Australian GP - Renault - Practice
Renault had a difficult start to this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, the opening race of the 2008 season held in Melbourne’s Albert Park. Both Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet completed some set-up work and tyre evaluation, but a spin for Piquet towards the end of the opening session left the team on the back foot and limited ... [ more ]

Australian GP - McLaren Mercedes - Practice
The McLaren Mercedes team began the season at Albert Park in Melbourne by drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen finishing the second practice session fastest and fourth with times of 1:26.559 and 1:27.605.

Hamilton and Kovalainen were second and fourth in the first session with times of 1:26.948 and 1:27.114 ... [ more ]

Australian GP - Force India Ferrari - Practice
The season started on a promising note for the Force India Ferrari team, with strong performances from both Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil in the opening free practice sessions in Melbourne, Australia.

In a mark of the team's progress over the winter, Fisichella posted the 12th fastest time in the first ... [ more ]

Australian GP - Honda - Practice
The new season got underway in Melbourne today with the first two practice sessions for this weekend's curtain-raiser, the Australian Grand Prix.

Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello were upbeat after concluding a solid day of set-up work to fine-tune the RA108 to the demands of the Albert Park circuit conditions. The ambient ... [ more ]

Australian GP - Ferrari - Practice
The Australian Grand Prix, the first round of this year's Formula 1 World Championship, got underway with the two 90 minute free practice sessions.

As usual, Friday's work centred on finding the best set-up on the car and a comparison of the two types of tyre that Bridgestone supplied to the team.

Kimi Raikkonen ... [ more ]

Australian GP - Toyota - Practice
Toyota got themselves off to a solid start today in Melbourne with Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock ending the afternoon session with the seventh and tenth fastest times respectively. A spin late in the session ended Trulli's day.

Today's TF108 is the specification tested in Barcelona last month, featuring revised bodywork ... [ more ]

Australian GP - Williams Toyota - Practice
The first day of the 2008 Formula One season in Melbourne was not plain sailing for the Williams Toyota team as various technical problems interrupted the process of optimising the FW30 for the Albert Park circuit.

With virtually no running in the first practice session due to gearbox problems and a technical ... [ more ]

Australian GP - BMW Sauber - Practice
Unusual heat, strong winds and consequently a high amount of dust in Melbourne’s Albert Park welcomed Formula One for the curtain raiser of the 2008 season.

BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica enjoyed two trouble-free practice sessions, ending the afternoon session 15th fastest overall.

Nick Heidfeld's F1.08 stopped ... [ more ]

Australian GP - Super Aguri Honda - Practice
Super Aguri Honda commenced its season challenge today with the inaugural outing of the SA08A at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne.

The first day of running got off to a hot and windy start with the team opting for installation laps, grid procedure simulation and systems checks for both Takuma Sato and Anthony ... [ more ]

Australian GP - Red Bull Renault - Practice
David Coulthard pulled his Renault-powered RB4 to a halt this morning with plenty of smoke billowing out of the back. This cost Coulthard much of the 90 minute session.

Mark Webber had a more routine day and topped the timesheets for much of the afternoon before being demoted to second by Lewis Hamilton. By ... [ more ]

Australian GP - Toro Rosso Ferrari - Practice
Sebastien Bourdais made his long-awaited Formula One debut this morning in Melbourne with the Toro Rosso team and recorded the first timed lap of the new season.

Team-mate Sebastian Vettel recorded the ninth fastest time in the morning session, dropping back to 18th in the afternoon.

Bourdais recorded ... [ more ]