Lewis Hamilton unscathed after practice crash

Lewis Hamilton was unharmed after crashing out during free practice ahead of this Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, which was dominated by the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen.

F1 news briefs: Friday (Coulthard expects child, Silverstone regrets, USGP no return)

Jul.4 (GMM) David Coulthard's fiancee Karen Minier is pregnant, according to the Swiss newspaper Blick. Soon-to-be-retired Coulthard and Minier, a former F1 TV journalist for France's TF1, have been engaged for two years. He has a beautiful fiancee to look after, friend and rival Jenson Button said at Silverstone on Friday in contemplation of Coulthard's final British grand prix.

David Coulthard makes sure of a rude awakening

The first language advisory of the 2008 Formula One season was earned by David Coulthard, with a storming display in the pitlane shortly after Felipe Massa had cut him up at a corner and reduced his car to a pile of quivering fibre glass. “I know I screwed up in the same way last season, but I took full responsibility for it and I would expect Felipe to do the same,” Coulthard said, reasonably. “And if he doesn't then I'm going to kick ten colours of s*** out of the little b******.”

Mark Webber: 'Hamilton? Only the English are interested'

No people on earth pursue sporting victory as single-mindedly as the Australians; no nation has less truck with the Corinthian notion that winning is less important than taking part. So when the 2008 Formula One season whines into action in Melbourne on Sunday, one wonders how the locals will take to the idea that they have only one compatriot on the Albert Park track, and that he has a negligible chance of winning the race.

Lewis Hamilton bounces back as Kubica takes pole

Robert Kubica secured the first pole position of his Formula One career at the end of a stunning qualifying session for tomorrow's Bahrain Grand Prix.

Australian GP Results

Practice results Friday for Sunday's Formula One Australian Grand Prix at the 5.303-kilometer (3.295-mile) Albert Park circuit (with driver, country, car, leader's fastest lap time and laps completed):