Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen will join the Mercedes driver on the front row, with championship-leading teammate Sebastian Vettel qualifying third.
Italian Luca Badoer is up to the challenge after being handed a race drive by Ferrari when Michael Schumacher cancelled plans for a temporary return to Formula One, he said on Tuesday. Seven-times world champion Schumacher was due to replace the injured Felipe Massa but had to pull out with a neck problem, handing a golden opportunity to the team's experienced test driver.
The German, who clinched his seventh Formula One title in Belgium last month, survived a collision, a spin and a puncture in the Chinese Grand Prix.
Renault's Fernando Alonso needs one more point to become only the sixth driver to score 500 points in Formula One whereas Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen (currently on 491) needs to win in Monaco.
Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has accused rivals Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso of coming in his way during various stages of qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.
Ross Brawn, who helped Michael Schumacher win seven world titles, would have full responsibility for designing, manufacturing, engineering and racing.
Seven times world champion Michael Schumacher took his last win with Ferrari in China in 2006. He has not appeared in public since he suffered severe head injuries in a 2013 skiing accident.
The 36-year-old Briton, the sport's only Black driver, was made a Knight Bachelor by Britain's Prince Charles during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle in England.
Spain's first race winner and first F1 world champion shrugged off suggestion that he is the face of a new era.\n
'I don't think the departure of Schumacher or (technical director Ross) Brawn will change much,' said the Toyota driver.
The 'Dream Team' so closely associated with Michael Schumacher's success is no more.
Fernando Alonso can take one of Michael Schumacher's many records on Sunday by becoming Formula One's youngest double world champion.
The Brazilian lapped 0.151s quicker than team mate Michael Schumacher in free testing at the Italian Grand Prix.
Schumacher was the quickest, 0.172 seconds ahead of champion Alonso, on a damp track after morning drizzle at an overcast circuit.
Renault's world champion Fernando Alonso has been elected as a director of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association in place of retiring Ferrari rival Michael Schumacher.
Team by team analysis of Sunday's San Marino Formula One Grand Prix (listed in championship order).\n
Michael Schumacher was the slowest driver to complete a lap, behind even the two Minardis and 27.4 seconds slower than Fisichella.
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Max Verstappen believes he can thwart Lewis Hamilton's bid for a seventh Formula One title this season if Red Bull give him the tools to do the job. Hamilton, 35, is chasing several records this season including Michael Schumacher's 91 race wins and seven titles, and has won five of the last six championships with dominant Mercedes.
The six-times world champion's 200th Grand Prix saw him spray the winner's champagne for the 75th time in his career.
The time sheet for Sunday's Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix.
Michael Schumacher was left with a mountain to climb in the last race of his Formula One career after qualifying 10th for the title-deciding Brazilian Grand Prix.
Ferrari's technical director said the rule changes made it difficult for his team to win this year.
The Finn pipped the seven times champion by just 0.002 seconds.
Seven times world champion Michael Schumacher completed just five laps but still boasted the second fastest time of one minute 32.120 seconds.
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