Button: 'I haven't driven a McLaren like this before'
Jenson Button believes the McLaren MP4-30 has the ingredients to be the best McLaren he has driven since joining the team in 2010, but admits it will not get close to its full potential at this weekend's Australian Grand Prix.
Raikkonen: Three races until we know pecking order
Kimi Raikkonen does not think the true pecking order of 2015 will be clear until the third race of the year in China next month.
Williams 120% better prepared in 2015 - Massa
Felipe Massa says Williams has come on leaps and bounds since the start of 2014 and is convinced the team has the tools to win a race this season.
Martin Whitmarsh appointed CEO of Ben Ainslie Racing
Former McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has joined forces with old colleague Adrian Newey after being appointed CEO of Ben Ainslie Racing to spearhead its hopes of winning sailing's America's Cup.
Van der Garde case continues, superlicence issue prevents drive
Giedo van der Garde's dispute with Sauber is set to rumble on throughout Friday, although the Dutchman will not take part in any on-track action this weekend due to the absence of a superlicence.
Mercedes dominates opening practice session
Mercedes started the 2015 season as they finished 2014, holding a significant advantage over the rest of the field during the first practice session for the Australian Grand Prix.
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[/U]</font></font><font color='#006400'><font face='courier new'>Pos. No. Driver Car Best lap Gap Laps
</font></font><font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'> 1 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:29.557 19
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:29.586 0.029 19
3 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:30.748 1.191 20
4 55 Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso-Renault 1:31.014 1.457 32
5 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:31.029 1.472 13
6 33 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso-Renault 1:31.067 1.510 31
7 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:31.188 1.631 19
8 7 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:31.310 1.753 14
9 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Mercedes 1:31.451 1.894 22
10 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 1:31.570 2.013 9
11 26 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull-Renault 1:32.073 2.516 18
12 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1:32.247 2.690 22
13 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:32.261 2.704 19
14 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1:34.542 4.985 6
15 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Honda 1:34.785 5.228 7
16 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Mercedes 2:17.782 48.225 5
17 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 0
18 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 0
19 28 Will Stevens Manor-Ferrari 0
20 98 Roberto Merhi Manor-Ferrari 0
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Vettel names first Ferrari 'Eva'
Sebastian Vettel has continued his famous tradition of giving his F1 cars girls names by christening his first Ferrari 'Eva'.
Rosberg top again as rivals hit trouble
Mercedes continued its domination of free practice at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix as several of its rivals ran into trouble in the second practice session.
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Pos. No. Driver Car Best lap Gap Laps</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>1 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:27.697 29
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:27.797 0.100 25
3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:28.412 0.715 33
4 7 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:28.842 1.145 33
5 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:29.265 1.568 32
6 26 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull-Renault 1:30.016 2.319 27
7 55 Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso-Renault 1:30.071 2.374 41
8 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Mercedes 1:30.104 2.407 11
9 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Mercedes 1:30.205 2.508 37
10 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:30.473 2.776 30
11 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 1:30.755 3.058 11
12 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1:30.980 3.283 32
13 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1:31.387 3.690 21
14 33 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso-Renault 1:31.395 3.698 6
15 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:32.303 4.606 14
16 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Honda 1:33.289 5.592 4
17 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 0
18 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 0
19 28 Will Stevens Manor-Ferrari 0
20 98 Roberto Merhi Manor-Ferrari 0</font></font>
Van der Garde case to continue on Saturday
The legal battle between Giedo van der Garde and Sauber will rumble on into Saturday morning, though "constructive discussions" have taken place between both parties.
Ricciardo sure engine can be saved
Daniel Ricciardo does not think the engine change which saw him sit out of FP2 in Australia will have affect him in the long term.
Plenty more to come from Mercedes - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes still has work to do to perfect its set-up despite a hugely impressive start to the 2015 season on Friday in Australia.
'I was not driving very well' - Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen admitted he was not driving at his best during Friday practice at the Australian Grand Prix after finishing the session 0.430s shy of Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel.
Rosberg expects 'nip and tuck' pole fight with Hamilton
Nico Rosberg says he will need to hook up the perfect lap to beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position in Australia despite topping both Friday practice sessions.
Kaltenborn not considering resigning over van der Garde case
Monisha Kaltenborn says she has not considered resigning over the legal battle that has overshadowed Sauber's first weekend of the new season in Australia.
Bottas: More to come in qualifying
Valtteri Bottas is sure Williams has more one-lap pace in the bag after he finished behind both Ferrari's during Friday's qualifying simulations in Australia.
Magnussen takes blame for FP2 shunt
Kevin Magnussen put his session-ending shunt in FP2 down to driver error as McLaren's tough start to life with Honda power continued in Melbourne.
McLaren needs a 'bucket load' of pace - Button
Jenson Button says his McLaren needs a "bucket load" of both pace and reliability to get anywhere close to being competitive at the Australian Grand Prix this weekend.
Vettel bouyed by smoothest Friday session
Sebastian Vettel says he cannot remember a smoother Friday practice session after Ferrari turned in a strong performance on the opening day in Melbourne.
Manor unsure if it will make qualifying
Manor is still not sure whether it will be in a position to qualify for the Australian Grand Prix this weekend after suffering a series of problems with its new car and missing Friday practice.