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Rosberg on pole as Mercedes takes front row

Monte Carlo German registers a fastest lap of one minute and 13.876 seconds in rain-hit session.

McLaren drivers clear the air

Sergio Perez

Sergio Perez says he and Jensen Button will 'respect each other more' when they fight for race positions in the future.

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Rosberg worried despite claiming Spanish GP pole

Nico Rosberg.

Nico Rosberg secured his third career pole position as Mercedes completed a hat-trick of qualifying successes - and then warned that he is worried his tyres will let him down in Sunday's Spanish...

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Red Bull boss furious at state of F1

Barcelona Mark Webber's Red Bull team boss Dietrich Mateschitz has launched a scathing attack on the current state of Formula One amid widespread calls for a return to hard-wearing tyres.

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Rosberg takes pole in Bahrain

Nico Rosberg.

German Nico Rosberg saluted his Mercedes team for their overnight work on improving his car enough to land him pole position for Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

Button blasts 'dangerous' teammate Perez

Jenson Button.

Jenson Button said he felt his McLaren team-mate Sergio Perez was the most dangerous driver on the track in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix.

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Massa sizzles in Shanghai

Flying laps: Mark Webber in practice for the Chinese Grand Prix.

Ferrari driver sets fastest time in Friday's practice sessions for Chinese Grand Prix.

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Webber forced to retire as Alonso grabs win

Mark Webber

Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber has been forced to retire from the Chinese Grand Prix after his wheel fell off barely a third of the way into the race won by Ferarri's Fernando Alonso.

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Grand Prix qualifying postponed after heavy rain

Rain has forced organisers to postpone the final two qualifying sessions for the Australian Grand Prix until Sunday morning.

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Live commentary: 2013 Australian Grand Prix qualifying

Romain Grosjean

Peter Litras The question is one to ponder: If Melbourne hadn't outbid Adelaide for the Australian Grand Prix back in the early 1990s, would the formula one race have been long gone from our shores.

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Webber win awaits right time and place

mark-webber

Alan Jones One of the crucial skill sets required to become the formula one world drivers' champion is being in the right place at the right time.

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Vettel to start from pole

Vettel honing in on F1 Championship lead (Thumbnail)

Peter Litras Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel will start from pole position after a rain-disrupted qualifying session for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix was completed hours before the race begins.

Webber's win dream: gone in 90 seconds

Mark Webber

Mark Fogarty To finish first, so the old adage tells us, first you have to finish. But for Mark Webber, finishing first at his home race was always going to come down to how he started Sunday’s Australian Grand...

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Live commentary: 2013 Australian Grand Prix

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Peter Litras Good afternoon and welcome to live coverage of the Australian Grand Prix from Albert Park. After rain washed out qualifying on Saturday - it was Red Bull who dominated on Sunday morning, with world...

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Ninety seconds to forget for flat-footed Webber

Stuck in the traffic: Mark Webber (rear).

Matthew Clayton For Mark Webber, finishing first at his home race was always going to come down to how he started.

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Webber unlucky again

Sepang, Malaysia Australian left to rue missing a final flying lap by a matter of seconds in Malaysia.

Webber and Vettel 'will part at end of season'

Mark Webber

Oliver Brown Former Renault team principal Flavio Briatore says drivers to go separate ways.

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Grosjean's dry run the fastest

BARCELONA: France's Romain Grosjean, in a Lotus, set the fastest time in Formula One testing on Friday, making the most of dry afternoon conditions, in contrast to the wet surface of the morning...

Surprise-package Maldonado ready to hit top gear

Williams' Venezuelan driver Pastor Maldonado drives during the Formula One test days at Catalunya's racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, on Friday

Mark Fogarty What distinguished Pastor Maldonado's first F1 success was that it was completely unheralded.

Field more even for odd man out

Mark Fogarty AMONG the record eight different race winners in formula one last year, the most unexpected was Pastor Maldonado.