-Formula 1 - Season 2012 -

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Romain Grosjean fastest again on second day of F1 testing at Barcelona
Romain Grosjean has become the first driver to go fastest on two separate days in pre-season Formula 1 testing, topping the times on the second day in Barcelona.

[U]<font face='Courier New'><font color='DarkGreen'>Barcelona PreSeason Testing 2</font>
<font color='DarkSlateBlue'>Day 2</font>
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<font color='Navy'>Pos  Driver         Team            Time        Gap    Laps</font>
 1.  Grosjean       Lotus           1m22.614s           123
 2.  Vergne         Toro Rosso      1m23.126s  +0.512    31
 3.  Vettel         Red Bull        1m23.361s  +0.747    85
 4.  Alonso         Ferrari         1m23.447s  +0.833   124
 5.  Kovalainen     Caterham        1m23.828s  +1.214   104
 6.  Kobayashi      Sauber          1m23.836s  +1.222    77
 7.  Hulkenberg     Force India     1m23.893s  +1.279    33
 8.  Schumacher     Mercedes        1m23.978s  +1.364    79
 9.  Hamilton       McLaren         1m24.111s  +1.497    65
10.  Senna          Williams        1m24.925s  +2.311    48
11.  Maldonado      Williams        1m25.801s  +3.187    20

FOTA planning to hold a series of Fans' Forums in 2012
FOTA is now planning to hold a series of Fans' Forums this year following the success of its latest event in Barcelona earlier this week.

Lewis Hamilton confident McLaren in very good shape for start of 2012 Formula 1 season
Lewis Hamilton says McLaren has nothing to fear from rivals' upgrades as top teams prepare to introduce their final pre-season developments at Barcelona this weekend.

Ferrari's Pat Fry says team in 'reasonable' form after day two of F1 testing
Ferrari technical director Pat Fry believes his team is in 'reasonable' shape for the start of the season, although admits that it must keep working hard to improve its position.

Sebastian Vettel reserving judgement as Red Bull prepares to fit final pre-Melbourne major upgrades
Sebastian Vettel expects to have a clearer understanding of the RB8 car he will begin the defence his double world crown with when Red Bull fits a major update package to a new chassis for team-mate Mark Webber to drive at Barcelona on Saturday.

Romain Grosjean pleased with Lotus's long-run pace after second day of F1 testing
Romain Grosjean declared himself satisfied with the progress made by the Lotus team after topping the timesheets for the second day in a row at Barcelona on Friday.

Michael Schumacher says Mercedes needs to improve tyre degradation
Michael Schumacher has revealed that tyre degradation is an area where Mercedes must improve, as well as admitting that some of the team's chief rivals were getting better mileage out of the Pirelli rubber.

Maldonado confident upgrades are working
Pastor Maldonado says Williams will work on its long run pace at the remaining two days of testing, but is confident ahead of the season-opener at Melbourne.

Vergne ready for grand prix debut
Jean-Eric Vergne says that he feels ready to take part in his first ever grand prix after completing his pre-season testing schedule.

Hulkenberg hampered by driveline issue
Nico Hulkenberg admitted he was a bit frustrated to miss out on the afternoon of his penultimate day of pre-season testing due to a driveline issue.

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Jean Eric Vergne (STR7)

Heikki Kovalainen (CT-01)

Lewis Hamilton (MP4-27) Fernando Alonso (F2012)

Romain Grosjean (E20)

Sebastian Vettel (RB8)

Kamui Kobayashi (C31)

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Pastor Maldonado (FW34)

[U]Nico Hulkenberg (VJM05)

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Red Bull reveals final update package pre-Melbourne
Formula 1's pre-season testing moved up a notch of intensity on Saturday when Red Bull Racing unveiled its latest updates at Barcelona. McLaren is also set to bolt on a new upgrade later today or tomorrow.

Pastor Maldonado unperturbed by lack of running in final test
Pastor Maldonado has no concerns over the time he's lost in the new Williams over the first two days of the final pre-season Formula 1 test at Barcelona.

HRT fails in its bid to get new car to pre-season test at Barcelona
HRT has failed in its bid to get its car ready in time to make the final day of pre-season testing at Barcelona on Sunday - but the outfit still hopes to get some mileage on the car before the Australian Grand Prix.

Sergio Perez set the pace on the penultimate morning of the final pre-season test
Sergio Perez ended the morning session in Barcelona on top, setting the fastest time recorded at Barcelona this year.

<font face='Courier New'>[U]<font color='DarkGreen'>Barcelona PreSeason Testing 2</font>
<font color='DarkSlateBlue'>Day 3</font><font color='RoyalBlue'>
Morning Session</font>[/U]</font>
<font color='Navy'>Pos  Driver         Team            Time        Gap    Laps</font>
 1.  Perez          Sauber          1m22.094s           49
 2.  Ricciardo      Toro Rosso      1m22.155s  +0.061   50
 3.  Massa          Ferrari         1m22.413s  +0.319   48
 4.  Di Resta       Force India     1m22.446s  +0.352   45
 5.  Senna          Williams        1m22.480s  +0.386   36
 6.  Kovalainen     Caterham        1m22.630s  +0.536   44
 7.  Webber         Red Bull        1m22.662s  +0.568   46
 8.  Rosberg        Mercedes        1m22.932s  +0.838   63
 9.  Button         McLaren         1m23.409s  +1.315   17
10.  Raikkonen      Lotus           1m25.620s  +3.526   17

Fourth still the target for Lotus
Romain Grosjean insists that the team is only targeting fourth place in the constructors' championship this season despite its impressive testing performance.

Sauber 'clearly improving' - Kobayashi
Kamui Kobayashi says that Sauber has "clearly" shown that it has improved compared to the previous test in Barcelona.

More to come from Caterham - Kovalainen
Heikki Kovalainen says there is more pace to come from Caterham despite admitting that Friday's best lap time was set on low fuel.

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Sergio Perez on top for Sauber at end of third day of final winter Formula 1 test
Sergio Perez remained on top of the timesheets for Sauber on day three of the final pre-season Formula 1 test at Barcelona on Saturday, despite not improving on his morning mark.

[LEFT]<font face='Courier New'><font color='DarkGreen'>[U]Barcelona PreSeason Testing 2[/U]</font>
<font color='DarkSlateBlue'>[U]Day 3[/U]</font>
<font color='RoyalBlue'>[U]Afternoon Session[/U]</font></font>
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<font color='Navy'>Pos  Driver         Team            Time        Gap    Laps</font>
 1.  Perez          Sauber          1m22.094s           114
 2.  Button         McLaren         1m22.103s  +0.009    44
 3.  Ricciardo      Toro Rosso      1m22.155s  +0.061   131
 4.  Massa          Ferrari         1m22.413s  +0.319   122
 5.  Di Resta       Force India     1m22.446s  +0.352   108
 6.  Senna          Williams        1m22.480s  +0.386   111
 7.  Kovalainen     Caterham        1m22.630s  +0.536    64
 8.  Webber         Red Bull        1m22.662s  +0.568    70
 9.  Rosberg        Mercedes        1m22.932s  +0.838   129
10.  Raikkonen      Lotus           1m25.379s  +3.285    43

Nico Rosberg declares Mercedes quick enough to "annoy" top Formula 1 teams in early 2012 races
Nico Rosberg is confident that Mercedes will be able to "annoy" Red Bull Racing and McLaren early in the season, after his pre-season testing programme wrapped up at Barcelona today.

Mark Webber denies Red Bull has the edge as it introduces revised car
Mark Webber has played down the scale of the update package that Red Bull introduced for the final weekend of pre-season Formula 1 testing - and insists that the champion team faces huge competition at the front of the field.

Bruno Senna says 2012 Williams very easy on tyres
Bruno Senna is excited by how kind the new Williams is on the Pirelli tyres, admitting that even he was surprised with how well the rubber lasted during his final pre-season race simulation at Barcelona today.

Upbeat Jenson Button declares new McLaren upgrade 'a definite step forward'
A new suite of aerodynamic upgrades have allowed McLaren to make a 'definite step forward' as it aims to kick off its championship campaign strongly with the promising new MP4-27, according to an upbeat Jenson Button.

Kimi Raikkonen shrugs off Lotus's lost mileage
Kimi Raikkonen says he is not concerned about having missed out on a lot of pre-season testing mileage and still has confidence in Lotus's reliability.

Caterham capable of even faster lap times - Asmat
Caterham's Deputy team principal Riad Asmat is confident there is more pace to be unlocked from the team's new car, despite it setting a time at the Circuit de Catalunya on Saturday worthy of a top ten grid position at the 2011 Spanish Grand Prix.

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Nico Rosberg (W03)

Felipe Massa (F2012)

Sergio Perez (C31)

Daniel Ricciardo (STR7)

Heikki Kovalainen (CT-01)

Jenson Button (MP4-27)

Kimi Raikkonen (E20)

Bruno Senna (FW34)

Paul Di Resta (VJM05)

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Pedro de la Rosa says HRT's planned 'filming day' shakedown could be critical
Monday's planned filming day for HRT will be crucial for its chances in the coming season, according to driver Pedro de la Rosa.

Mark Webber declares he is in 'much better shape' starting 2012 than 12 months ago
Mark Webber says he is heading to the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in much better shape that he did 12 months ago, as he targets a strong start to the Formula 1 world championship campaign.

Heikki Kovalainen says midfield pack now within touching distance for Caterham
Heikki Kovalainen believes Caterham could be within 0.3 seconds of joining the battle in the Formula 1 midfield this year, following the completion of his pre-season test programme at Barcelona on Saturday.

Red Bull pushing the limits - Gillan
Williams chief operations engineer Mark Gillan described Red Bull's new exhaust solution as "an interesting solution" but feels it's within the latest regulations.

Tavo Hellmund in legal dispute with Austin Grand Prix
Austin Grand Prix promoters are facing a lawsuit from former partner Tavo Hellmund, in yet another twist to the story of the event.

Daniel Ricciardo reckons tight midfield will be good for Toro Rosso
Daniel Ricciardo is hoping the tight battle brewing for Formula 1's midfield honours will play into the hands of Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2012.

Kimi Raikkonen tops final morning of F1 testing at Barcelona
Kimi Raikkonen put Lotus at the head of the order on the final morning of Formula 1 pre-season testing at Barcelona on Sunday.

<font face='Courier New'>[U]<font color='DarkGreen'>Barcelona PreSeason Testing 2</font>
<font color='DarkSlateBlue'>Day 4</font>
<font color='RoyalBlue'>Morning Session</font>[/U]</font>
<font color='Navy'>Pos  Driver         Team            Time        Gap    Laps</font>
 1.  Raikkonen      Lotus           1m22.030s           41
 2.  Alonso         Ferrari         1m22.250s  +0.220   63
 3.  Senna          Williams        1m22.296s  +0.266   53
 4.  Hulkenberg     Force India     1m22.312s  +0.282   45
 5.  Kobayashi      Sauber          1m22.386s  +0.356   56
 6.  Hamilton       McLaren         1m22.430s  +0.400   60
 7.  Petrov         Caterham        1m22.795s  +0.765   43
 8.  Schumacher     Mercedes        1m22.939s  +0.909   57
 9.  Ricciardo      Toro Rosso      1m23.393s  +1.363   53
10.  Vettel         Red Bull        1m23.608s  +1.578   15

Vettel laments lack of running in morning session of final Barcelona F1 test
Sebastian Vettel is hoping for more running in the afternoon session of the final pre-season test of 2012 after being hindered by problems in the morning.

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Kimi Raikkonen quickest as F1 winter testing comes to an end at Barcelona
Kimi Raikkonen ensured that Lotus finished pre-season Formula 1 testing on top as nobody was able to beat his morning time on the final afternoon at Barcelona.

<font face='Courier New'>[U]<font color='DarkGreen'>Barcelona PreSeason Testing 2</font>
<font color='DarkSlateBlue'>Day 4</font>
<font color='RoyalBlue'>Afternoon Session</font>[/U]</font>
<font color='Navy'>Pos  Driver         Team            Time        Gap    Laps</font>
 1.  Raikkonen      Lotus           1m22.030s           121
 2.  Alonso         Ferrari         1m22.250s  +0.220   115
 3.  Senna          Williams        1m22.296s  +0.266    53
 4.  Hulkenberg     Force India     1m22.312s  +0.282   101
 5.  Kobayashi      Sauber          1m22.386s  +0.356    72
 6.  Hamilton       McLaren         1m22.430s  +0.400   115
 7.  Petrov         Caterham        1m22.795s  +0.765   101
 8.  Schumacher     Mercedes        1m22.939s  +0.909   100
 9.  Maldonado      Williams        1m23.347s  +1.317    48
10.  Ricciardo      Toro Rosso      1m23.393s  +1.363   100
11.  Vettel         Red Bull        1m23.608s  +1.578    23

Ross Brawn sure Mercedes is ready to take a significant step forward this season
Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn believes everything is in place for the squad to take a significant step forward over its 2011 form this year.

HRT to run at Barcelona on Monday with new F1 car
HRT will be able to run its 2012 car on Monday at the Barcelona circuit, the Spanish squad confirmed on Sunday evening.

Schumacher says tyre degradation not a worry for Mercedes F1 team
Michael Schumacher is unconcerned by the level of soft tyre degradation experienced by the Mercedes team during the final pre-season Formula 1 test of 2012 at Barcelona this week.

Struggling Ferrari not expecting early podiums in 2012
Ferrari technical chief Pat Fry has admitted that at present he does not believe the team is competitive enough to finish on the podium in the Australian Grand Prix.

Button praises 'competitive' Sauber
Jenson Button believes Sauber will be "competitive" at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after noting impressive testing pace.

Engine problem taints Kobayashi's final day
An engine problem brought Kamui Kobayashi's final day of pre-season testing to a premature end, but he is confident Sauber is ready to race.

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Sebastian Vettel (RB8)
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Nico Hulkenberg (VJM05) Vitaly Petrov (CT-01)

Daniel Ricciardo (STR7)

Bruno Senna (FW34)

Lewis Hamilton (MP4-27)

Fernando Alonso (F2012)

Michal Schumacher (W03)

Kimi Raikkonen (E20)

Kamui Kobayashi (C31)

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Pastor Maldonado (FW34)

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