| Pos | Driver |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pastor Maldonado |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen |

Fernando Alonso set the pace in a shortened first practice session in Monaco after a spectacular engine blow-out for Heikki Kovalainen in the tunnel...

Michael Schumacher says he hasn't yet made a decision on whether he'll retire at the end of this season but insists he's as motivated as ever before...

Romain Grosjean, Pastor Maldonado, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton attended Thursday's FIA press conference...

Martin Whitmarsh may be frustrated by McLaren's stuttering start to the 2012 season, but Lewis Hamilton has just shrugged it off...

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh admits his squad have been left "frustrated" by their inability to capitalise on their good starts this year...

Williams are not too far away from being one of the best teams on the grid, according to Pastor Maldonado...

Although he is determined to "stay focused" on his job at Force India, Paul di Resta admits it is "nice" to be linked with some of the top teams...

McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh has again praised Lewis Hamilton for showing great "maturity" this year...

Ross Brawn will be back on the Mercedes pit wall at the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend as he has recovered from illness...

Ma Qing Hua will get his first taste of Formula One action at Silverstone as he will be behind the wheel of an HRT at the Young Driver Test...

First-time race winner Pastor Maldonado, Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher will be among the drivers to field questions on Thursday...

Ross Brawn is confident Michael Schumacher will make it onto the podium, saying the team are to blame for some of his poor displays...

Pirelli insists they are open to changes when it comes to qualifying tyres, saying they are willing to provide teams with Q3-only rubber...

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners have sold a 21 per cent stake, reportedly worth £1billion, in the sport to a trio of investment companies...

Bruno Senna feels his "time will come" following Williams team-mate Pastor Maldonado's success in Barcelona...

Red Bull Racing boss Dieter Mateschitz reckons that F1 this season is like watching a load of lottery balls come up...

Fernando's continuing whitewash is beginning to cause concern at Maranello, while Lewis has banished his own tyre demons...

Pastor Maldonado for the World title? Lewis Hamilton to Williams in 2012? And everyone reckons they can win. All these and more...

It's a season where nothing lasts forever as highlighted by Pastor becoming the fifth different driver to claim a race win...

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