Jenson Button says he is not getting carried away despite setting the quickest time on Friday, the Briton insisting today's times mean nothing. read more »

A solid day for the Lotus team as they began their second season in Formula One. The programes for both Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen were completed as planned despite... read more »

A relieved Jenson Button, despite insisting that today was only the very start of the 2011 World Championship, has credited those at McLaren and particularly the development... read more »

Michael Schumacher reckons the Pirelli tyres "worked out pretty well" despite initial fears about their high wear... read more »

Mark Webber was quietly confident after comfortably topping the opening practice session of the season at Albert Park on Friday. Despite dropping to fifth in a rain-affected... read more »

Timo Glock thinks Virgin should still be able to qualify for the Australian Grand Prix despite being a long way off the pace in practice, but admits that the team is not in... read more »

Sebastian Vettel was in a positive mood after the first two practice sessions of the season in Melbourne this afternoon, and despite remaining cautious ahead Sunday's... read more »

Despite fears of being woefully off the pace, McLaren dominated Practice Two in Melbourne with Jenson Button leading Lewis Hamilton... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he remains fully committed to his future at McLaren - despite facing the prospect of starting another season on the backfoot after a troubled winter for the... read more »

World Champion Sebastian Vettel, despite being sure that Red Bull will comfortably challenge for victory as the new season begins in Melbourne this weekend, admits that a... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen is confident that Team Lotus has put its reliability problems behind it despite a troubled pre-season with the T128 read more »

Can Toro Rosso arrest the slide that has seen it fail to capitalise on its 2008 spurt and slip down the F1 pecking order in 2009 and 2010? Despite a less-than-perfect driver... read more »

Jenson Button has reaffirmed his commitment to McLaren despite the team's new car looking off the pace. read more »

Mercedes GP is taking nothing for granted about its form heading into this weekend's season opener in Australia, despite an encouraging final test for the new W02. read more »

Australian Grand Prix promoter Ron Walker insists the future of his event is 'very secure' beyond its current 2015 deal - despite ongoing speculation suggesting... 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 »

Jenson Button has not ruled out a third straight win in the Australian GP despite his new MP4-26's mediocre performance in pre-season testing... read more »

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh is adamant his team has the capacity to "surprise a few people" at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix despite its difficult winter... read more »

Pirelli would like Pedro de la Rosa to complete one last tyre development test, despite the Spaniard signing for McLaren as a test driver last week read more »

Narain Karthikeyan believes his Hispania Racing team will qualify for the Australian GP despite having not put in a single lap in their 2011 car... read more »

Fernando Alonso has no doubts the best car will still win this year's championships, despite tyre strategies being highlighted as one of the vital factors to enjoy a... read more »

The May 1 deadline for a decision on the rescheduling of the Bahrain Grand Prix remains in place, despite a three-month state of emergency being declared on the island state read more »

Despite politicians in Melbourne telling him exactly what he can do with his race, Bernie Ecclestone claims he would hate to see Australia drop off the F1 calendar. read more »

The FIA says it will stick to the May deadline for a final decision over the 2011 Bahrain Grand Prix, despite fresh tension in the country making it ever more unlikely that the... read more »

Williams set to run KERS in Melbourne despite issues with the system during pre-season testing read more »