australian grand prix

Had he not been forced to pit for a new nose cone after being tagged by the spinning Ferrari of Fernando Alonso in Turn One, F1 comeback king Michael Schumacher reckons he could have fought for the podium in the 2010 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne

After being denied potential podium finishes in the Australian Grand Prix in 2008 and 2009, Robert Kubica has got payback in 2010, with a superb drive to net the runner-up laurels in Melbourne for Renault

A year on from the infamous Melbourne 'lie-gate' scandal, former F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton has committed another costly PR blunder in the same city - after being pulled over by police and having his Mercedes sportscar impounded for 'over-exuberant' driving on public roads

F1 2010 rookie Karun Chandhok is well aware that he is up against it with behind-schedule newcomer Hispania Racing this year, but the Indian is adamant that steady progress will be made as he endeavours to prove his worth at the highest level

As he focusses his efforts towards shifting 4,000 examples of McLaren's new road-going MP4-12C supercar, Ron Dennis insists that whilst F1 remains part of his life, he has 'moved on to bigger challenges' now...

Former world champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed that the F1 2010 curtain-raising Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir was so dull and action-free that even his own mother described it as 'boring'

"Phillip Island was like gold dust and now we go to Malaysia with our first match point" - Valentino Rossi.

These pictures show Jorge Lorenzo tangling with Nicky Hayden on the approach to turn one in Australia on Sunday, then suffering a high-speed accident which left his MotoGP title hopes all but over.

Nicky Hayden was hit by another rider on the first lap of a grand prix for the third time in 2009, at the start of Sunday's Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

Race results from the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island, round 15 of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship.

Jorge Lorenzo's 2009 MotoGP World Championship hopes look to be all but over after the Spaniard crashed out at the very first turn of the Australian Grand Prix.

Loris Capirossi to start Australian Grand Prix from the back of the grid

This is the special livery with which home hero Casey Stoner will attempt to claim his third Australian Grand Prix win in a row at Phillip Island. The new colours, which include an Australian flag, replace the usual red on the 2007 world champion's factory Ducati and race leathers.

Julian Simon won his fifth race of the 125cc season with a last lap pass on team-mate Bradley Smith during Sunday's Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island - and in doing so wrapped up the 2009 world championship with two rounds to go.

The stepfather of reigning six time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi is reported to have committed suicide.

Raffaele de Rosa claimed an unexpected first 250cc pole on his last lap of qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

Full qualifying times from the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island, round 15 of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship. Dani Pedrosa suffered a fast fall at turn two halfway through the session, but returned to take the final place on the front row from Jorge Lorenzo.

Full Friday free practice times from the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island, round 15 of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship.

McLaren's partnership with engine-supplier Mercedes-Benz - believed to have been on rocky ground for some time - could culminate in divorce as soon as the end of the 2009 F1 World Championship campaign, it has been rumoured, with reports that BMW is set to fill the breach.

Sir Jackie Stewart has never been one to shrink from controversy - on-track or away from it - and as a vociferous critic of Formula 1, the Scot has spoken openly about the Lewis Hamilton Melbourne 'lies' scandal, the changes in safety in the sport from his era to the present one and his tense rel

In the wake of the 'misleading' information scandal engulfing McLaren-Mercedes in Malaysia this weekend, Martin Whitmarsh has refused to rule out resigning from his role of team principal at the Woking-based outfit - a position he has held for barely a month.

Brawn GP's incredible one-two success in the 2009 curtain-raising Australian Grand Prix last weekend appears to have opened the floodgates in terms of sponsorship for the ex-Honda F1 outfit - with a $30 million Virgin deal in the pipeline quite possibly merely the tip of the iceberg following a w

Formula 1's governing body the FIA has published the radio communication between reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton and his McLaren-Mercedes team that led to the British star being disqualified from third place in last weekend's 2009 curtain-raising Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

Lewis Hamilton's disqualification from the Australian Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel's ten-place grid demotion in Malaysia and the uncertainty surrounding the results of the first two races of 2009 as a result of the contentious diffuser issue have cast a cloud over the start to the new Formula 1 s