HRT out of Australian GP after appeal fails

Last Updated: Saturday, March 26, 2011, 17:06

An appeal from the HRT Formula One team to be allowed to race in the Australian Grand Prix despite not setting the required qualifying time was dismissed by the race stewards on Saturday.

Aussie GP faces fight to avoid chequered flag

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 15:49

Organisers of Australia`s F1 Grand Prix are likely to be among Mark Webber`s biggest cheer-leaders at Albert Park on Sunday.

Hamilton hugs Button, makes peace with McLaren

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 08:58

Lewis Hamilton has mended fences with McLaren a day after castigating his Formula One team for denying him a podium with their "fricking terrible" pitstop strategy at the Australian Grand Prix.

Button wins back-to-back Australian GPs

Last Updated: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 16:46

Formula One world champion Jenson Button timed his pitstop to perfection to chalk up his first win for McLaren in a rain-affected and entertaining Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Briton, a winner in Melbourne with Brawn GP last year, took the lead when Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel, starting on pole position, was pitched into the gravel mid-race by a brake failure.

Vettel takes pole ‘revenge’ over team mate Webber

Last Updated: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 10:50

Sebastian Vettel was happy to play party-pooper by denying Red Bull team mate Mark Webber pole position for his home grand prix on Saturday.

Red Bull deny using ride height system

Last Updated: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 10:42

Red Bull have denied using a controversial ride height control system in their cars after McLaren suggested their Formula One rivals could be using technology which they had considered illegal.

Button warns next two races crucial for Formula One future

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 15:13

Formula One champion Jenson Button has warned that the next two races will be deciding whether the sport should hold fire before making any changes following the boring Bahrain Grand Prix opener.

Hamilton bullish ahead of Australian GP

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 13:31

Former world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Wednesday he is not expecting a recurrence of the problems from the Bahrain season opener in this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix.

Schumacher vows to be back with a vengeance in Australian GP

Last Updated: Saturday, March 20, 2010, 15:29

Michael Schumacher has vowed to be more competitive in the next race of the season at the Albert Park circuit in Australia.

Sridhar bows out, doubles teams flourish in Australian GP

Last Updated: Friday, July 24, 2009, 22:06

Anup Sridhar bowed out of the men’s singles quarter-finals in the Australian Open Grand Prix even as the Indian men’s and women’s doubles teams made it to the last-four stage on Friday.