Nico Rosberg sets the pace in first practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix as Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton hits car trouble. read more »

The Mercedes drivers suffered a Practice One of sharply contrasting fortunes at the Malaysia GP as Nico Rosberg set a commanding pace while Lewis Hamilton ran into engine... read more »

Nico Rosberg has rejected suggestions Mercedes has doubled its advantage over the pack and believes Ferrari has "definitely closed the gap", particularly in terms of... read more »

McLaren-Honda will be quicker during the second event of the Formula 1 season in Malaysia than it was in the Australian Grand Prix two weeks ago, according to Jenson Button read more »

Nico Rosberg says it would be unfair to say Mercedes has increased its 2014 advantage after seeing the race pace of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen in Australia read more »

Fernando Alonso says he's looking forward to driving McLaren-Honda's MP4-30 this weekend in Malaysia, despite his earlier testing crash. The Spaniard was sidelined... read more »

Lotus Formula 1 driver Pastor Maldonado is pleasantly surprised by how the pack behind Mercedes is - and by his car's pace relative to those currently fighting for the podium read more »

Pirelli believe this season Formula 1 could see some new lap records after picking up the pace in Australia... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has admitted that Red Bull has a significant deficit to overcome if it is to close the gap to leaders Mercedes after a difficult Australian… read more »

Force India drivers Nico Hülkenberg and Sergio Perez are sure that the squad will enjoy stronger race pace after the pair rounded out the Q2 runners during… read more »

Eric Boullier suggests McLaren-Honda's lack of pace in the Australian Grand Prix can be explained in part by a focus on reaching the finish. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen believes Ferrari has closed the gap to world champions Mercedes in terms of race pace and is now capable of fighting at the front in Formula 1 read more »

Honda say they're fully aware of what is holding them back and they're taking steps to address the problem, with race-by-race improvements. It's believed cooling... read more »

Lotus was keen to bounce back from a disappointing 2014 campaign at Melbourne, but the team's aim for a double points finish ended before either of its two drivers managed... read more »

Lewis Hamilton admits he still had plenty of pace in the tank in Melbourne but didn't really need to move up a gear to hold off Nico Rosberg... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has admitted that Red Bull is facing an uphill challenge after he could finish only sixth at the Australian Grand Prix. Ricciardo struggled for pace throughout... read more »

The race will be challenging strategically, but the car has shown very good long run pace which will stand us in good stead tomorrow. read more »

McLaren's qualifying performance, which sees them start on the back row of the grid for Sunday's race, isn't a true indicator of the car's pace according to... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has been taken to hospital for precautionary checks after suffering from back pain during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. The Finnish driver qualified... read more »

Jenson Button says it's no surprise that McLaren fill the back row of the Australian Grand Prix grid for Sunday's race. The Briton qualified 17th, whilst team-mate... read more »

McLaren pair Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen say they are braced for a problematic Australian Grand Prix after failing to make it out of Q1. Button finished the session in... read more »

Nico Rosberg says the large gap to Lewis Hamilton in Australian Grand Prix qualifying was due to mistakes and he believes he can match his Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate's pace read more »

Lewis Hamilton set the pace in the final free practice session ahead of qualifying for the opening race of the Formula 1 season in Australia read more »

Lewis Hamilton responded to Nico Rosberg’s clean-sweep of Friday practice times by setting a storming pace around Melbourne’s Albert Park in Practice Three. read more »

Though he expected Mercedes to be way out front, Williams' Felipe Massa admits he has been surprised by the impressive pace of Ferrari in Australia. read more »