Schumacher keen to 'raise game' Returning legend Michael Schumacher vows to improve after Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg leads Friday practice in Bahrain.
Raikkonen buoyed by rally debut Former Formula 1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen says he is encouraged by his World Rally Championship debut for Citroen after finishing 30th in Sweden.
Hill to join stewards' panel at two races The FIA has confirmed that Damon Hill will be among the drivers who assist the stewards at grands prix later in the 2010 season
Senna happy after 'great start' for HRT Bruno Senna labelled his first laps at the wheel of the HRT F1 car as a 'great start' following the team's maiden outing in practice in Bahrain.
Happy Hulkenberg eyeing Q3 Williams driver Nico Hulkenberg says he is targeting a place in the top ten in tomorrow's qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
FIA still chasing Briatore sanction FIA president Jean Todt says the governing body is working to make sure that former Renault boss Flavio Briatore gets some sort of sanction for his involvement in the race-fixing scandal.
Domenicali: We are not favourites Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has played down suggestions the Italian team and new signing Fernando Alonso head into the opening grand prix weekend as favourites
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Mercedes lead the way but 'still need to progress' Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher see to it that Mercedes set the pace early on in Sakhir ahead of the curtain-raising 2010 Bahrain GP - but the team is adamant they are not favourites.
Massa: It's going to be close Felipe Massa has predicted that the Scuderia will face 'stiff competition' in Bahrain this weekend, the opening round in the F1 2010 season.
Todt : 'Disappointing' no-show of USF1 will be investigated FIA President Jean Todt has confirmed that an investigation will be launched into why American failure USF1 was unable to make the grade in F1 2010 - and whether any sanctions are required.
Reliability niggles leave Red Bull with 'a lot of work to do' Anticipated F1 2010 title contenders Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber were left frustrated by Red Bull Racing's reliability woes on the opening day of practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Fernandes: Lotus will be F1 World Champions Tony Fernandes claims Lotus will help to make F1 more global - and insisting that the Anglo/Malaysian outfit is 'not here to be second', he contends that one day, the team will win the title.
Rosberg puts Mercedes top in Bahrain Nico Rosberg overshadows the returning Michael Schumacher to lead the way for Mercedes in second free practice in Bahrain
Barrichello: My goal is still to be F1 World Champion As he begins his 18th campaign in F1 - during which, all being well, he will make his 300th grand prix start - Rubens Barrichello admits his goal remains the same...world championship glory.
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Competition: Five 1:4 scale Brawn BGP 001 steering wheels to be won To mark the start of the 2010 season, Pitpass, in association with its good friends at Amalgam, is offering 5 readers an opportunity to win a 1:4 scale model of the steering wheel used on the championship winning Brawn BGP 001 in 2009.
Todt eyes return of 107% rule FIA president Jean Todt has revealed that the sport's governing body is considering reintroducing the 107% qualifying rule, but not until 2011.
F1 live timing App goes No. 1 The 2010 version of SoftPauer's F1 live timing application for the iPhone and iTouch is the best selling sporting application for these devices in ten countries including the UK.
Bahrain GP: Friday Press Conference Friday's press conference featuring Sebastian Vettel, Robert Kubica, Nico Hulkenberg, Lucas di Grassi and Heikki Kovalainen
Todt in favour of reintroducing 107% rule FIA president Jean Todt has said he is in favour of reintroducing a rule that would see cars fail to qualify if they are outside a certain time
Bumpy turn six presents set-up headache A bump in the middle of turn six has caught the attention of a number of drivers after two sessions of free practice on Friday.
Alonso sees 'four favourites' Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso said he expected the early season battle to be contested between four teams after completing his first practice session with new team Ferrari
Red Bull drivers bemoan lack of track time Red Bull Racing drivers mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel confessed themselves disappointed by a lack of track time during Friday's Free Practice sessions in Bahrain
McLaren pair struggling with tyre wear McLaren drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton are both hoping to revise their driving styles after they experienced excessive rear tyre wear during free practice
'Ferrari didn't aim for quick times' - Massa Felipe Massa was content following Ferrari's first practice session of the season in Bahrain on Friday. The Brazilian driver, championship runner-up of 2008, finished the day as the leading red car in seventh position, 1.1 seconds down on the leading Mercedes of Nico Rosberg.
Senna: A relief to make history Bruno Senna was delighted to be on a Formula 1 track in an official championship session on Friday as he became the first driver to turn a wheel for the brand-new Hispania Racing Team. Although team-mate Karun Chandhok remained grounded due to gearbox problems, Senna followed in the footsteps of late uncle and triple World Champion Ayrton.
Brake change delays Vettel's practice Like team-mate Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel was disappointed to have lost crucial practice time in Bahrain as the first race weekend of the season started on Friday. As Webber was forced to remain in the garage for the majority of the second session due to drive shaft problems, Vettel's lap count was also limited due to a brake change.
Barrichello plans Saturday catch-up After being slowed by small technical problems on Friday, Rubens Barrichello expects a busy Saturday final practice in Bahrain as he begins his first season with the Williams team. The Brazilian finished fifth at the desert track for Brawn GP last year.
De la Rosa: We definitely need to improve Pedro de la Rosa is unsure whether the Sauber team will be in a position to challenge for the top ten in qualifying on Saturday, despite finishing tenth and eleventh in Bahrain's second practice session on Friday. This weekend also marks the Barcelona driver's full-time return to Formula 1, having last had a permanent race seat at Jaguar in 2002.
Sutil confident after leading first practice Adrian Sutil is in determined mood after being the first driver to lead a practice session this year. The German topped the timesheets at Sakhir on Friday morning before rounding off the day twelfth quickest in the afternoon with a best effort of 1:57.361, 1.9 seconds down on Mercedes' session-topper Nico Rosberg.
Difficult start for Virgin Racing Following a first pre-season of testing which featured a selection of problems, Virgin Racing's difficult times continued in Bahrain on Friday as mileage was limited for Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi following a late parts delivery to the Sakhir circuit on Thursday night.
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The Hack looks back - ...on Suzuka The F1 travelling circus briefly makes its home this weekend at Suzuka, a rather weird mini-Disneyland out in the sticks but unquestionably one of the three most important temples of international motor racing, whether on two wheels or four.
Insight - Was it really that bad? The blame for the Renault race-fixing affair has been laid firmly upon the doorsteps of Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds. The former's refusal to accept any wrongdoing has seen him effectively banned from all FIA motor racing series and there will now follow a series of investigations into his dealings in other areas, most notably his ownership of Queens Park Rangers Football Club which he owns in part with Bernie Ecclestone.
The Hack looks back - ... at comebacks On Saturday morning at the British GP, possibly because I happen to have the cutest tush in the press room (or possibly not, the process being entirely random), I was selected by the charming PR lady from the Williams F1 team to join Nico Rosberg and a small group of fellow journalists for breakfast.
The hack looks back - on a driver whose career went wrong Last year, I received a phone call out of the blue. At the other end of the line, speaking from Colombia, was Ricardo Londono, a racing driver with whom I had made friends in the early Eighties at a time when he was trying to get a foothold in F1 racing.
The Hack looks back - on the German Grand Prix Whenever I go to the Nurburgring, the first person I think of is always Mike Hailwood. For those few of you who have not instantly recognised the hallowed name of motorcycle racing's greatest treasure,
The Man in the Pub - Festival of Noise! As has been the way for the last 16 years, the highlight of this particular petrolhead's summer is not the British Grand Prix, but the annual pilgrimage from the pub to the Goodwood estate in Chichester for the superb Festival of Speed.
The Hack looks back - at lost races Unlike The Editor of this site, I haven't yet had the privilege of being charmed out of my socks by the cock-eyed optimist who's promising to run the British GP at Donington Park next year and for 16 years thereafter.
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