Lotus driver Romain Grosjean set the pace during a rain-hit final practice session in Melbourne on Saturday, posting a time of 1:26.929 in the early dry phase. Ferrari duo... read more »

Fernando Alonso enjoyed a smooth start to the 2013 season at Albert Park on Friday, completing 51 trouble-free laps of the Melbourne venue. The Ferrari driver ended his day... read more »

Ferrari is happy with its race pace after Friday practice at the Australian Grand Prix but says the relative qualifying pace of the top teams is still too close to call read more »

Toro Rosso drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne both admit the team need to find more pace if they are to avoid Q1 elimination tomorrow in Australia read more »

Two practice sessions of the new season have revealed some light in the pecking order, even if it is too early to conclude who’s going to be the champion. Red Bull Racing set... read more »

Jenson Button might have won last year's Australian GP, but on Friday he couldn't even crack the top ten at the end of Friday free practice. read more »

Martin Whitmarsh wasn't hiding his disappointment and frustration on Friday, with the new McLaren suffering from a lack of grip and pace in free practice in Australia. read more »

Sergio Perez was not expecting McLaren to be quite as far off the pace as it was after the first day of the F1 season in Australia read more »

Pastor Maldonado admitted that Williams are struggling for pace after a disappointing opening day of practice in Melbourne. read more »

Jenson Button said he would settle for a top ten grid position at the Australian Grand Prix after McLaren struggled for pace throughout free practice read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he is "massively excited" by the performance of his Mercedes car at the season-opening Australian GP. read more »

Red Bull's rivals are unsurprised to see the reigning world champion team setting the pace in free practice for the Australian Grand Prix read more »

Romain Grosjean has predicted a Red Bull lockout of the front row in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix after the ominous pace they showed in opening practice on Friday. 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 »

Lewis Hamilton admits he "can't believe" how competitive Mercedes appears to be ahead of the Australian Grand Prix 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 »

A buoyant Lewis Hamilton hailed Mercedes' pace on the opening day of the new season as "hugely satisfying" and expressed delight that his new team are set to be... read more »

McLaren have admitted they are off the pace and have "a lot of work to do" to become competitive. 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 »

Jenson Button believes that a top 10 finish in the Australian Grand Prix would be "very positive" for McLaren considering how far off the pace the team's 2013... 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 »

Sebastian Vettel leads Red Bull 1-2 on the opening day timesheet as F1 2013 gets underway in Australia. read more »

Sebastian Vettel played down the importance of setting the pace in both Friday practice sessions for the Australian Grand Prix but admitted it was "a very good day"... read more »

Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber have played down the team's dominant start to the Australian Grand Prix weekend in free practice. 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 »