The 2013 Formula One championship gets underway in Melbourne this week with the first race of the season, the Australian Grand Prix, held at the Albert Park circuit in the... read more »

Nico Rosberg admits Melbourne will be a challenge for Mercedes as 'times in testing don't tell the whole story' read more »

BBC Sport follows Nico Rosberg as he uses state-of-the-art technology to prepare for the new season read more »

Nico Hulkenberg has played down continuing suggestions he has merely 'parked' at Sauber for a year, before possibly switching to Ferrari in 2014. Told that the... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg believes Sauber are ready for the challenges ahead after a solid showing in pre-season testing... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg says he is eager to return to racing at next weekend’s Australian Grand Prix. The German driver joins Sauber for his third season in the sport.... read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes that Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have 'dangerous' potential ahead of the new Formula 1 season read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton could be "dangerous" this season after putting in some impressive displays in pre-season testing... read more »

Nico Rosberg says working alongside Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes this year has reminded him of their time together in karting and he is confident their strong relationship will... read more »

Rookie Esteban Gutierrez will head to the first race of the 2013 season with more pre-season mileage under his belt than any of his 21 rivals. Gutierrez, along with team-mate... read more »

Sauber has been the most productive team over the 2013 pre-season testing phase, covering more than 5300 kilometres at the Jerez and Barcelona gatherings. Esteban... read more »

Lewis Hamilton doesn't believe Mercedes are under pressure to compete for the title this season, considering their form last year, but instead it's on their rivals.... read more »

Pleased with how the serious business of testing has gone, Nico Rosberg is ready to liven up life at Mercedes. read more »

Mercedes backed up its pace-setting performance at the final Barcelona test by completing the most amount of mileage, with Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton racking up 481 laps... read more »

Ross Brawn says he is pleased with the progress made by Mercedes in testing, but Nico Rosberg urges caution with others still to show their hand read more »

The final pre-season test came to a close at the Circuit de Catalunya on Sunday afternoon, with Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg leading the way from Ferrari rival Fernando Alonso.... read more »

Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen believes Mercedes will "surprise a few people" at the Australian Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg set the fastest times on... read more »

Nico Rosberg put Mercedes on top for the final day of pre-season testing ahead of the new season with a lap of 1:20.130. The German traded fastest laps with Ferrari's... read more »

Nico Rosberg has joined Lewis Hamilton in downplaying Mercedes' pace as the duo topped the times on the final two days of pre-season testing... read more »

Nico Rosberg ends the final pre-season F1 test with the fastest time for Mercedes - with focus now turning to the Australian Grand Prix in a matter of weeks read more »

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was in high spirits after the conclusion of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya on Sunday, explaining that he expects his team to be... read more »

Nico Rosberg retained Mercedes’s position at the top of the timing screens on the final day of pre-season testing in Barcelona, continuing from where team-mate Lewis... read more »

On the final day of winter testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Mercedes GP driver Nico Rosberg was the fastest man on track. The German was followed by... read more »

Formula 1's winter testing programme came to a close at Barcelona on Sunday and Nico Rosberg used the ever-critical final day to provide further evidence of the pace... read more »

Nico Rosberg has sought to calm rising expectations that Mercedes could be genuine title contenders in 2013. read more »