Mar.22 (GMM) Former HRT driver Karun Chandhok has joined Team Lotus as its 2011 reserve.

"He will be taking part in a number of Friday practice sessions for Team Lotus including FP1 in Melbourne," said the team in a statement.

It was previously beli...

Mar.21 (GMM) Martin Whitmarsh is hoping a last-minute upgrade for McLaren's struggling MP4-26 will bring the 2011 car onto the pace this weekend in Australia.

Lewis Hamilton recently admitted the car is at least a second too slow, but on Monday team ...

Mar.21 (GMM) As the 2011 pre-season enters its final week, Fernando Alonso has stepped up his rhetoric and vowed revenge on new world champion Sebastian Vettel.

It is widely acknowledged that only a bad strategy blunder cost the Spaniard his third dr...

Mar.21 (GMM) Adrian Sutil has admitted that Force India is lacking some speed ahead of this weekend's 2011 season opener.

"We have a reliable car, which is positive, and this will help us during the first few races. But we still need to look for mor...

Mar.20 (GMM) After the niceties of last week, Bernie Ecclestone has now hinted Australia might be dropped from the F1 calendar as soon as next year.

The Melbourne race has a contract through 2015, but F1's chief executive has latched onto a rising lo...

Mar.19 (GMM) Mark Webber on Saturday sounded reluctant to call time on his formula one career any time soon.

After Sebastian Vettel, Adrian Newey and 50 other staff were re-signed by Red Bull through 2014, team boss Christian Horner said he needs to ...

Mar.19 (GMM) Pirelli has finally confirmed it will use different colours to visibly differentiate its tyre compounds this season.

We reported in January that the 'Pirelli P Zero' lettering on the sidewall will have a different colour per compound for...

Mar.17 (GMM) The state Victorian government wants to keep the Australian grand prix beyond 2015 but only with new contract terms.

That is the latest development in the saga surrounding Melbourne's future on the F1 calendar, after powerbrokers Jean To...

Mar.16 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone insists he still values the Australian grand prix.

The F1 chief executive's comments follow hot on the heels of those of FIA president Jean Todt, who said in Melbourne this week that the city's race "is important".

Ami...

Mar.16 (GMM) Davide Valsecchi will be the first of Lotus' test drivers to appear in Friday morning practice sessions this year.

The Malaysian owned team last week announced that its test lineup for 2011 featured the Italian as well as Brazilian Liuz ...

Mar.15 (GMM) Formula one should not lose the Australian grand prix, FIA president Jean Todt said in Melbourne on Tuesday.

Amid the local debate about the cost of the annual Albert Park event, F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone said recently that hi...

Mar.15 (GMM) HRT's new car for 2011 will turn a wheel for the first time next Friday in Melbourne.

After the struggling Spanish team launched the F111 in Barcelona late last week, it could not then be tested due to parts supposedly being held up in c...