An electrical storm and torrential rain has forced the race officials to throw an early red flag at Sepang in the Malaysian Grand Prix after just eight laps of racing. read more »

Romain Grosjean is the first retirement from the Malaysian Grand Prix, having spun off-track at Turn 6 on the third lap. The Lotus driver, who was about to pit for Wet tyres,... read more »

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton has stormed to his second consecutive pole-position for tomorrow’s Malaysian Grand Prix, with his team-mate Jenson Button slotting nicely into 2nd... read more »

As a rain shower compromises opening phase of FP3, Mercedes' Nico Rosberg goes quickest as Williams surprises and Ferrari and Force India disappoint. read more »

Mercedes GP driver Nico Rosberg topped the final practice session in Sepang this afternoon, outpacing fellow German Sebastian Vettel by almost half a second. Mark Webber wound... read more »

They waited for the rain to come, but thankfully for the teams in Sepang it never made an appearance.  A dry three hours of running was gratefully received after wet weather... read more »

Lewis Hamilton retains top spot on combined timesheets as rain holds off in second practice at Sepang. read more »

As the Formula 1 cars returned to the track for practice 2 at Sepang, the threat of rain loomed over the track as stormy clouds bubbled up. However, as the session progressed,... read more »

After leading the way when Malaysian Grand Prix practice started at Sepang on Friday morning, Lewis Hamilton maintained his pack-leading advantage in the afternoon. Rain... read more »

Kimi Räikkönen is not concerned that he is yet to trial Pirelli’s wet weather tyres, with rain always a lingering possibility in Malaysia. In the... read more »

Mar.20 (GMM) A typically hot, humid and thundery weekend is forecast for the Malaysian grand prix. New championship leader Jenson Button travels to Kuala Lumpur eyeing a... read more »

The best moments from Friday's practice sessions in Melbourne ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. McLaren's Jenson Button set the fastest time of a... read more »

Paul di Resta: "Difficult to say too much about the first or second session because the conditions were so inconsistent with the rain showers. Even read more »

Mark Webber admitted it was frustrating that Friday's practice sessions were compromised by rain but says he feels "confident" in the RB8 read more »

Lewis Hamilton says the Melbourne paddock is still in the dark about this year's possible pecking order after rain affected the running in Melbourne... read more »

The rain proved to be a great equaliser in Melbourne as Heikki Kovalainen recorded the eighth best time and Timo Glock was 12th... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi: "I am pretty happy, and I think overall the day went smoothly for us. We used intermediate and rain tyres as well as read more »

Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher were both excited by Mercedes' form in the second free practice session in Australia, even if much of the running was lost due to the rain. read more »

During the break between FP1 and FP2, the Albert Park circuit was doused in a tropical storm as heavy rain lashed down on the track. This caused a very wet start to proceedings... read more »

Jenson Button and McLaren hold on to day one honours as rain affects opening day of Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Michael Schumacher takes fastest time in second practice at the Australian Grand Prix as rain continues to plague Melbourne. read more »

Michael Schumacher topped a relatively quiet session in Melbourne as the rain disrupted proceedings for the second time on Friday... read more »

Michael Schumacher was quickest after a dramatic pair of practice sessions to launch the 2012 F1 season in Australia on Friday. Following heavy rain, Melbourne’s... read more »

The first free practice session at the Albert Park circuit on Friday marked the official start to the Formula 1 World Championship, after a winter break of just over three... read more »

The opening practice session for the 2012 F1 season started at Melbourne’s Albert Park on Friday afternoon. There was rain before 12:30, but it was a large amount of... read more »