It's very complicated getting the new systems to work perfectly and then, once you've reached that level, to get the maximum performance out of the car. read more »

Toro Rosso's Formula 1 drivers believe issues with the braking-by-wire system on the STR9 have held them back so far in free practice for the Australian Grand Prix read more »

Romain Grosjean reckons Lotus is now going to have to treat the Australian Grand Prix like a test session after a difficult opening day of Formula 1 action. read more »

We've been encouraged by the performance of the car in both short and long runs, so it was a constructive day. read more »

Romain Grosjean thinks Lotus is somewhere in the midfield on pace after a poor day of Friday practice for the Australian Grand Prix     read more »

Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado endured a frustrating first day of the season with both drivers completing limited time on track. read more »

A positive Fernando Alonso played down the importance of practice times ahead of the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Romain Grosjean says he will take part in third practice for the Australian GP, having joked on Thursday that Lotus's reliability woes meant he was probably better off... read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes he has already recovered from missing FP1 after setting the fastest time of second practice for the Australian Grand... read more »

McLaren driver Kevin Magnussen says he is still trying to get used to the Albert Park circuit after his first day of running at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Jenson Button believes Mercedes is in a league of its own following the first day of practice for the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix read more »

Caterham's Formula 1 drivers are adamant that they will be able to run during Saturday free practice for the Australian Grand Prix after sitting out almost all of... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull is closer than it expected to be to the pace-setting Mercedes after Friday practice for the Australian Grand... read more »

Fernando Alonso puts Ferrari into the mix on the opening day of the Australian Grand Prix, setting the third quickest time behind Mercedes.     read more »

Both cars have run reliably throughout the day and allowed us to complete a lot of the set-up work and test items on the job list. read more »

Sebastian Vettel admits it was "a big relief" for Red Bull to complete reliable and competitive running during Friday practice for the Australian Grand... read more »

The car seems to be working okay, so now it's a case of understanding and playing with the setup. read more »

In FP1, Marussia experienced a number of software issues, which compromised running however, the second session ran far more smoothly. read more »

Force India driver Nico Hülkenberg is targeting an improved balance with his VJM07 after spinning out of free practice two at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Sebastian Vettel admits it was "a big relief" to have a virtually trouble-free first practice day at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

We ran through our programme as planned and can be pleased with our pace, both on single laps and longer runs. read more »

Overall a difficult day. It is clear that the performance is not where it should be. So we have a lot of work left for tonight. read more »

Lotus endured a miserable day during practice for the Australian Grand Prix but Romain Grosjean says that completing practice starts was a positive step in the right direction. read more »

Williams drivers Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa expressed their positivity after a positive day of practice for the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Caterham drivers Kamui Kobayashi and Marcus Ericsson reflect on a day when neither posted a time. read more »