ESPNF1 Columnist

March 9, 2012: Lewis Hamilton says he is not thinking about starting the season with a race win but merely getting points on the board to kick-start a long 2012 season

March 9, 2012: Jenson Button says he is as confident going into the Australian Grand Prix as when he last won it, on his debut season for McLaren back in 2010

March 9, 2012: Home favourite Mark Webber says he 'can't wait to get started' when he returns to action at next weekend's Australian Grand Prix

March 9, 2012: The FIA World Motor Sport Council has passed some minor tweaks to the Formula One regulations a week ahead of the first grand prix of 2012 in Australia

March 9, 2012: McLaren previews the Australian Grand Prix

March 9, 2012: Alexander Rossi has been announced as Caterham's test driver and will combine the role with a season racing in Formula Renault 3.5 for the Arden Caterham team

March 9, 2012: Lewis Hamilton kept "a nice amount of fuel" in his McLaren during pre-season testing so as not to reveal its true performance to its rivals

March 9, 2012: Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that Barcelona and Valencia have agreed to share the Spanish Grand Prix from 2013 onwards

March 9, 2012: Felipe Massa believes Ferrari will be in the hunt for a podium finish at the Australian Grand Prix despite technical director Pat Fry ruling out a top three finish at the first race during testing

March 9, 2012: There will be two Drag Reduction System (DRS) zones at the opening round of the 2012 season in Australia next weekend

March 9, 2012: Christian Horner does not believe Red Bull will regret its decision to leave the Formula One Teams' Association [FOTA], despite Ross Brawn warning that the split was "short-sighted"

March 9, 2012: Kamui Kobayashi says Sauber must be consistent point scorers this year after two varied seasons in 2010 and 2011