Pirelli Motorsport Director Paul Hembery: "We're pleased with our first outing under competitive grand prix conditions, as our tyres have already shown a good level read more »

Lotus is adamant that it did not show its true pace in free practice in Melbourne and will be more competitive over the rest of the weekend read more »

Mark Webber says that his competitive juices were flowing as strong as ever, but that at his age he was only committing to one season at a time... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has thrown down the gauntlet today by saying that F1′s grandees will not allow a mere “drinks company” to dominate the sport. The... read more »

McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh has admitted that "dramatic changes" have been made to the MP4-26 ahead of the Australian Grand Prix this weekend in an effort to... read more »

Later than planned, due to the problems in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Formula One season will officially begin this weekend with the Australian Grand Prix. The McLaren... read more »

Fernando Alonso has said he does not believe McLaren will struggle as much as some are making out and will be competitive in 2011 read more »

Lewis Hamilton says his McLaren team will need to improve if he is to fight for the title this year, the Briton conceding his car is not competitive enough at the moment. read more »

Lewis Hamilton reckons this year's Pirelli tyres could level the playing field as they have "slowed down" the cars... read more »

Mark Webber says he expects a highly competitive season this year as the teams get to grips with the new regulations, describing them as a read more »

Heikki Kovalainen is predicting a competitive season for his Team Lotus outfit as they look to climb into the midfield having finished tenth during their read more »

Williams will go into the new season in a confident frame of mind with the firm belief they have a 'very competitive car' in the FW33. read more »

Williams technical director Sam Michael predicts that the Grove based outfit will have a 'very competitive car' for the 2011 season. Pre-season testing hasn't... read more »

Williams has a very competitive car and will enjoy a strong season if it manages to develop it quickly, according to technical director Sam Michael. read more »

Williams are confident they can have a competitive season as the team unveil their livery for 2011. read more »

Mark Webber believes that the extended gap prior to the first grand prix in Melbourne, bought about the Bahrain Grand Prix organisers decision to withdraw its opening race from... read more »

Fernando Alonso has named Red Bull Racing as Ferrari’s most powerful challengers for the title this year, with Sebastian Vettel having topped the testing timesheets in... read more »

Vitaly Petrov says the Renault team needs more reliable testing mileage before it knows how competitive its R31 can be this season read more »

Michael Schumacher is concerned about the amount of ground Mercedes has to make up in order to be competitive at the start of the season read more »

Lewis Hamilton said he did not think Michael Schumacher would be more competitive in 2011 than he had been last season. read more »

With five World Champs and many competitive cars on the grid, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton were understandably excited at the launch of the MP4-26... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says that, having prepared himself carefully for the 2011 F1 season, he hopes the new McLaren will be as competitive. read more »

Red Bull and Mercedes both believe KERS will be a no-brainer in 2011 to ensure drivers are competitive off the start-line at races read more »

Robert Kubica says it is too early to judge how competitive Renault will be in 2011, although the Pole feels the team is better prepared than last year. read more »

Team Lotus unveil the challenger T128 and say they are confident of being more competitive this season. read more »