A bullish Vitaly Petrov contends that his wholly unanticipated but thoroughly well-deserved maiden podium in F1 in Melbourne proves he can take Renault forward in Robert... read more »

Renault boss Eric Boullier has admitted to a sense of relief at seeing his team start the season with a podium finish - following the gamble it took on forward exhausts and the... read more »

Martin Whitmarsh believes that Jenson Button would have finished on the podium in Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, had the 2009 World Champion not been penalised for a passing... read more »

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has expressed his frustration at the decision to hand Jenson Button a drive-through penalty that effectively ended his chances of battling for a... read more »

Q. Vitaly, congratulations: your first Formula One podium in your 20th grand prix start. Tell us how you are feeling right now? Vitaly Petrov: I feel ecstatic. read more »

Vitaly Petrov shares his thoughts after achieving his first top-three result in Australia and becoming the first Russian to visit the F1 podium... read more »

After the podium celebrations at Albert Park, World Champion Sebastian Vettel, who won the Australian Grand Prix today, Lewis Hamilton and Vitaly Petrov answered the questions... read more »

Vitaly Petrov believes he is capable of leading Renault in the absence of the injured Robert Kubica after finishing third at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Vitaly Petrov has dedicated his maiden F1 podium to everyone in the Lotus Renault GP team after overcoming a tough winter. read more »

Fernando Alonso says he is not worried about being beaten to the podium in the Australian Grand Prix by Renault's Vitaly Petrov - because he does not see the Russian as a... read more »

LRGP opened its 2011 account in fine style as Vitaly scored his first podium in just his 20th Formula 1 race. He drove a consistent and faultless race to move up from 6th to... read more »

Race winner Sebastian Vettel and fellow podium finishers Lewis Hamilton and Vitaly Petrov attended Sunday's press conference in Melbourne... read more »

Vitaly Petrov (3rd): I'm delighted to be here on the podium, especially after the winter that we had as a team, which was very tough. read more »

Vitaly Petrov proved Renault's strong position and pace by finishing on the podium alongside Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton. The podium... read more »

Numerous questions in the Albert Park paddock surround Nick Heidfeld’s inability to rise to a points finish for Renault, with team-mate Vitaly Petrov having registered a... read more »

It will be hard to wipe the smile off Vitaly Petrov's face over the next few days after he claimed an unexpected podium at the Australian GP... read more »

Vitaly Petrov was understandably pleased after securing the first podium of his Formula One career with third place at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

A "proud" Lewis Hamilton put aside McLaren's pre-season woes to start his 2011 campaign with a well deserved podium finish in the Australian GP... read more »

Vitaly Petrov wrote himself into the Formula 1 history books on Sunday by becoming the first Russian to seal a rostrum result in the sport, having been the country’s maiden... read more »

Vitaly Petrov believes his third place in the Australian Grand Prix is an indication of what the 2011 Renault is capable of, though he admitted he was not sure quite how good... read more »

Sebastian Vettel had virtually led from start to finish after launching away from pole position and easily retaining first, even without KERS. Lewis Hamilton came in second... read more »

Champion Sebastian Vettel comfortably triumphed in Sunday’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix, leading from pole position as Lewis Hamilton confirmed a surprise second... read more »

Having picked itself up again from its pre-season turmoil, Lotus Renault GP has the podium in its sights in the F1 2011 curtain-raiser in Melbourne this weekend - only this... read more »

Having made himself comfortably at home at Lotus Renault GP over the past month, Robert Kubica's stand-in Nick Heidfeld is eyeing podium finishes right from the... read more »

Michael Schumacher believes a podium finish is possible in Australia this weekend as Mercedes GP are "just behind" Red Bull in the pecking order... read more »