not go ahead. The list of those calling for the read more »

Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: Having secured our first points of the season in Malaysia with what is a much improved and competitive car the read more »

HRT boss Luis Perez-Sala believes his team will be in much better shape this coming weekend in China read more »

Pedro de la Rosa: "After these first two Grands Prix we arrive in China much better prepared, with more mileage and having learned a lot, read more »

Luis Pérez-Sala is sure that HRT will find itself in more comfortable surroundings as F1 continues in China this weekend. The Spanish team, which almost failed to... read more »

HRT are confident they are heading to China "much better prepared" than they were for the opening two races... read more »

Ross Brawn denies that Mercedes’ Super DRS is expensive to develop, but insists that copying such a system is no easy feat for rivals. The idea has generated much... read more »

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn says there is so much opposition to the team's DRS system because it is difficult to integrate in to existing car designs read more »