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.
Buemi laments lack of running Sebastien Buemi was left lamenting his lack of running in Friday's practice sessions for the Bahrain Grand Prix after failing to complete a timed lap in the afternoon.
Ferrari duo still not making predictions Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa say it is still impossible to predict the pecking order following Friday practice for the Bahrain GP.
Rosberg quickest in second practice Nico Rosberg led the way in Friday afternoon practice at Sakhir, as Mercedes-powered cars filled the top four in 2010's second official session.
Chandhok misses out on Friday running Karun Chandhok was forced to delay his Formula 1 debut until Saturday in Bahrain after the Hispania Racing Team failed to get his Dallara running in time for the second free practice session on Friday.
Rivals resigned to copy McLaren design Mercedes GP team principal Ross Brawn thinks he and his fellow competitors have no option but to resign themselves to developing complicated venting systems in the wake of McLaren's ingenious device being approved by the FIA.
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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.
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 times) 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...
Button: I feel at home already Jenson Button admits he already feels part of the McLaren team just two months after making his move from Brawn GP official
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Rosberg leads the way in second session Rosberg leads he way in second session Nico Rosberg set the pace in today's second practice session, finishing ahead of Hamilton, Schumacher, Button, Vettel, Hulkenberg, Massa, Petrov, Alonso and de la Rosa.
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.
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.
Renault MD up in arms over McLaren device Renault's Bob Bell has launched a scathing attack on McLaren, claiming that a controversial device on its car threatens to spark a new 'arms race'.
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
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.
Sutil leads first practice in Bahrain The Force India of Adrian Sutil set the fastest lap time as the first practice session of the 2010 season commenced in Bahrain on Friday. The German driver led the way from the two Ferraris, Robert Kubica's Renault and the pair of McLaren cars as 7-time World Champion Michael Schumacher rounded out the top ten and the Hispania Racing team completed its first ever laps.
Prost joins Bahrain race stewards 4-time World Champion Alain Prost will line up as one of the FIA's official race stewards for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend. The appointment of the former driver and team owner is one of the first changes to the steward setup since Jean Todt took presidency of Formula 1 governing body the FIA last October.
Ecclestone: F1 almost returned to South Africa Formula 1 commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that the sport recently came close to seeing a return to the calendar of South Africa. The Kyalami circuit last hosted a World Championship race for the country in 1993.
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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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