McLaren have confirmed they are to lose title sponsor Vodafone at the end of the season. Vodafone have decided to end the partnership which has been in place since 2007 'to focus on business priorities away from Formula One sponsorship'.
Lewis Hamilton was looking relaxed ahead of the kick-off to the new Formula One season at the Melbourne Grand Prix this weekend. Hamilton, who will race his first Grand Prix since moving to Mercedes from McLaren, was smiling as he sat with the media just off Melbourne's St Kilda beach.
There has always been an unpredictability about any season-opening race, but ahead of this year's Australian curtain-raiser the uncertainty appears magnified. Throughout testing a driver or team principal fudges when it comes to discussing the merits of their car in comparison to the opposition.
Ahead of the new season which kicks off in Melbourne on Sunday, we’ve spoken to Sportsmail’s panel of Formula One experts to gauge their opinions, predictions and hopes for what promises to be another stellar campaign.
The Formula One circus will take on five continents over eight months of gruelling action in 2013. Read Sportsmail's guide to the 19 races which make up this year's calendar.
Read Sportsmail's lowdown of the 22 grand prix stars and 11 constructors who will make up this season's Formula One grid.
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has vowed to look after Lewis Hamilton's dog when the British star is
competing in the cockpit this season.
Between the tattoos and the bright red £20million private jet, Lewis Hamilton says it is only now that we are starting to see the real him. At Mercedes he can express himself.
Even before a wheel has turned in anger, the debate regarding Red Bull's stranglehold on Formula One is already fully up to speed.
Olympic Track Cycling Champion Chris Hoy has found a new partner by getting British Formula One driver Paul di Resta to ditch four wheels for two ahead of this weekend's Australian Grand Prix.
MARTIN SAMUEL - The Debate: You can't run a shop with another man's stock and AC Milan have got 33 players out on loan... that can't be right
Tackling your comments
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD meets GEORGE NORTH: Training's been brutal... we're ready to do battle
Sportsmail columnists preview the Grand Slam grudge match in Cardiff
NEIL ASHTON: Arsenal must copy Bayern's blueprint if they want to end their trophyless run
The target for Arsenal's board is to be as big as Bayern within three years
IN PICTURES: The agony of a Champions League exit
We capture Arsene Wenger's emotional rollercoaster on a mixed night in Munich
Northern Exposure: Newcastle are flying in Europe but the main talking point is Pardew's new beard!
Alan Pardew grew it as a tribute to Russia
Magic Messi stakes his claim to be the greatest ever, but is he better than Pele and Maradona?
Sportsmail analyses trio at the top of the game
WARNING: History shows changing your manager this late in the season only leads to one thing... RELEGATION!
Championship now beckons for Reading...
Lewes posters cooking up a storm:
Nigella's club uses iconic images from Banksy, the Sex Pistols and 1966 in posters to sell match tickets
Reckon England's Champions League adventure is over? Well, think again!
Beckham, Webb and even Barca are left flying the flag
Bundled out of the Champions League before the quarters... but here are 10 reasons why nothing beats English football
Keep your head up...
The new Pope may be from Argentina, but the country's footballing Gods have been inspiring us for decades
Pope Francis can take comfort from these stars
After Berlocq's grunting flusters Murray, which other stars are causing tennis fans to cover their ears?
It is sometimes an awful experience for the ears
Villa, Birmingham and Leicester top the list of Midland's clubs in financial turmoil... but one team is showing the big boys how it's done
Can you guess the side?
Drogba is in the Champions League quarter-finals, while Chelsea fight to stay in the Europa League...
He's the man the Blues should have never let go
F1 season preview: Can anyone stop Vettel's romp to a fourth crown?
Sportsmail's F1 experts give their opinions, predictions and hopes for the 2013 season
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