News index

March 16, 2012: HRT team principal Luis Perez-Sala has admitted there is a real danger his cars will not qualify for the Australian Grand Prix this weekend and that the team may have to target Malaysia or even China as its first race

March 16, 2012: Kimi Raikkonen has decided not to run a new power steering system on his Lotus after experimenting with it in free practice

March 16, 2012: Felipe Massa described Friday's practice sessions for the Australian Grand Prix as "a rather difficult first day back"

March 16, 2012: Fernando Alonso is expecting a mixed grid at the first race of the season in Australia this weekend as he believes the field has bunched up over the winter

March 16, 2012: Mark Webber admitted it was frustrating that Friday's practice sessions were compromised by rain but says he feels "confident" in the RB8

March 16, 2012: Nico Rosberg is not reading anything into the times during Friday practice for the Australian Grand Prix, despite a promising showing from Mercedes

March 16, 2012: Jenson Button says that McLaren's car is "still working well" on the Albert Park circuit after setting the fastest time of Friday practice

March 16, 2012: Michael Schumacher said he was pleased by Mercedes' competitive start to the Australian Grand Prix weekend, but warned against reading too much into the times

March 16, 2012: Sebastian Vettel says Red Bull needs to go "a lot quicker tomorrow" after a frustrating two practice sessions on Friday

March 16, 2012: Lewis Hamilton says that he is "massively excited" to find out how quick the other teams are during FP3 for the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday

March 16, 2012: Read what the drivers and teams had to say after Friday's practice sessions ahead of the Australian Grand Prix

March 16, 2012: Michael Schumacher set the fastest time of a wet/dry second practice for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne