Formula 1 entered a substantial tyre-related unknown in Melbourne last weekend, with pre-season testing headlines having largely focused on the short life of the new-for-2011... read more »

If there was one stop to talk about in Melbourne on Sunday, it was the sole visit to the pits of Sergio Pérez. The Mexican, despite having since been disqualified for rear... read more »

After appearing to show much promise at the last pre-season test session in Barcelona, Mercedes GP saw both cars retire from the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, with contact... 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 »

Ferrari were left disappointed on Saturday following qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix after they failed to carry through their pre-season test pace to the read more »

Jenson Button has praised the improvements made to his MP4-26 in Melbourne this weekend, with the McLaren squad achieving a strong result in qualifying after a challenging... read more »

Michael Schumacher was left disappointed with the performance of his Mercedes during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix after the W02 showed so much promise in pre-season... read more »

Michael Schumacher admitted after qualifying 11th for the Australian Grand Prix that he had expected his Mercedes to be faster this weekend after the strong form the W02 showed... read more »

Video: Pre-Melbourne McLaren feelings read more »

Few expected McLaren to lock out second free practice at Albert Park on Friday afternoon. We catch up with the pair of British World Champions ahead of this weekend's... read more »

A 1-2 result in second free practice at the Australian GP appears to have confirmed McLaren's reaction to pre-season problems. read more »

McLaren dominated second practice in Melbourne to take a 1-2, the only two men to dip below 1:26, seemingly shrugging off any pre-season pace worries read more »

McLaren defied pre-season perceptions by dominating the times in the second practice session for the Australian Grand Prix as Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton proved the only... 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 »

After finding themselves some way off the pace at the start of pre-season testing Mercedes rebounded to end the final test in Barcelona in much stronger form. The change in... read more »

Michael Schumacher has full confidence in Mercedes GP’s abilities to be the second-quickest Formula 1 team as the new season kicks off in Australia this weekend. The... read more »

McLaren duo Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton are optimistic that their revamped McLaren will be much better in Australia than it was in pre-season testing. read more »

Heikki Kovalainen is confident that Team Lotus has put its reliability problems behind it despite a troubled pre-season with the T128 read more »

Michael Schumacher begins the 2011 world championship season in buoyant mood after a positive end to pre-season testing for the much-improved Mercedes W02. read more »

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher believes that Mercedes is now in a position to lead the pack chasing pre-season favourites Red Bull following the W02's strong... read more »

Pre-season interview with Red Bull's Mark Webber read more »

On Wednesday 23 March current Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel took time out of his busy pre-race schedule to visit Warrook Cattle Farm in rural Victoria for a crash... read more »

All-too-often overlooked during pre-season predictions and now far more stable than twelve months ago, Sauber is primed to surprise in F1 2011 with its dynamic young driver... read more »

While happy with Ferrari's pre-season preparations, Felipe Massa admits it's tough to predict where the team lies in comparison to its rivals... read more »

A number of modifications for McLaren will help the team’s cars be a full second quicker in Melbourne than they were at the final pre-season test session in Barcelona a... read more »