Fernando Alonso sets Istanbul practice pace as rain provides mixed-up timesheet. read more »

Fernando Alonso is quickest in a rain hit opening session in Turkey, ahead of Rosberg, Schumacher, Heidfeld, Petrov, Kobayashi, Massa, Ricciardo, Buemi and Hulkenberg. read more »

A first wet Turkish Grand Prix appears to be a real possibility ahead of Round 4 this weekend. The Formula 1 community has already been greeted by showers on Thursday, with... read more »

No significant showers are expected to affect proceedings for the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend. Since debuting on the calendar in 2004, three of Shanghai’s seven Formula 1... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has picked up his fourth consecutive Grand Prix victory by winning Sunday afternoon’s Malaysian Grand Prix. In a race affected by light rain, the German... read more »

8.45am Good morning and welcome to forumula1.com’s live coverage of the Malaysian Grand Prix 2011. The news this morning is that there doesn’t seem to be... read more »

Sébastien Buemi was feeling ‘very happy’ after his qualifying performance at Sepang on Saturday, as the Swiss driver prepares to line-up in 12th place on the grid tomorrow,... read more »

McLaren-Mercedes star Jenson Button forecasts a lively, hot and rain-afflicted Malaysian GP - as Pirelli warns drivers not to gamble on staying out too long on wet tyres on a... read more »

There is a high chance that rain will affect either qualifying or the race, if not both, in Malaysia this weekend. Both sessions will begin at 4pm local time (BST +7), with... read more »

Felipe Massa is sure that rain will affect proceedings at least once over the remainder of the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend, having surveyed weather patterns since arriving in... read more »

Lewis Hamilton is convinced lightning will not strike twice should this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix again be hit by heavy rain... read more »

Michael Schumacher believes that starting behind the Safety Car will be the only option if the expected wet weather conditions hit the Sepang International Circuit over the... read more »

Noise from torrential rain hitting the roof of the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro hospitality unit here at the Sepang track almost drowned out the words of Fernando Alonso when he... read more »

One hour before the traditional rain storm hit the Sepang circuit, Felipe Massa was one of the drivers called to the official FIA press conference at the track. Given that he... read more »

In Malaysia, it is never a question of if it will rain, but instead just a question of when. Today, temperatures in excess of 35 degrees centigrade were followed by torrential... read more »

Michael Schumacher believes the Malaysian Grand Prix will be a lottery if rain hits the Sepang circuit as expected. read more »

Fernando Alonso has said that he cannot predict the outcome of this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix because the ever-present possibility of rain makes the race a... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa said it rained for most of his three days of testing with Pirelli in Turkey last weekend read more »

Fans won't have to wait long to see the first rain affected grand prix of the season with rain a near certainty in Sepang, Malaysia read more »

Mark Webber was quietly confident after comfortably topping the opening practice session of the season at Albert Park on Friday. Despite dropping to fifth in a rain-affected... read more »

A Red Bull 1-2 was replaced by a McLaren 1-2 as practice continued in Melbourne on Friday afternoon. While rain prevented any lap time improvements in the final minutes, Jenson... read more »

A large storm has struck Melbourne on Thursday night and more rain threatens to hit the city and affect this weekend’s season-opening track action. Since joining the Formula... read more »

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is refusing to give up on his idea of introducing fake rain at races, saying it¿s gaining support... read more »

Formula 1 commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone has reiterated his plans to implement artificial rain in the near future, with the intended sprinkler systems aimed at... read more »

Formula 1 chief Bernie Ecclestone says there is growing support for using sprinkler systems to wet F1 tracks in order to make races more entertaining. read more »