This weekend will see the Formula 1 season blast off in Melbourne, although Robert Kubica remains rooted to an Italian hospital following his freak and near-death experience in... read more »

Michael Schumacher believes fans are in for an "exciting season-opener" as Formula One heads Down Under for the Australian GP... read more »

Mark Webber insists Red Bull has never been better prepared for a season than it is for 2011 read more »

Williams's technical director Sam Michael says his team is fully prepared for the start of the season despite some reliability issues hindering winter testing. read more »

Q. How well is the team prepared for the 2011 season? James Key: “I think we are reasonably well prepared because we were able to cover read more »

Rubens Barrichello has set his sights on a points finish in Melbourne, saying Williams are better prepared this year than they were in 2010... read more »

Rubens Barrichello forecasts a better season ahead for Williams than was 2010, revealing that 'everything has been prepared well' ahead of the Melbourne curtain-raiser. read more »

Nico Rosberg thinks Mercedes GP is now well prepared for the start of the campaign - after conceding that winter preparations had been harder than he and the team had... read more »

We're ready for Melbourne, asserts Mark Webber, as Red Bull turns the screw on its rivals with what the Australian describes as the best pre-season preparation the team... read more »

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel is hopeful he will be stronger this season now he has won the world championship, although he knows it won't be easy to defend his crown. read more »

Tonio Liuzzi is not prepared to pay for a Formula One drive this season read more »

Proton has insisted it is prepared to settle the ongoing Lotus naming saga out of court, but has vowed not to cave in to Tony Fernandes' current financial demand read more »

Bruno Senna says he accepts that Renault needs a 'more prepared' driver to stand in as Robert Kubica's replacement from the start of this season read more »

Lewis Hamilton says that, having prepared himself carefully for the 2011 F1 season, he hopes the new McLaren will be as competitive. read more »

Robert Kubica says it is too early to judge how competitive Renault will be in 2011, although the Pole feels the team is better prepared than last year. read more »

In his second year as a driver for the Scuderia Ferrari, Fernando Alonso has now settled in at the team from Maranello and is glad to now drive a car with his influences and... read more »

Paul di Resta believes he is prepared as he can be to make his grand prix debut with Force India in Bahrain on March 13 read more »

Pirelli has declared its wet tyre test in Abu Dhabi a success and says it is fully prepared for the start of pre-season testing in February read more »

Vitaly Petrov had to wait a long time before being officially reconfirmed at what is now Lotus Renault GP for F1 2011 - but he insists he will repay his team's faith with... read more »

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo believes that the staffing reshuffle his team undertook in the wake of its Abu Dhabi strategy error will help make the outfit much better... read more »

Renault F1 issued the following apology today after Nelson Piquet Jr and his father won their libel case against the French manufacturer. The Piquets have now said... read more »

New Williams driver Pastor Maldonado says he is well prepared for his first season in Formula One read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne looks forward to his first drive in a Formula 1 car next week as he controls the Toro Rosso for two days of running in Abu Dhabi’s post-season Young Driver... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has strongly hinted that he will help Mark Webber take the title if the only other option is Fernando Alonso snatching the crown read more »

Felipe Massa is expecting to assist Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso, should he be in a position to, as part of the quest for the Spaniard’s third world title this weekend.... read more »