"It's been a complicated day but we knew what we were in for," admits Luis Perez-Sala. "What the majority of teams have done during winter, we have to do... read more »

It is "only Friday" as the saying goes, but everyone at Marussia couldn't help but feel rather positive as Timo ended his first day with a brand new car in 12th... read more »

Charles Pic is optimistic he will be able to qualify for the Australian Grand Prix despite the lack of significant running on Friday. read more »

"Today's changeable conditions meant the timesheets probably threw up a few more questions than answers," admits Martin Whitmarsh, "but it was pleasing to... read more »

HRT was not surprised by its assortment of problems in Australian Grand Prix practice on Friday afternoon. After delaying scrutineering to finish assembling Pedro de la... read more »

"Whilst the overall picture is still not clear, Michael and Nico seem quite happy with the cars at the end of today's two sessions," says Ross Brawn. read more »

Jenson Button felt the chance to get some running on a wet track in Australian Grand Prix practice was useful even though it could leave the field unprepared for the dry... read more »

"Both the drivers and the team performed well and we completed the day's running without issue," says Mark Gillan. read more »

"We did learn a little today, but after nine weeks of anxious waiting it was a shame with the weather," says Mark Webber. "Mother Nature played a big role and it... read more »

Nico Rosberg is not reading anything into the times during Friday practice for the Australian Grand Prix, despite a promising showing from Mercedes read more »

There were no reliability issues on the car, so we are really looking forward to the remainder of the weekend. read more »

McLaren promised much in Friday practice for the Australian Grand Prix, with the Woking cars heading the field in the opening session. Afterwards, both Jenson Button... read more »

Although the Australian Grand Prix may be the first race for the Caterham brand, Friday practice marked a continuation from testing as Heikki Kovalainen trialled a new front... read more »

Overall this was a good day for us. Daniel and Jean-Eric did a very good job to get as many laps under their belt as possible. read more »

Michael Schumacher said he was pleased by Mercedes' competitive start to the Australian Grand Prix weekend, but warned against reading too much into the times read more »

"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 »

In changing weather conditions the Sauber F1 Team enjoyed a smooth first day of free practice at the start of the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship. Both Sauber... read more »

Red Bull hoped for an all-dry start to the Australian Grand Prix weekend, having installed several exhaust updates for Friday practice. As a result, the car sounded somewhat... read more »

Read what the drivers and teams had to say after Friday's practice sessions ahead of the Australian Grand Prix read more »

Lewis Hamilton says that he is "massively excited" to find out how quick the other teams are during FP3 for the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday read more »

Jenson Button and McLaren hold on to day one honours as rain affects opening day of Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Schumacher climbed to the top as he posted the quickest time as the second free practice session of the Australian GP. He had been third in the opening one, but was beaten by... read more »

Full times from today's second free practice session for the Qantas Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Michael Schumacher set the fastest time of a wet/dry second practice for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne read more »

Michael Schumacher takes fastest time in second practice at the Australian Grand Prix as rain continues to plague Melbourne. read more »