Vitaly Petrov (3rd): I'm delighted to be here on the podium, especially after the winter that we had as a team, which was very tough. read more »

Vitaly Petrov proved Renault's strong position and pace by finishing on the podium alongside Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton. The podium... read more »

Numerous questions in the Albert Park paddock surround Nick Heidfeld’s inability to rise to a points finish for Renault, with team-mate Vitaly Petrov having registered a... read more »

It will be hard to wipe the smile off Vitaly Petrov's face over the next few days after he claimed an unexpected podium at the Australian GP... read more »

Vitaly Petrov was understandably pleased after securing the first podium of his Formula One career with third place at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

A "proud" Lewis Hamilton put aside McLaren's pre-season woes to start his 2011 campaign with a well deserved podium finish in the Australian GP... read more »

Vitaly Petrov wrote himself into the Formula 1 history books on Sunday by becoming the first Russian to seal a rostrum result in the sport, having been the country’s maiden... read more »

Vitaly Petrov believes his third place in the Australian Grand Prix is an indication of what the 2011 Renault is capable of, though he admitted he was not sure quite how good... read more »

Sebastian Vettel had virtually led from start to finish after launching away from pole position and easily retaining first, even without KERS. Lewis Hamilton came in second... read more »

Champion Sebastian Vettel comfortably triumphed in Sunday’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix, leading from pole position as Lewis Hamilton confirmed a surprise second... read more »

Having picked itself up again from its pre-season turmoil, Lotus Renault GP has the podium in its sights in the F1 2011 curtain-raiser in Melbourne this weekend - only this... read more »

Having made himself comfortably at home at Lotus Renault GP over the past month, Robert Kubica's stand-in Nick Heidfeld is eyeing podium finishes right from the... read more »

Michael Schumacher believes a podium finish is possible in Australia this weekend as Mercedes GP are "just behind" Red Bull in the pecking order... read more »

Michael Schumacher has today played down his chances of winning the world championship this year, ahead of Sunday’s opening Australian Grand Prix. The German believes... read more »

Michael Schumacher has set his sights on podium finishes during the 2011 season, with the German also hopeful of fighting for occasional race victories. Mercedes GP... read more »

Michael Schumacher embarks on the second year of his Formula 1 comeback with Mercedes GP this year, with the 42-year-old aiming to improve on his 9th place finish in the... read more »

Fernando Alonso insists he won't be fooled by McLaren's pre-season woes, saying he expects them to challenge for a podium in Australia... read more »

Fernando Alonso is targeting the podium in Australia, confident Ferrari's pre-season form will translate into race results... read more »

Thursdays running saw a slight shakeup in the running order the Mexican Sergio Perez climbed to the top of the order in his Sauber C30. Completing the testing podium were... read more »

Mercedes GP and Team Principal Ross Brawn are under pressure to perform this year, having responded to double World Championship success in 2009 with only three podium finishes... read more »

Adrian Sutil hopes the VJM04 will help Force India to challenge for a couple of podium finishes in 2011... read more »

Force India has set its sights on finishing fifth in the constructors' championship this year, after unveiling the VJM04 that it hopes can help it deliver podium finishes... read more »

Paul di Resta has set his sights on a podium finish this season and is confident Force India will continue its upward trajectory over recent years read more »

Paul di Resta is confident that Force India will be capable of podium finishes this year, with the Scot having shared his car with Nico Hülkenberg as pre-season testing began... read more »

Michael Schumacher believes that the new Mercedes 2011 F1 car, the W02, will help him get back on the podium this season. The German superstar made his return to Formula One... read more »