Rosberg quickest in Bahrain heat Mercedes' Nico Rosberg upstages team-mate and returning Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher in second 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.
Red Bull pair wanted more track time Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber admitted they were hoping for more track time during practice in Bahrain on Friday.
Sutil confident of being in top 10 Adrian Sutil remains confident that Force India has the potential to run in the top 10 after going quickest in the first free practice session of 2010 at Sakhir
Rosberg pleased with practice gains Nico Rosberg reckoned Mercedes made good progress once track conditions improved in the second free practice session at Sakhir today
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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.
Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir - Friday free practice (combined) Nico Rosberg claims day one honours for Mercedes after topping second free practice in Bahrain.
Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir Friday free practice (2) Nico Rosberg puts Mercedes top of the times in second session, claiming day one honours at the Bahrain GP.
Alonso: Title against Michael 'has more value' Fernando Alonso admits that an F1 title, or race win, with Michael Schumacher on the grid will be of more value to a driver
Sutil fastest as F1 2010 kicks off in Bahrain Adrian Sutil puts Force India at top of times as Bahrain GP gets underway with true pecking order still a mystery.
Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir - Friday Free Practice (1) The F1 2010 World Championship campaign has revved into life at Sakhir in Bahrain today - here is how the early pecking order is looking...
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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
Campos admits he almost gave up Adrian Campos has spoken of his battle to get financing in place in the weeks before the start of the season to secure the future of his team
Williams in the mix - Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg thinks Williams could trouble the top four in races this year and is aiming for points finishes and the occasional podium
McLaren legality 'a complete joke' - Renault Renault technical director Bob Bell has slammed the FIA's decision to allow McLaren's innovative rear wing
Hamilton pleased with adaptive first day Lewis Hamilton was pleased with his performance as the first two practice sessions of the 2010 season began in Bahrain on Friday. The 2008 title winner was one of three World Champions in the top four, finishing four tenths of a second off Nico Rosberg's leading pace.
Rosberg happy with 'positive start' at Sakhir Nico Rosberg proved to be fastest of the 24 drivers in the field on Friday as he completed Friday free practice on top in Bahrain. Having made his Formula 1 debut at Sakhir four years ago, setting the fastest lap in his first Grand Prix with Williams, the son of 1982 World Champion Keke moves to reigning Champion team Mercedes GP for 2010.
Schumacher: I'm rusty on one-lap runs Michael Schumacher was highly pleased with the overall performance of Mercedes GP in Bahrain on Friday. With team-mate Nico Rosberg leading the timesheets in second practice at Sakhir, the 7-time World Champion was third behind Lewis Hamilton and ahead of reigning Champion Jenson Button but admits that there is room for improvement when it comes to a single flying lap.
Red Bull and Ferrari will be there, says Haug Norbert Haug is sure that Red Bull and Ferrari will be near the top of the timesheets over the rest of the weekend in Bahrain after the two teams finished lower down than expected on Friday. Mercedes enjoyed a strong start to the season, however, with four cars carrying its engines locking out the first four positions.
Rosberg finishes Bahrain Friday on top Nico Rosberg and the Mercedes-Benz team set the fastest lap in Bahrain on Friday as the first day of running began for the 2010 season. It was a strong start to the campaign for Mercedes, which saw the two McLaren cars join its works team in the top four. Bruno Senna's session came to a dramatic end, however, when the Hispania stopped due to a suspected loss of a wheel nut.
Lotus running modified rear wing The rear wings of the Lotus cars had sprouted changed rear wings when making appearances on-track in Bahrain on Friday. The T127 chassis of Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen are competing with an added element in the centre section of the wing's main plane.
Renault: McLaren rear wing is illegal The Renault team is not pleased with the FIA's decision to confirm McLaren's rear wing assembly as legal in Bahrain. The MP4-25 cars of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, containing an air vent which can be opened and shut by the drivers, successfully passed scrutineering on Thursday.
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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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