"The midfield group is going to be very tightly packed and I hope we can have a dry qualifying session tomorrow to find out just how competitive we can be," says Mike... read more »

Sebastian Vettel stresses the clichéd F1 expression that nobody will be aware of the true pace throughout the field until the opening qualifying session of the... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says qualifying will be "very important" in Melbourne and is looking forward to finding out how quick the Red Bull really is read more »

Timo Glock is hoping McLaren’s driver simulator is accurate. That’s because he is relying on that data in hoping his 2012 car – the new... read more »

Action! The wait is practically over and Formula 1 is going racing again around the streets of Albert Park. However, we’ve got those all-important qualifying laps... read more »

Sebastian Vettel is more eager than anybody to learn just how quick each team will be when the opening qualifying session of 2012 begins in Australia on Saturday. The double... read more »

Despite a challenging pre-season testing period, Felipe Massa is still hopeful of fighting at the head of the Formula 1 field in Australia next weekend. With the Melbourne... read more »

Mark Webber is under no illusions that if he wants to beat Sebastian Vettel he has to start by upping his game in qualifying... read more »

Red Bull's Mark Webber believes he will need to improve in qualifying this season if he is to stand any chance of beating his team-mate, Sebastian Vettel. read more »

Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber has set his sights on achieving an improved qualifying record in 2012, as he aims to outscore team-mate Sebastian Vettel for the first... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen ended the 2012 pre-season with this year’s fastest Barcelona laptime, but the Finn is not yet predicting a win in Melbourne at the end of next weekend.... read more »

The Sauber F1 Team completed pre-season testing with Kamui Kobayashi at the wheel of the Sauber C31-Ferrari at the Circuit de Catalunya. The Japanese driver had a rather... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen proved to be the one to beat as the F1 drivers present at Barcelona engaged in a qualifying style battle... read more »

After yesterday’s delay due to fog and the constant stop/start due to seven red flag periods, today’s morning session saw no red flags and tons of fastest... read more »

Vitaly Petrov insists Caterham was not doing a qualifying-style lap after getting within 1.7 seconds of the fastest time on Thursday in Barcelona read more »

The FIA has rejected a proposal, which was backed by the majority of teams, to lower the pit lane speed limit during qualifying and the read more »

Marc Gené has called for a qualifying regulation change in F1, believing the current Q3 format unfairly deprives fans of on-track action. On numerous occasions last... read more »

2012 marks Heikki Kovalainen’s sixth season in Formula 1 and third with Caterham, formerly known as Team Lotus. It’s a year in which regular Q2 qualifying... read more »

Ross Brawn says Nico Rosberg is "definitely among the best drivers in Formula One" as a result of his ability to outperform his car in qualifying read more »

Nico Rosberg is regularly able to qualify a car beyond its abilities, according to his Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn. While Michael Schumacher had an improved 2011 compared to... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi says he's happy with his showing in Barcelona while Sauber revealed his P1 time was set during a qualifying run... read more »

Sauber spent Friday simulating qualifying conditions in a bid to ensure they make better progress during the three knock-out stages which decide the grid for read more »

Williams chief operations engineer Mark Gillan says that the team has set itself the target of regular top ten qualifying and race performances, and that it is on track at present read more »

Mark Webber will be able to enjoy 2010-like pace once again, should he be able to improve his qualifying efforts in 2012. That is the opinion of former team-mate and BBC... read more »

Pirelli's director of motorsport Paul Hembery has said that the idea of qualifying tyres is still on the table if the teams want to prevent non-running in qualifying read more »