Felipe Massa edged Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso for fourth on the grid in Melbourne, but predicts a tough Australian GP for the Scuderia. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has joined the growing chorus of drivers supporting the decision to postpone qualifying until Sunday morning. read more »

Nico Hulkenberg is sure he will have the car to challenge for a place in the final part of qualifying tomorrow despite a tough Friday for the Sauber team read more »

Jenson Button said he would settle for a top ten grid position at the Australian Grand Prix after McLaren struggled for pace throughout free practice read more »

McLaren drivers Jenson Button and Sergio Perez have admitted that their team faces a tough task in this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix. Button was ninth fastest in... read more »

McLaren has admitted that it is not in the position it wants to be for the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix read more »

Fernando Alonso says Ferrari's two tough near-misses in the past three seasons would motivate the team to seek their first title in six years... read more »

Mark Webber says winning his home grand prix "would be a sensational feeling" but has warned the first race of the season is always tough to execute read more »

Sebastian Vettel can win a fourth title in 2013 despite tough competition in a golden era for F1, says BBC Sport's David Coulthard. read more »

Damon Hill has suggested that Williams will find it tough to return to the top of the F1 podium in 2013. read more »

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg says that cold conditions at the Circuit de Catalunya have exacerbated the tyre wear. Rosberg was fourth quickest on the third day of running,... read more »

McLaren team principal and Formula One Teams' Association chairman Martin Whitmarsh believes a number of teams face a "tough" future in the sport read more »

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has warned that seven of the 11 teams on the grid are in "survival mode" due to the economy. Whitmarsh, who is also chairman... read more »

The majority of F1 teams are struggling financially, according to McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh. Whitmarsh, who is also chairman of the Formula One Teams Association,... read more »

Martin Whitmarsh estimates that seven of the 11 Formula One teams are in financial difficulties as advertising and sponsorship take a hit... read more »

Former Marussia driver Timo Glock believes the team will struggle with an all-rookie line-up in 2013. Glock raced for the team between 2010 and 2012 but stood aside in order... read more »

Timo Glock believes that his former team Marussia faces a tough task to move up the Formula 1 order with an all-rookie line-up this year. read more »

Paul Hembery says the track conditions at Jerez made it tough to draw too many conclusions about all of Pirelli's 2013 F1 tyres read more »

Pedro de la Rosa admits that even 50 laps of Jerez were better than nothing after a tough start to his Ferrari career. read more »

Marussia recruit Luiz Razia says that he is expecting to have to work hard to get up to speed ahead of his F1 debut. read more »

Luiz Razia reckons Marussia could have a tough job in 2013 with both of their drivers yet to start a Formula One race. Razia was confirmed as Timo Glock’s replacement... read more »

Christian Horner is expecting a tough battle at the front of the grid this season as the teams face the challenge of developing two very different cars simultaneously read more »

Despite coming off the back of three consecutive drivers' and constructors' titles, Red Bull boss Christian Horner is fully aware that his team faces a hard fight if... read more »

Red Bull has a fierce determination to keep hold of both championships, according to team principal Christian Horner. The Milton Keynes based team has claimed the previous... read more »

Red Bull technical chief Adrian Newey is open to the Formula 1 champion team using a passive DRS-style device during the 2013 season, but admitted it was tough to make such a... read more »