Lewis Hamilton said he was "absolutely thrilled" after qualifying on the front row of the grid for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Sebastian Vettel said he would not get over-confident about his chances despite dominating qualifying for the opening grand prix of the 2011 season in Melbourne read more »

McLaren's Martin Whitmarsh believes Sebastian Vettel's dominance of Australian Grand Prix qualifying was due in part to a KERS failure costing Lewis Hamilton time in Q3 read more »

Sebastian Vettel dominated qualifying, setting the quickest lap in all three sessions, his fastest coming when it mattered in Q3. A 1:23.529 put him P1 read more »

Sebastian Vettel showed that he means business down under by blitzing the top ten shoot-out in qualifying for the Australian GP. read more »

Rubens Barrichello admitted that the spin that cost him a shot at qualifying in top ten for the Australian Grand Prix was down to driver error read more »

Sebastian Vettel started his world championship defence in imperious form by dominating qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix read more »

Michael Schumacher was the biggest casualty in second qualifying for the Australian GP, although Rubens Barrichello ran him close. read more »

Nick Heidfeld and Felipe Massa scrapped over the final qualifying spot in Q1 at Albert Park. The German lost.... read more »

Red Bull gear up for qualifying by setting a blistering pace in practice for the Australian Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettel heading team-mate Mark Webber. read more »

Third and final practice gets under way at 0300 GMT ahead of qualifying at 0600 GMT for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. read more »

Jenson Button this morning set the fastest time of all in the final practice session before qualifying tomorrow for the Australian Grand Prix. After a winter of discontent from... read more »

Virgin Racing drivers Timo Glock and Jérôme d’Ambrosio had varying stories to tell following Friday’s first three hours of practice time at Albert Park. Although fuel... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Pérez are hoping to make balance improvements to their cars ahead of qualifying in Melbourne on Saturday, with the pair on the lookout for more pace... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has vowed not to extract too much from Friday’s results at Albert Park, with each team’s details for car setups and fuel levels remaining very much... read more »

Virgin team boss John Booth has conceded it would be "bloody embarrassing" if his team fail to qualify for the season-opening Australian GP... read more »

The FIA has tweaked the rules surrounding the use of the moveable rear-wing during wet practice and qualifying session, banning its use. In a move to read more »

Formula 1 drivers will now be banned from using the moveable rear wing when track conditions are wet in practice and qualifying read more »

Narain Karthikeyan has admitted that Hispania Racing may not be in a position to qualify for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, with the 107 percent rule returning and the... read more »

Although he's previously stated that Hispania are "capable" of qualifying in Australia, Narain Karthikeyan now concedes it may be a difficult task... read more »

Race strategy and performance will be critical factors in setting up the cars this season, as emphasis shifts away from qualifying, thanks to the raft of changes in Formula 1... read more »

New HRT signing Narain Karthikeyan has admitted that he has concerns over HRT's ability to qualify for the Australian Grand Prix after the team's new F111 contender... read more »

Mark Webber has questioned the need to use the moveable rear wing during qualifying sessions. read more »

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali believes an increase in pit stops this year is likely to make grid positions "less important than in 2010"... read more »

Mark Webber has added his voice to calls for a rethink about the moveable rear wing rules in Formula 1 - saying he does not understand why its use is unrestricted in practice... read more »