ESPNF1 Columnist

March 17, 2012: Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn has hit back at suggestions that his team's new F-duct system is illegal and said all the media hype has distracted attention from some of the exhaust layouts on other cars, which he believes could also be considered borderline

March 17, 2012: McLaren is likely to introduce its own version of Mercedes' new DRS-operated F-duct, which has caught the attention of several teams in the paddock this weekend

March 17, 2012: Ross Brawn said that Mercedes is "a bit disappointed" with its qualifying result despite Michael Schumacher outqualifying both Red Bulls

March 17, 2012: Narain Karthikeyan insists HRT could have qualified in Melbourne but that it will be equally hard for the team to do so in Malaysia next week

March 17, 2012: HRT will not be allowed to take part in the Australian Grand Prix after failing to qualify within the 107% time

March 17, 2012: Mark Webber is confident he can challenge for the podium at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, despite a disappointing qualifying performance that was not helped by a faulty KERS unit on his Red Bull

March 17, 2012: Sergio Perez will take a five-place grid penalty for tomorrow's Australian Grand Prix after an enforced gearbox change

March 17, 2012: Romain Grosjean described his third place on the grid for the Australian Grand Prix as "a dream come true"

March 17, 2012: Read what the drivers and teams had to say after Saturday's qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix

March 17, 2012: Kimi Raikkonen thought he would get another shot at making Q2 in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, but a mix-up in communication meant he crossed the line after the chequered flag came out

March 17, 2012: Fernando Alonso's first target in the Australian Grand Prix will be to score points despite the less competitive Ferrari F2012

March 17, 2012: Sebastian Vettel admitted that McLaren "was out of reach today" after Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button locked out the front row during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix

March 17, 2012: Jenson Button said his best was not quite good enough to beat team-mate Lewis Hamilton in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix after McLaren sealed first and second on the grid

March 17, 2012: Lewis Hamilton is expecting a tough fight at Sunday's Australian Grand Prix, despite McLaren locking out the front two rows in qualifying

March 17, 2012: Lewis Hamilton just held off to Jenson Button to secure a McLaren one-two in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix

March 17, 2012: Lotus team principal Eric Boullier has confirmed that the team could be forced to appeal the result of qualifying over the legality of the Mercedes car

March 17, 2012: Bernie Ecclestone is adamant that the Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead because the organisers would not take any unnecessary risks