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As the cars begin to roar in Melbourne, the uncertainty about Fernando Alonso's return to action at McLaren-Honda remain. The Spaniard tweeted a ‘selfie' showing off his muscular form in the gym and promising he will b...

Red Bull is still pushing to introduce a new bodywork package including a short nose for its 2015 car. Rumours in the Melbourne paddock suggested the team's bid to draw closer to dominant Mercedes this weekend had not su...

Red Bull junior squad Toro Rosso has its sights set on becoming one of Formula 1's top five teams in 2015, despite starting a season with two rookie drivers for the first time in its history. Second-generation racers Max...

Tyres for the 2015 season opener were only released by Pirelli to three teams one day ago, it has emerged. As small teams struggle to survive, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports that three teams had failed to pay the...

FormulaSpy's Thomas Maher appeared on this week's ‘Inside F1′, a 2015 Formula 1 podcast run by Newstalk Radio in Ireland. The podcast will run throughout the year, and feature FormulaSpy in a regular slot. Providing...

Following a ruling by the Victorian Supreme court on Wednesday, an appeal from Sauber that attempted to block Van Der Garde from claiming a Sauber race seat in 2015 has been rejected. The appeals panel confirmed the ruli...

Harvick finished second to Joey Logano in the Feb. 22 season-opening Daytona 500 and then runner-up to Johnson in the March 1 race at Atlanta before winning at Las Vegas this past Sunday. …

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Dillon, the driver of the No. 3 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, finished fourth and 10th at Phoenix last year, his rookie season in Xfinity. He made his second-career Sprint Cup Series start at this flat, one-mil...

Maurizio Arrivabene: "I don't want to talk about the past. We made changes, but I would like to thank the people that were there before." Melbourne, 13 March - This afternoon at the Albert Park circuit, Maurizio Arrivabe...

Mired in the Formula One mid-field longer than he deserves, Nico Hulkenberg produced a stunning year in 2014 – even by his standards – to finish in the points on ten consecutive appearances and produce a final 20-lap...

Sebastian Vettel: "It looks like the hard work done during the winter, both on track and at the factory at Maranello, is paying off." Melbourne - Nico Rosberg was fastest in the second free practice session just ended at...

Nico Rosberg and the dominant Mercedes topped FP2 at Australian GP, ‪as a disappointing day ended early for Daniel Ricciardo. Last year's winner Rosberg, clocked a best lap of 1 minute 27.697 seconds in the second sess...

Last year, Hamilton won 11 of the 19 races and finished the season 67 points ahead of his Mercedes teammate and championship rival Nico Rosberg. It was the second F1 world championship for Hamilton. Mercedes clinched its...

McLaren risk being last on the grid at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix if the struggling Manor team do not manage to run, says Jenson Button. He was 3.69 seconds slower than Nico Rosberg's pace-setting Mercedes ...

Eric Boullier: "There's a neat circularity to the fact that McLaren-Honda starts its second era in the same country at which it ended its first." Jenson Button (FP1: 1m34.542s, 6 laps, 14th / FP2: 1m31.387s, 21 laps, 13t...

Last year's Australian Grand Prix Daniel Ricciardo took P2 in qualifying and second place in podium before being disqualified over a breach of the fuel-flow regulations. Also he was the only non-Mercedes contender to cla...

Carlos Sainz: "I'm happy with today, I had been waiting for this day for a very long time and it was definitely a decent first day." Carlos Sainz (STR10-04, Car 55 - FP1Best lap: 1:31.014, pos. 4th, 32 laps / FP2: Second...

Racing Live! Phoenix

The pit lane and paddock are located directly in the heart of Miami on Biscayne Bay . Round five of the FIA Formula E Championship on Saturday will be held in a dreamlike setting. The pit lane and paddock are located dir...

The battle between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg for the Formula 1 title will be closer this year than last season, reckons Niki Lauda

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