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Formula One: Massa on top as Ferrari take early control

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 05:46
Ferrari dominated Friday morning's opening free practice for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, with Brazilian Felipe Massa topping the times ahead of team-mate Fernando Alonso of Spain. In typically hot conditions, with a track temperature of 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) and an air temperature of 34C at the Sakhir circuit, the Ferrari duo took command in the final half hour of the 90-minute session.

Massa fastest in F1 Chinese GP practice

April 15, 2013 17:18
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa set the fastest time in Friday's practice sessions for the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix, bringing praise from his team for an "incredible" performance. Massa set a best time of 1 minute, 35.340 seconds around the Shanghai International Circuit in the afternoon session, putting him 0.15 seconds ahead of Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen, with Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso third.

Raikkonen makes hay while the sun shines

March 22, 2013 01:15
By John O'Brien SEPANG, Malaysia (Reuters) - Kimi Raikkonen carried the form that propelled him to a season-opening victory to Sepang on Friday after the Finn edged a fascinating first day of practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix in his finely balanced Lotus. The 2007 Formula One world champion was second to Red Bull's Mark Webber in the bone-dry morning session but forged his way to the top of the timesheets in the afternoon before the heavens opened with 30 minutes remaining of second free practice.

Formula One: Hamilton storms to Barcelona best

March 2, 2013 14:00
Lewis Hamilton laid down an impressive marker ahead of the new Formula One season on Saturday when he set the best time on the third day of testing, his Mercedes thriving in the dry conditions. The 2008 world champion, who had also set the benchmark in Thursday's opening session, clocked 1min 20.558sec, beating the fastest time of 1min 21.848sec in last month's four-day test at the same circuit set by McLaren's Sergio Perez.

Formula One: Hamilton storms to Barcelona best

March 2, 2013 13:46
Lewis Hamilton laid down an impressive marker ahead of the new Formula One season on Saturday when he set the best time on the third day of testing, his Mercedes thriving in the dry conditions. The 2008 world champion, who had also set the benchmark in Thursday's opening session, clocked 1min 20.558sec, beating the fastest time of 1min 21.848sec in last month's four-day test at the same circuit set by McLaren's Sergio Perez.

Formula One: Hamilton sets early pace in pre-season testing

March 2, 2013 09:15
Lewis Hamilton recorded the fastest time on Saturday morning on the third day of pre-season testing at the Catalunya Circuit in Barcelona. The British Mercedes driver, world champion in 2008, posted a quickest time of 1min 20.55sec on a dry track, over a second faster than Mexican Sergio Perez's fastest lap on the same circuit a week ago. Germany's Adrian Sutil was second-fastest in a time of 1min 21.627sec in his Force India, while Brazil's Felipe Massa was third in a Ferrari.

Formula One: Button sets pace on second day of testing

March 1, 2013 09:16
Britain's Jenson Button, of McLaren, was quickest on a wet second morning of the final pre-season testing of the winter in Barcelona on Friday. Button, the 2009 world champion, was 0.216 seconds quicker than Germany's Adrian Sutil, driving for Force India in conditions that started off very wet before beginning to dry up. Sutil's impressive performance came a day after he was confirmed as the Force India team's second driver for 2013 after a 12-month absence.

Formula One: Hamilton finds cold comfort in Barcelona

February 22, 2013 14:16
Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time on the final day of Formula One testing Friday, but the cold, damp weather played havoc with teams' hopes of collecting reliable data. Former world champion Hamilton drove his Mercedes to a best time of 1min 23.282sec off a modest total of 52 laps, a time set in the more favourable morning conditions. Hamilton's former McLaren teammate Jenson Button was second fastest with 1min 23.633sec while Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne was third best with 1min 24.071sec.

Formula One: Hamilton fastest in F1 testing

February 22, 2013 09:00
Former world champion Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap time in Friday morning's session at Barcelona's Catalunya circuit on the fourth and final day of testing before the start of the new Formula One season. The British driver, who has switched from McLaren to Mercedes for the coming season, clocked 1min 23.282sec, to finish ahead of his erstwhile team-mate Jenson Button, who timed 1:23.633 in his McLaren. Jean-Eric Vergne of France, in a Toro Rosso, was third in 1:24.071.

Formula One: Brake failure sends Hamilton crashing out

February 6, 2013 14:00
Lewis Hamilton suffered a brake failure on his first day behind the wheel of his Mercedes on Wednesday, but insisted he had survived more horrifying smashes. The 28-year-old 2008 world champion, was on his 15th lap when he careered off the Jerez track and into a tyre barrier having just moments earlier reached speeds of between 260kph and 300kph. "I hit the brakes and in a split-second they didn't work. The pedal went down and nothing happened, so I just braced for the impact," said Hamilton, after the accident which took place on the second day of pre-season testing.
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