It was a difficult day, but we expected that. read more »

Today we had a shortened programme. read more »

Carlos and Max were excellent and had absolutely the right approach, settling in nicely and making no major mistakes. We are very impressed. read more »

For us a Friday is not about making headlines or chasing laptime; we keep our heads down and diligently go about our business. read more »

It looks like the hard work done during the winter, both on track and at the factory at Maranello, is paying off. read more »

We have had to overcome numerous hurdles to get to the Australian Grand Prix, but the challenge did not end with our arrival here. read more »

The car looks to be a big step forward from last year's in every area and the drivers are pleased with balance and consistency of the car. read more »

Both cars ran reliably today and we were able to make good progress through our job list. read more »

Jenson Button says McLaren needs a "bucket load" of both pace and reliability to get anywhere close to being competitive at the Australian Grand Prix this weekend read more »

We need to keep our feet on the ground but it makes no sense to talk ourselves down: the performance is good and we look competitive. read more »

McLaren are at risk of being last on the grid at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Jenson Button says. read more »

Today's running clearly demonstrated the increase in performance that we had anticipated for the 2015 cars. read more »

Lotus Formula 1 duo Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado were both hampered by pipe problems on the opening day of running at the Australian Grand Prix read more »

Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo look back at a mixed day for Red Bull read more »

McLaren are braced for the challenge of simply finishing Sunday’s Australian GP with their drivers stressing the season-opening event represents a “learning” weekend for the team. read more »

Kevin Magnussen admitted that he was to blame for crashing his McLaren during second practice for the Australian Grand Prix read more »

Manor’s Graeme Lowdon is unsure as yet whether the team’s cars will run in the Australian GP but still thinks they made the right decision in heading to Melbourne. read more »

Sebastian Vettel was best of the rest on the opening day of practice for the Australian Grand Prix after a problem-free couple of sessions in Melbourne. read more »

Sydney is set to launch a bid to lure the Australian Grand Prix away from Melbourne, if New South Wales state premier Mike Baird is relected later month. Officials close to the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton admits Mercedes have a "great car, great speed", but he feels he still has "some work to do" ahead of Sunday's Australian Grand Prix... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen admitted he was not driving very well during Friday practice at the Australian Grand Prix after finishing the session 0.430s shy of Ferrari team-mate Sebastian... read more »

Mercedes duo Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton say they are still not completely happy with their W06 Hybrid, despite dominating Friday's practice sessions at the Australian... read more »

Lewis Hamilton insists that the Australian Grand Prix will not be a 'walk in the park' for Mercedes despite taking a practice session 1-2 behind team-mate Nico Rosberg. read more »

Formula 1 pacesetters Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton both admit they are still struggling to find the best set up for their new Mercedes after Australian Grand Prix practice read more »

Sebastian Vettel admits Ferrari can’t expect to challenge Mercedes at the Australian GP, but the team’s new signing and team-mate Kimi Raikkonen believe they can be pleased... read more »