Heikki Kovalainen is calling for Pastor Maldonado to receive a penalty in China, with the Finn claiming that the Venezuelan slowed him in the first phase of qualifying. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo, 17th: "P17 is not going to put a smile on my face, as I had expected to do better today. I drove as read more »

Heikki Kovalainen, 19th: "I pretty much got as much as I could out of the car today. I made a small mistake in the final read more »

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn has hailed Nico Rosberg's pole position lap 'incredible' after the German dominated the final qualifying session in China.... read more »

China Saturday quotes: Toro Rosso read more »

Nico Rosberg has achieved his first Formula 1 pole position in China. The son of 1982 Champion Keke will start ahead of Mercedes team-mate Michael Schumacher, with Kamui... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen - 19th: "I pretty much got as much as I could out of the car today. I made a small mistake in the final corner on my second run that maybe cost me a... read more »

Nico Rosberg claimed a maiden Formula 1 pole position for himself and the current version of the Mercedes team with a commanding performance in Chinese Grand Prix qualifying at... read more »

Lewis Hamilton cemented his place as the favourite for pole position in China by once again ending practice quickest - though the McLaren driver does read more »

Lotus technical director James Allison confirmed his team accepts the ruling of the stewards in China regarding the legality of the Mercedes DRS. Speaking in the Friday press... read more »

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Matt MORRIS (Sauber), Antonio CUQUERELLA (HRT), Dave GREENWOOD (Marussia), James ALLISON (Lotus), Paddy LOWE (McLaren), Pat FRY... read more »

Timo Glock, 21st: "In general a positive day of progress with the car and I was happy with my pace and the way the car read more »

Paul Hembery: "The rain-affected first session was mainly used by the teams to establish crossover points between the intermediate and the slick tyres, which could read more »

Technical chiefs Matt Morris, Antonio Cuquerella, Dave Greenwood, James Allison, Paddy Lowe, Pat Fry faced the media in China... read more »

Friday's press conference - China read more »

Nico Rosberg says it could take several weeks for the Mercedes to be competitive in race conditions. read more »

China Friday quotes: Pirelli read more »

China Friday quotes: Marussia read more »

Pedro de la Rosa, 22nd: "The day started with a strange morning session as a result of the weather conditions, but it was the same read more »

Giedo van der Garde, 19th: "That wasn't the easiest first FP1 session for me with the team but I'm pleased with the job I did read more »

Caterham have brought a new floor to China, and the team had hoped to get good mileage in to gather data on its on-track performance. The weather conditions however partly... read more »

Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: This morning's session proved quite difficult, with the track remaining damp for a long time and with the associated running read more »

Daniel Ricciardo, 12th: "FP1 was partly wasted because of the weather, the damp track meaning we only got a handful of clean laps. But the read more »

Kamui Kobayashi, 7th: "We had a few minor issues to fix, but overall today's practice sessions went smoothly. Sometimes the visibility was a bit poor read more »

Nico Hulkenberg, 9th: "A very short FP1 with the mixed weather, but the running I managed was still useful because we did a few laps read more »