Williams has confirmed that Valtteri Bottas will not participate in the Australian Grand Prix on medical grounds. Bottas complained of back pain after qualifying in sixth... read more »

Williams confirms that Valtteri Bottas will miss today's race after being deemed unfit by the FIA's medical delegate. read more »

Williams reveals that soft tissue damage to his lower back could see Valtteri Bottas miss today's season opener. read more »

Williams have yet to decide whether Valtteri Bottas will race in Australia after the Finn spent the night in hospital. read more »

The race will be challenging strategically, but the car has shown very good long run pace which will stand us in good stead tomorrow. read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes Ferrari can be “very happy” with the progress they have made over the winter after challenging Williams in qualifying in Australia. read more »

Valtteri Bottas's participation in the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix will only be decided on after medical checks on Sunday morning, his Williams team has... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has been taken to hospital for precautionary checks after suffering from back pain during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. The Finnish driver qualified... read more »

Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position in Australia, leading a Mercedes 1-2, while Felipe Massa was third quickest... read more »

Williams are sweating over the fitness of Valtteri Bottas ahead of Sunday's Australian GP as the Finn is struggling with back pain... read more »

Valtteri Bottas developed back pain during qualifying and the Finn was spotted limping out of the Williams motorhome following the session. read more »

Felipe Massa and Sebastian Vettel say they are expecting a fight between Williams and Ferrari for the podium places at the Australian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton and Nico... read more »

World Champion Lewis Hamilton praised his Mercedes team and labelled the W06 Hybrid as the best car he's driven after he surged to pole position in Australia. Hamilton... read more »

Lewis Hamilton will start the first race of the season on pole position for Mercedes after dominating Saturday in Melbourne by topping all three sessions. The Briton eased to... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for the Australian Grand Prix from Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg and Williams' Felipe Massa. read more »

Lewis Hamilton topped the third and final practice session for the Australian Grand Prix ahead of qualifying, though his 1:27.867 was a tenth slower than what Nico Rosberg... read more »

The Williams F1 team proved satisfied with today's running. The team claimed to have gathered enough data to progress towards qualifying, even though a water leak on... read more »

Though he expected Mercedes to be way out front, Williams' Felipe Massa admits he has been surprised by the impressive pace of Ferrari in Australia. read more »

Williams driver Felipe Massa has described Ferrari's practice pace "incredible" after Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen finished third and fourth fastest... read more »

Despite having to shoulder the testing burden for Williams, Valtteri Bottas ended the opening day of the 2015 F1 season in optimistic mood. read more »

For us a Friday is not about making headlines or chasing laptime; we keep our heads down and diligently go about our business. read more »

Nico Rosberg set the pace in FP2 in Melbourne where he edged team-mate Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes 1-2. Seb Vettel was third in the afternoon... read more »

Valtteri Bottas is sure Williams has more one-lap pace in the bag after he finished behind both Ferrari's during Friday's qualifying simulations in Australia read more »

Felipe Massa says Williams "need to open our eyes" to Ferrari after the Scuderia showed "incredible" pace in Friday's practices... read more »

Nico Rosberg leads a Mercedes 1-2 on the first day of F1 2015 action in Melbourne, but Daniel Ricciardo and Felipe Massa are forced to miss FP2 read more »