FIA Thursday press conference - Australia

Drivers - Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso), Kevin Magnussen (McLaren), Valtteri Bottas (Williams), Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull Racing)

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FIA press conference schedule - Australia

Amongst the drivers who will take part in the official FIA press conference in Melbourne on Thursday will be home favourite Daniel Ricciardo, reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton and new Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel. The line-ups in full

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Sauber line-up uncertain after Van der Garde ruling

Sauber's driver line-up for this weekend's season-opening round in Melbourne is in doubt after an Australian court ruled that the team's 2014 reserve driver Giedo van der Garde has a valid contract to race for them this year

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Haas on schedule for 2016 debut

Gene Haas's fledgling Formula One team say they are on target to be on the grid for the start of next season, following the recent procurement of a European factory and some key staff hirings. To augment Haas's United States home in Kannapolis, North Carolina, the team have bought Marussia's former UK base in Banbury

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Merhi to race for Marussia in Australian season-opener

Roberto Merhi will make his F1 race debut this weekend in Australia after being confirmed as Marussia's second driver for the 'opening rounds' of the 2015 season. Merhi has previous experience in Formula One racing, having driven for Caterham in three FP1 sessions during the 2014 season. Still only 23-years-old, he has enjoyed success in a number of disciplines

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Force India head to Australia on the back foot - Mallya

Vijay Mallya admits Force India are starting the 2015 season on the back foot following their disrupted pre-season. Various delays meant the team were only able to complete two and a half days of running in their 2015 car, the VJM08 - and while it proved reliable from the outset, team principal Mallya says there is no hiding the fact Force India are playing catch up with their rivals

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Mercedes unveils new 2015 safety and medical cars

Mercedes AMG have unveiled the two new models that will serve as Formula One racing's official safety and medical cars for the 2015 season

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Marussia set to compete in Australia

Marussia are set to return to the Formula One racing grid for the 2015 season-opener after confirming their car will be ready in time for Australia. The team say they will begin the season with an interim machine, built to comply fully with 2015 regulations, before introducing a new car later in the campaign, based on designs initiated last year

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Pirelli reveal tyre choices for first four races

Formula One racing's official tyre suppliers Pirelli have confirmed the tyre compounds that will be available for the first four Grands Prix of the 2015 season

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Toro Rosso: Rookies ready for Melbourne race bow

Toro Rosso say there is no doubt that rookies Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Junior are ready to make their Formula One racing debuts in the season-opener in Australia. At 17 and 20 years-old respectively, the duo will be the youngest driver pairing in F1 history when they compete in Melbourne - but team principal Franz Tost believes they have already proved they can handle the occasion

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Alonso to miss Australian race on medical advice

Fernando Alonso will miss the season-opening Grand Prix in Australia following his testing crash in Barcelona, McLaren confirmed on Tuesday. Although the team say Alonso is “entirely healthy from neurological and cardiac perspectives”, doctors have advised the Spaniard, who sustained a concussion on February 22, not to compete in the race. Kevin Magnussen will take Alonso's place

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Wolff to drive for Williams in FP1 in Britain and Spain

Susie Wolff will take part in two Grand Prix sessions in 2015, after Williams confirmed her participation in FP1 at both Spain and Great Britain. Wolff will also drive on the opening day of the post-race tests in Spain and Austria, as well as completing an "extensive programme of work" in the Williams simulator

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Ferrari met all test objectives - Arrivabene

Ferrari enter the 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship having met all of their pre-season testing goals, according to team principal Maurizio Arrivabene

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FIA clarifies new helmet design rules

Formula One racing's governing body the FIA has published new helmet livery rules intended to make the drivers more recognisable while they are out on track

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Red Bull reveal 'traditional' 2015 livery

Having used a unique black and white 'camouflage' livery throughout testing, Red Bull have revealed the colour scheme that will adorn their RB11 car during the 2015 season proper. As expected, the Milton Keynes-based squad has retained its traditional dark blue livery, with purple highlights on the sidepods

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Bottas puts Williams on top on final day of pre-season testing

Valtteri Bottas signed off the 2015 pre-season in style by going fastest for Williams on the final day of testing at Barcelona on Sunday. The Finn hit the front early and was never deposed, as a qualifying simulation on Pirelli's supersoft tyre yielded a 1m 23.063s - which left him almost half a second clear of the chasing pack

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Hamilton doubles up for Mercedes in Spain

For the second day running it was a Mercedes atop the timesheet on Saturday, as the Formula One teams carried out their penultimate day of pre-season testing in Barcelona. Felipe Massa set the morning pace for Williams on Pirelli's supersoft tyre, but it was Lewis Hamilton who clocked the ultimate benchmark - a 1m 23.022s, recorded on soft rubber

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Hamilton doubles up for Mercedes in Spain

For the second day running it was a Mercedes atop the timesheet on Saturday, as the Formula One teams carried out their penultimate day of pre-season testing in Barcelona. Felipe Massa set the morning pace for Williams on Pirelli's super-soft tyre, but it was Lewis Hamilton who clocked the ultimate benchmark - a 1m 23.022s, recorded on soft rubber

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Rosberg and Mercedes fire ominous warning on day two

Mercedes finally hit the front in 2015 pre-season testing on Friday, as Nico Rosberg set an imperious new benchmark on day two in Barcelona. Elsewhere there was encouragement for McLaren, as Jenson Button completed more than 100 laps on the team's most successful day to date, and Force India, who rolled out their new car for the first time

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Marussia included on official 2015 FIA entry list

Marussia have moved another step closer to returning to Formula One racing after governing body the FIA approved their entry for the 2015 season

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