Richard Branson parades around the paddock after announcing Virgin's sponsorship deal with Brawn - his timing is not too bad...

Japanese star Kazuki Nakajima speeds around Albert Park in his Williams during the first qualifying session for the Australian Grand Prix

Ferrari endure another underwhelming session in Melbourne as Felipe Massa finishes in seventh and team-mate Kimi Raikkonen in ninth

It is another depressing day for Lewis Hamilton, gearbox problems end his day early, and he will start from 15th on the grid on Sunday

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel storms to third place with a smooth display that lived up to the hype surrounding the young German

Jenson Button storms to pole position in the Brawn as they become the first team to grab pole with their first car since Tyrrell in 1970

A jubilant Jenson Button celebrates getting pole position - he will start a Grand Prix from the front for only the fourth time in his career

So it's a Brawn one-two with Button being joined by his team-mate Rubens Barrichello on the front row for the Australian Grand Prix

Toyota's Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli are thrown to the back of the grid after officials said the cars had rear wings that were too flexible