Formula One team Sauber won't appeal the disqualification of
Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi from the Australian Grand
Prix after accepting that their cars broke technical rules.
With two former world champions behind the wheel, McLaren is
ready to brush off some less-than-impressive testing sessions
and perform strongly in this weekend's Formula One
season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton can hardly wait to fly out to Malaysia for
next week's third stop on the Formula One calendar, if only
to leave behind yet another Australian Grand Prix weekend
he'd rather forget.
Yet another Australian Formula One Grand Prix has ended in
disaster for Mark Webber - left to apologise to Lewis
Hamilton after he crashed into the Briton and out of
contention.
McLaren's Jenson Button survived a first-corner collision and
successfully gambled on a bold tyre strategy to win a
thrilling Formula One Australian Grand Prix on Sunday.
V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup says the non-championship
status of this weekend's races at the Australian grand prix
will not affect the level of competition on the track.
Mark Webber will be Australia's first grand prix-winning
driver in action in 24 years when he competes at next month's
Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
