Webber edges Raikkonen in FP1
Mark Webber just edged Kimi Raikkonen to the fastest time in the first practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix, with the Red Bull 0.068s quicker than the Lotus.
<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#B22222'>Australian GP
</font><font color='#DAA520'>Practice Session 1
</font>[/U]</font><font color='#40E0D0'>Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap Laps</font>
<font color='#800080'> 1. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m36.935s 15
2. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m37.003s + 0.068s 15
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m37.104s + 0.169s 21
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m37.319s + 0.384s 13
5. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m37.588s + 0.653s 19
6. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m37.769s + 0.834s 17
7. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m37.771s + 0.836s 15
8. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m37.773s + 0.838s 15
9. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m37.840s + 0.905s 18
10. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m37.915s + 0.980s 17
11. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m38.173s + 1.238s 16
12. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m38.673s + 1.738s 16
13. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m38.830s + 1.895s 17
14. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m39.054s + 2.119s 17
15. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m39.204s + 2.269s 16
16. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m39.208s + 2.273s 19
17. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m39.284s + 2.349s 17
18. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m39.567s + 2.632s 16
19. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m40.728s + 3.793s 17
20. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1m40.996s + 4.061s 14
21. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m41.163s + 4.228s 18
22. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m41.513s + 4.578s 14</font>
Raikkonen fastest in second practice
Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus was fastest in the second practice session of the Malaysian Grand Prix as he continued to give Red Bull a run for its money on one-lap pace.
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</font><font color='#DAA520'>Practice Session 2
</font>[/U]</font><font color='#40E0D0'>Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps</font>
<font color='#800080'> 1. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m36.569 28
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m36.588s + 0.019s 27
3. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m36.661s + 0.092s 33
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m36.985s + 0.416s 23
5. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m37.026s + 0.457s 29
6. Romain Grosjean Lotus Renault 1m37.206s + 0.637s 26
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m37.448s + 0.879s 32
8. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m37.571s + 1.002s 30
9. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m37.574s + 1.005s 32
10. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m37.788s + 1.219s 10
11. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m37.838s + 1.269s 21
12. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m37.865s + 1.296s 29
13. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m38.068s + 1.499s 31
14. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m38.645s + 2.076s 23
15. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m38.738s + 2.169s 31
16. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m38.801s + 2.232s 27
17. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m38.904s + 2.335s 31
18. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1m39.508s + 2.939s 30
19. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m39.660s + 3.091s 28
20. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m40.757s + 4.188s 29
21. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m40.768s + 4.199s 32
22. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m41.438s + 4.869s 23</font>
Fry steps down as Mercedes CEO
Mercedes CEO Nick Fry will leave his role at the beginning of April as Toto Wolff takes on more responsibility within the team.
F1 'all about the tyres' - Webber
Mark Webber says "the tyres are still the most important thing" in Formula One after practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix.
I could have gone faster - Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen says he could have gone faster in after setting the quickest time of Friday practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Ferrari pace 'not an illusion' - Alonso
Fernando Alonso said Ferrari has proved to itself that the pace of the F138 is "not just an illusion" following Friday practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Tyre concerns just a phase - Pirelli
Pirelli has played down the extent to which tyre degradation will dominate the sport this year.
Mystery problem slowing Grosjean
Romain Grosjean says he is still struggling with an unknown problem with his Lotus at this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix.
Still too early to think about wins - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton is confident Mercedes has made a step forward this weekend in Malaysia but says it is still too early to start thinking about winning a race.
Button perplexed by McLaren's wet pace
Jenson Button admits he doesn't know why McLaren is so much more competitive in wet conditions after rain-affected second practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Maldonado feels Williams in the dark over solutions
Pastor Maldonado says Williams doesn't know how to solve the problems with its FW35.
Vettel concerned about tyres
Sebastian Vettel admitted he isn't sure if Red Bull might suffer a repeat of its tyre issues from Melbourne after practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix.
McLaren unwilling to give time frame for fix
McLaren sporting director Sam Michael does not know whether his team will be able to solve the problems with its car ahead of the next two rounds of the championship in China and Bahrain.
Caterham and Marussia held merger talks
Caterham has confirmed to ESPN it held talks with Marussia about merging with the team during the winter.