Nico Hulkenberg is sure he will have the car to challenge for a place in the final part of qualifying tomorrow despite a tough Friday for the Sauber team 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 »

Sauber driver Nico Hulkenberg says that his team should be able to aim for a top ten position in qualifying tomorrow. Hulkenberg was tenth in second practice ahead of the... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg is relaxed and comfortable at Sauber, despite having only joined the Swiss team in January. read more »

We had a very good day today until the last five minutes. Nico's car had a gearbox issue which we were aware of during the session, while Lewis had damage to the floor of... read more »

Nico Rosberg said he stopped at the end of FP2 for the Australian Grand Prix due to a gearbox problem which was caused by an error made by Mercedes read more »

Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton were encouraged by their start to the weekend in Australia, despite both men ending the day on the side of the circuit. read more »

As Sebastian Vettel heads teammate Mark Webber in second session, Mercedes suffers a nightmare few moments which leaves Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg mere spectators. 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 »

Nico Hulkenberg has downplayed Sauber's chances of pulling off a "surprise" this season, saying a top-ten in Australia is his first target... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg has played down suggestions that he and Sauber will be the surprise package of the early part of the 2013 Formula 1 season. read more »

Nico Hulkenberg has said he is 'confident' Sauber will start the 2013 F1 season with a 'good baseline'. read more »

Mercedes has the strongest driver line-up in Formula 1 in Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, claims team boss Ross Brawn read more »

Mercedes' Nico Rosberg believes it will be a "huge challenge" going up against team-mate Lewis Hamilton this year but thinks it will make him a better driver read more »

Adrian Sutil has vowed to make the best of his second chance in Formula One, after spending a year out of the sport. In the end of 2011, he was ditched from the same team in... read more »

Force India co-owner Vijay Mallya says he is certain that re-signing Adrian Sutil is the correct choice for his team. Sutil raced for the Silverstone based team between 2007... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg feels he and the Sauber team are well prepared for their first race together at Albert Park this weekend read more »

This is your chance to win a 1:1 scale model of the Mercedes W03 steering wheel as used by Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher during the 2012 season. read more »

The Sauber F1 Team will embark on its 21st season with a new driver pairing: Nico Hülkenberg and Esteban Gutierrez will be behind the wheel of the Sauber C32-Ferrari. Building... read more »

Hans-Joachim Stuck, the motor racing boss for the German federation as well as Volkswagen, has picked a curious favourite for this weekend’s 2013 season opener.... read more »

Nico Hülkenberg has revealed that he had laser eye surgery over the winter break, with the German now able to race without contact lenses. Although he suffered no... read more »

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 »