ESPNF1 Columnist

March 15, 2013: Kimi Raikkonen is confident his Lotus is closer to the front of the pack in Australia this weekend than it was at the end of last year

March 15, 2013: Sergio Perez was not expecting McLaren to be quite as far off the pace as it was after the first day of the F1 season in Australia

March 15, 2013: Fernando Alonso said Friday practice for the Australian Grand Prix confirmed that Ferrari is "not the quickest"

March 15, 2013: Jenson Button said he would settle for a top ten grid position at the Australian Grand Prix after McLaren struggled for pace throughout free practice

March 15, 2013: Pastor Maldonado admitted he was disappointed after the first day of practice in Melbourne

March 15, 2013: Nico Rosberg said he stopped at the end of FP2 for the Australian Grand Prix due to a gearbox problem which was caused by an error made by Mercedes

March 15, 2013: Lewis Hamilton admits he "can't believe" how competitive Mercedes appears to be ahead of the Australian Grand Prix

March 15, 2013: Felipe Massa said it was no surprise to see Sebastian Vettel on top after Friday practice at the Australian Grand Prix, but is happy with Ferrari's progress so far

March 15, 2013: Mark Webber says the long runs during Friday practice suggest Sunday's Australian Grand Prix "will be a little bit open"

March 15, 2013: Sebastian Vettel played down the importance of setting the pace in both Friday practice sessions for the Australian Grand Prix but admitted it was "a very good day" for Red Bull

March 15, 2013: Sebastian Vettel set an impressive pace during the second free practice session of the Australian Grand Prix, while McLaren appeared to struggle once more

March 15, 2013: McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh admitted that he was "worried about the pace" after a poor showing during the first day of practice in Melbourne

March 15, 2013: The city of Austin gained global media coverage worth $191.2 million from hosting the 2012 United States Grand Prix

March 15, 2013: McLaren sporting director Sam Michael believes Mercedes is genuinely quick after watching the first practice session at the Australian Grand Prix and admits his team is not where it wants to be

March 15, 2013: Read what the drivers and teams had to say after Friday's practice sessions ahead of the Australian Grand Prix

March 15, 2013: Sebastian Vettel topped the first practice session of the 2013 season at the Australian Grand Prix, setting a 1:27.211 to end up a tenth of a second clear of Ferrari's Felipe Massa