Formula 1- Season 2013

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Ecclestone confirms Long Beach talks
Bernie Ecclestone says he has held talks with the organisers of the Long Beach Grand Prix about Formula One replacing IndyCar when its agreement to race on the Californian street circuit expires next year.

Marko still not happy with tyres
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has again called for changes to Pirelli's tyre compounds, arguing that they distort competition.

No prize money outside top ten
Bernie Ecclestone has revealed only the top ten in the constructors' championship will received prize money from this year onwards.

Marussia will survive - Symonds
Marussia technical director Pat Symonds is confident his team can weather the financial difficulties it is set to face, even if it finishes 11th in the constructors' championship this year and fails to qualify for prize money.

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Brawn warns against radical change at Mercedes
Ross Brawn has warned against Mercedes making any major changes to its engineering structure.

Marussia close to 2014 engine deal
Marussia is closing in on an engine deal for 2014 with Jules Bianchi's arrival earlier this season bringing the team closer to Ferrari.

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'It's going to be hard to catch Vettel' - Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen says Lotus has to work twice as hard as it rivals if he is to stay in contention for the championship this year.

Mercedes confident of improved race pace
Mercedes is confident its car will have a stronger race pace at next weekend's Spanish Grand Prix after failing to deliver on its promising qualifying pace at the last two races.

Spain upgrades won't define McLaren's season - Button
Jenson Button insists the upgrades planned for his McLaren at the Spanish Grand Prix will not make or break his season.

Mercedes keen to offer Kubica F1 test
Mercedes is keen to offer Robert Kubica a Formula One test as soon as the Pole feels ready to return to the cockpit.

Lawyers holding up new Concorde Agreement - Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone says legal details are holding up the signing of a new Concorde Agreement, insisting financial terms have been agreed until 2020.

Massa eyeing return to front
Felipe Massa says he hopes to be "fighting for the top places" at the Spanish Grand Prix next weekend.

Williams secures sponsorship from Kazakhstan
Williams has secured a sponsorship deal with the Kazakhstani investment business TAK Group that will see the name of Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, displayed on the car.

Perez hopes McLaren has 'turned the corner'
Sergio Perez says he hopes McLaren has "turned the corner" after its disappointing start to the season.

FIA set to solve electronic issues
The FIA will have an upgrade which should allow the full functionality of the cockpit warning system at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Parr expecting Williams recovery
Former Williams chairman Adam Parr says the team has a 'talented' design team that can recover from its poor start to the season.

Silverstone eyeing Hamilton and Button revival
Silverstone admits its ticket sales for the British Grand Prix have been affected by a lack of success for Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button so far this season.

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Problems are in the past - Grosjean
Romain Grosjean feels as though his season has been given a new lease of life after he overcame his early problems at the Bahrain Grand Prix and finished third on the podium.

Gonzalez to drive Marussia in FP1 in Spain
Marussia reserve driver Rodolfo Gonzalez will drive Max Chilton's car during first practice at the Spanish Grand Prix.

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Boullier confident 'plenty more to come' from Lotus
Eric Boullier is confident that "there's plenty more to come" from Lotus this season as it works to develop its E21.

Caterham quicker than Marussia - Kovalainen
Heikki Kovalainen believes Caterham should have been beating Marussia with the car at its disposal in the opening four races of the season.

Barcelona ideal test for MP4-28 - Perez
Sergio Perez believes the Circuit de Catalunya will be an ideal test for McLaren's MP4-28 as it looks to develop its car following a poor start to the season.

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Pirelli to bring extra FP1 tyres but not limited to rookies
Pirelli will bring an extra set of tyres to the Spanish Grand Prix for use in first practice, but they will not be limited to just rookie drivers as originally planned.

Lotus expects another strong race in Spain
Lotus technical director James Allison is confident his team will be competitive at the Spanish Grand Prix next weekend but has played down the upgrades coming to the E21.

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Lotus confirms Allison's departure
James Allison is set to step down as Lotus technical director as he prepares for a move to a rival team.

McLaren focused on fixing correlation issues
McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale says his team's main focus is getting to the bottom of the discrepancies it is seeing between the data from its in-factory simulations and what is actually happening with its car on track.

Teams to vote on relaxing testing restrictions
Formula One teams are due to vote on whether the current track testing restrictions should be relaxed.

Ferrari gives itself '6 out of 10' for 2013 so far
Ferrari chief designer Nikolas Tombazis has given his team's performance this year just "6 out of 10" but is optimistic it will still be in the fight for the championship.

'Nothing controls me now' - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton feels as though he is no longer controlled by his team now he has moved from McLaren to Mercedes.

Podium will come soon enough - Di Resta
Paul di Resta is confident he will score the first podium of his career soon this season.

De Villota to return to F1 paddock
Maria de Villota is finding it difficult to sleep, as she prepares to return to the Formula One paddock for the first time since the accident that resulted in her losing an eye.

Pirelli to bring extra FP1 tyres but not limited to rookies
Pirelli will bring an extra set of tyres to the Spanish Grand Prix for use in first practice, but they will not be limited to just rookie drivers as originally planned.

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Here is the Timing Schedule for this weekend's Spanish GP:

<font color='#b22222'><font face='courier new'>[U]Spanish GP[/U]</font></font>
<font color='#daa520'>[U]Friday[/U]</font>
<font color='#40e0d0'>[U]Practice Session 1[/U]</font>   <font color='#800080'>13:00 To 14:30</font>
<font color='#40e0d0'>[U]Practice Session 2[/U]</font>   <font color='#800080'>17:00 To 18:30</font>
<font color='#daa520'>[U]Saturday[/U]</font>
<font color='#40e0d0'>[U]Practice Session 3[/U]</font>   <font color='#800080'>14:00 To 15:00</font>
<font color='#40e0d0'>[U]Qualifying Session[/U]</font>   <font color='#800080'>17:00 To 18:00</font>
<font color='#daa520'>[U]Sunday[/U]</font>
<font color='#40e0d0'>[U]Race[/U]</font>                 <font color='#800080'>17:00 To 19:00</font>

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Raikkonen unsure of impact of Allison departure
Kimi Raikkonen says he is unsure what impact James Allison's departure will have on Lotus but says it won't play a key role in his own future.

'I think we stand a better chance in Spain' - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton is confident Mercedes will be in better shape at the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend after understanding some of the reasons for the car's lack of race pace earlier in the season.

Alonso would welcome Allison at Ferrari
Fernando Alonso says he would welcome James Allison at Ferrari, amid speculation the ex-Lotus technical director is closing on a deal to move to Maranello.

McLaren must show improvement - Button
Jenson Button says McLaren must show an improvement at the Spanish Grand Prix, but that the team's updates are no longer "crucial" to its season.

Upgrades unlikely to change pecking order - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel does not think the upgrades on various cars this weekend will have a major effect on the pecking order at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Bahrain was a low point - Webber
Mark Webber is confident he can return to form at the upcoming races after two disappointing results in China and Bahrain.

Rosberg certain of Mercedes progress
Nico Rosberg says he is certain Mercedes is progressing this season despite a poor race in Bahrain.

Perez vows to be less aggressive with Button
Sergio Perez has promised to be less aggressive if he finds himself wheel-to-wheel with McLaren team-mate Jenson Button again.

Di Resta happy to talk up victory chances
Paul di Resta says it isn't unreasonable to think Force India could secure a surprise victory at some point this season.

McLaren still adapting to life after Lowe
McLaren says it is still adapting to the loss of technical director Paddy Lowe to rivals Mercedes but is confident internal changes will start to pay off in the next few months.

Pressure is still on - Grosjean
Romain Grosjean says "the pressure is still on" for him at Lotus despite arriving at the Spanish Grand Prix off the back of a podium in Bahrain.

Silverstone receives lottery funding
Silverstone has been allocated an initial ?446,068 of lottery funding ahead of a bid for ?9.1m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

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Alonso heads Massa in mixed FP1
Fernando Alonso set the pace in front of his home fans in a wet-dry first practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix.

<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#b22222'>Spanish GP</font>
<font color='#daa520'>Practice Session 1
</font>[/U]</font><font color='#40e0d0'>Pos Driver                Team                   Time        Gap     Laps</font>
<font color='#800080'> 1. Fernando Alonso       Ferrari                1m25.252s            20</font>
<font color='#800080'> 2. Felipe Massa          Ferrari                1m25.455s  + 0.203s  20</font>
<font color='#800080'> 3. Jean-Eric Vergne      Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1m25.667s  + 0.415s  25</font>
<font color='#800080'> 4. Romain Grosjean       Lotus-Renault          1m26.042s  + 0.790s  21</font>
<font color='#800080'> 5. Adrian Sutil          Force India-Mercedes   1m26.212s  + 0.960s  24</font>
<font color='#800080'> 6. Lewis Hamilton        Mercedes               1m26.374s  + 1.122s  19</font>
<font color='#800080'> 7. Valtteri Bottas       Williams-Renault       1m26.456s  + 1.204s  20</font>
<font color='#800080'> 8. Kimi Raikkonen        Lotus-Renault          1m26.614s  + 1.362s  21</font>
<font color='#800080'> 9. Nico Rosberg          Mercedes               1m26.621s  + 1.369s  21</font>
<font color='#800080'>10. Paul di Resta         Force India-Mercedes   1m26.755s  + 1.503s  16</font>
<font color='#800080'>11. Daniel Ricciardo      Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1m26.940s  + 1.688s  26</font>
<font color='#800080'>12. Nico Hulkenberg       Sauber-Ferrari         1m27.061s  + 1.809s  24</font>
<font color='#800080'>13. Sergio Perez          McLaren-Mercedes       1m27.135s  + 1.883s   6</font>
<font color='#800080'>14. Esteban Gutierrez     Sauber-Ferrari         1m27.250s  + 1.998s  26</font>
<font color='#800080'>15. Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Renault       1m27.576s  + 2.324s  24</font>
<font color='#800080'>16. Heikki Kovalainen     Caterham-Renault       1m28.373s  + 3.121s  14</font>
<font color='#800080'>17. Giedo van der Garde   Caterham-Renault       1m28.600s  + 3.348s  19</font>
<font color='#800080'>18. Jules Bianchi         Marussia-Cosworth      1m28.887s  + 3.635s  14</font>
<font color='#800080'>19. Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault       1m29.457s  + 4.205s  11</font>
<font color='#800080'>20. Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault       1m29.473s  + 4.221s  21</font>
<font color='#800080'>21. Rodolfo Gonzalez      Marussia-Cosworth      1m30.314s  + 5.062s  13</font>
<font color='#800080'>22. Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes       no time               6</font>

Vettel edges Alonso in close FP2
Sebastian Vettel topped the timesheets at the end of second practice for the Spanish Grand Prix as he edged out Fernando Alonso by just 0.017s.

<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#b22222'>Spanish GP</font>
<font color='#daa520'>Practice Session 2</font>
[/U]</font><font color='#40e0d0'>Pos Driver                Team                  Time        Gap     Laps</font>
<font color='#800080'> 1. Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault      1m22.808s            34</font>
<font color='#800080'> 2. Fernando Alonso       Ferrari               1m22.825s  + 0.017s  35</font>
<font color='#800080'> 3. Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      1m22.891s  + 0.083s  36</font>
<font color='#800080'> 4. Kimi Raikkonen        Lotus-Renault         1m23.030s  + 0.222s  32</font>
<font color='#800080'> 5. Felipe Massa          Ferrari               1m23.110s  + 0.302s  37</font>
<font color='#800080'> 6. Lewis Hamilton        Mercedes              1m23.140s  + 0.332s  35</font>
<font color='#800080'> 7. Nico Rosberg          Mercedes              1m23.398s  + 0.590s  45</font>
<font color='#800080'> 8. Adrian Sutil          Force India-Mercedes  1m23.840s  + 1.032s  37</font>
<font color='#800080'> 9. Jean-Eric Vergne      Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m24.058s  + 1.250s  31</font>
<font color='#800080'>10. Paul di Resta         Force India-Mercedes  1m24.104s  + 1.296s  25</font>
<font color='#800080'>11. Daniel Ricciardo      Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m24.175s  + 1.367s  32</font>
<font color='#800080'>12. Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes      1m24.306s  + 1.498s  35</font>
<font color='#800080'>13. Sergio Perez          McLaren-Mercedes      1m24.854s  + 2.046s  31</font>
<font color='#800080'>14. Valtteri Bottas       Williams-Renault      1m24.888s  + 2.080s  38</font>
<font color='#800080'>15. Nico Hulkenberg       Sauber-Ferrari        1m25.167s  + 2.359s  38</font>
<font color='#800080'>16. Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Renault      1m25.321s  + 2.513s  32</font>
<font color='#800080'>17. Esteban Gutierrez     Sauber-Ferrari        1m25.441s  + 2.633s  37</font>
<font color='#800080'>18. Romain Grosjean       Lotus-Renault         1m25.851s  + 3.043s  35</font>
<font color='#800080'>19. Giedo van der Garde   Caterham-Renault      1m25.963s  + 3.155s  30</font>
<font color='#800080'>20. Jules Bianchi         Marussia-Cosworth     1m26.078s  + 3.270s  31</font>
<font color='#800080'>21. Charles Pic           Caterham-Renault      1m26.930s  + 4.122s  35</font>
<font color='#800080'>22. Max Chilton           Marussia-Cosworth     1m26.970s  + 4.162s  25</font>

New hard tyre won't alter racing - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel believes Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix will still be dominated by tyre management after testing Pirelli's new hard compound during Friday practice.

The signs are positive - Alonso
Fernando Alonso is confident his Ferrari is performing well in all conditions at the Spanish Grand Prix but is still wary of his rivals' pace in qualifying.

Positives and negatives from upgrades - Button
Jenson Button said there were positives and negatives to be taken from McLaren's upgrades at the Spanish Grand Prix, but is not expecting his team to make a leap up the standings.

Mercedes off the pace of front runners - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton thinks Mercedes has made an improvement with its car since Bahrain but admits he is off the pace of the front-runners at the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend.

Perez concerned by tyre failures
Sergio Perez says it is "a big concern" for all the drivers that Pirelli's tyres keep delaminating after another issue in practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Raikkonen sees no change to order
Kimi Raikkonen says he doesn't see any team making any significant gains following Friday practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Webber confident after practice
Mark Webber is expecting a competitive weekend at the Spanish Grand Prix after the top three in practice were split by less than a tenth of a second.

Teams approve January testing from 2014
Formula One teams are set to be able to test in January 2014 following a meeting of the Sporting Working Group (SWG).

Ricciardo excited by Toro Rosso updates
Daniel Ricciardo admitted he is having to "try not to get too excited" about the Toro Rosso updates after Friday practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Massa doesn't expect Ferrari tyre disadvantage
Felipe Massa doesn't believe that the new Pirelli hard tyre compound will disadvantage Ferrari compared to Red Bull.

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Massa quickest in tight final practice
Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen set the pace in FP3 as the Ferrari topped the timesheets by just 0.006s in Barcelona.

<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#b22222'>Spanish GP</font>
<font color='#daa520'>Practice Session 3</font>
[/U]</font><font color='#40e0d0'>Pos  Driver               Team/Car              Time        Gap     Laps</font>
<font color='#800080'> 1.  Felipe Massa         Ferrari               1m21.901s            13</font>
<font color='#800080'> 2.  Kimi Raikkonen       Lotus-Renault         1m21.907s  + 0.006s  14</font>
<font color='#800080'> 3.  Mark Webber          Red Bull-Renault      1m22.044s  + 0.143s  17</font>
<font color='#800080'> 4.  Romain Grosjean      Lotus-Renault         1m22.069s  + 0.168s  13</font>
<font color='#800080'> 5.  Sebastian Vettel     Red Bull-Renault      1m22.229s  + 0.328s  17</font>
<font color='#800080'> 6.  Fernando Alonso      Ferrari               1m22.254s  + 0.353s  15</font>
<font color='#800080'> 7.  Paul di Resta        Force India-Mercedes  1m22.574s  + 0.673s  11</font>
<font color='#800080'> 8.  Adrian Sutil         Force India-Mercedes  1m22.729s  + 0.828s  17</font>
<font color='#800080'> 9.  Lewis Hamilton       Mercedes              1m22.740s  + 0.839s  24</font>
<font color='#800080'>10.  Jean-Eric Vergne     Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m22.759s  + 0.858s  15</font>
<font color='#800080'>11.  Nico Rosberg         Mercedes              1m22.839s  + 0.938s  26</font>
<font color='#800080'>12.  Jenson Button        McLaren-Mercedes      1m23.151s  + 1.250s  13</font>
<font color='#800080'>13.  Esteban Gutierrez    Sauber-Ferrari        1m23.371s  + 1.470s  21</font>
<font color='#800080'>14.  Sergio Perez         McLaren-Mercedes      1m23.373s  + 1.472s  13</font>
<font color='#800080'>15.  Pastor Maldonado     Williams-Renault      1m23.385s  + 1.484s  17</font>
<font color='#800080'>16.  Nico Hulkenberg      Sauber-Ferrari        1m23.388s  + 1.487s  18</font>
<font color='#800080'>17.  Valtteri Bottas      Williams-Renault      1m23.660s  + 1.759s  16</font>
<font color='#800080'>18.  Daniel Ricciardo     Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m23.767s  + 1.866s  17</font>
<font color='#800080'>19.  Charles Pic          Caterham-Renault      1m24.775s  + 2.874s  18</font>
<font color='#800080'>20.  Jules Bianchi        Marussia-Cosworth     1m24.793s  + 2.892s  16</font>
<font color='#800080'>21.  Max Chilton          Marussia-Cosworth     1m25.135s  + 3.234s  17</font>
<font color='#800080'>22.  Giedo van der Garde  Caterham-Renault      1m25.250s  + 3.349s  18</font>

Red Bull has 'no shortage of choice' - Horner
Christian Horner says Red Bull will have "no shortage of choice" over a replacement for Mark Webber next year.

Drivers wary of penalty system
Daniel Ricciardo says drivers are wary of a proposed penalty points system which could see them banned for multiple discretions.

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Rosberg leads Mercedes lock-out at Barcelona
Nico Rosberg took his second consecutive pole position as Mercedes locked out the front row for the Spanish Grand Prix.

<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#b22222'>Spanish GP</font>
<font color='#daa520'>Qualifying Session
</font>[/U]</font><font color='#40e0d0'>Pos Driver                Team/Car              Time        Gap
</font><font color='#800080'> 1. Nico Rosberg          Mercedes              1m20.718s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 2. Lewis Hamilton        Mercedes              1m20.972s  + 0.254s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 3. Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault      1m21.054s  + 0.336s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 4. Kimi Raikkonen        Lotus-Renault         1m21.177s  + 0.459s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 5. Fernando Alonso       Ferrari               1m21.218s  + 0.500s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 6. Felipe Massa          Ferrari               1m21.219s  + 0.501s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 7. Romain Grosjean       Lotus-Renault         1m21.308s  + 0.590s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 8. Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      1m21.570s  + 0.852s</font>
<font color='#800080'> 9. Sergio Perez          McLaren-Mercedes      1m22.069s  + 1.351s</font>
<font color='#800080'>10. Paul di Resta         Force India-Mercedes  1m22.233s  + 1.515s</font>
<font color='#40e0d0'>Q2 cut-off time: 1m22.019s                                  Gap **</font>
<font color='#800080'>11. Daniel Ricciardo      Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m22.127s  + 1.126s</font>
<font color='#800080'>12. Jean-Eric Vergne      Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m22.166s  + 1.165s</font>
<font color='#800080'>13. Adrian Sutil          Force India-Mercedes  1m22.346s  + 1.345s</font>
<font color='#800080'>14. Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes      1m23.166s  + 2.165s</font>
<font color='#800080'>15. Nico Hulkenberg       Sauber-Ferrari        1m22.389s  + 1.388s</font>
<font color='#800080'>16. Esteban Gutierrez     Sauber-Ferrari        1m22.793s  + 1.792s</font>
<font color='#40e0d0'>Q1 cut-off time: 1m23.218s                                  Gap *</font>
<font color='#800080'>17. Valtteri Bottas       Williams-Renault      1m23.260s  + 1.532s</font>
<font color='#800080'>18. Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Renault      1m23.318s  + 1.590s</font>
<font color='#800080'>19. Giedo van der Garde   Caterham-Renault      1m24.661s  + 2.933s</font>
<font color='#800080'>20. Jules Bianchi         Marussia-Cosworth     1m24.713s  + 2.985s</font>
<font color='#800080'>21. Max Chilton           Marussia-Cosworth     1m24.996s  + 3.268s</font>
<font color='#800080'>22. Charles Pic           Caterham-Renault      1m25.070s  + 3.342s</font>
<font color='#006400'>107% time: 1m27.448s</font>
<font color='#006400'>* Gap to quickest in Q1  ** Gap to quickest in Q2</font>

Nico was just quicker - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton has admitted Nico Rosberg was simply faster during Spanish Grand Prix qualifying after the pair locked out the front row of the grid.

Rosberg 'cautious' about race after taking pole
Nico Rosberg has warned against expecting too much from Mercedes at the Spanish Grand Prix despite locking out the front row with team-mate Lewis Hamilton in qualifying.

Massa and Gutierrez hit with grid penalties
Felipe Massa and Esteban Gutierrez have both been slapped with three-place grid penalties ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.

<font color='#ff0000'><font face='courier new'>[U]Full Grid after Penaties
[/U]</font></font><font color='#008000'>Pos  Driver               Team/Car
</font><font color='#0000cd'> 1.  Nico Rosberg         Mercedes</font>
<font color='#0000cd'> 2.  Lewis Hamilton       Mercedes</font>
<font color='#0000cd'> 3.  Sebastian Vettel     Red Bull-Renault</font>
<font color='#0000cd'> 4.  Kimi Raikkonen       Lotus-Renault</font>
<font color='#0000cd'> 5.  Fernando Alonso      Ferrari</font>
<font color='#0000cd'> 6.  Romain Grosjean      Lotus-Renault</font>
<font color='#0000cd'> 7.  Mark Webber          Red Bull-Renault</font>
<font color='#0000cd'> 8.  Sergio Perez         McLaren-Mercedes</font>
<font color='#0000cd'> 9.  Felipe Massa         Ferrari</font>
<font color='#0000cd'>10.  Paul di Resta        Force India-Mercedes</font>
<font color='#0000cd'>11.  Daniel Ricciardo     Toro Rosso-Ferrari</font>
<font color='#0000cd'>12.  Jean-Eric Vergne     Toro Rosso-Ferrari</font>
<font color='#0000cd'>13.  Adrian Sutil         Force India-Mercedes</font>
<font color='#0000cd'>14.  Jenson Button        McLaren-Mercedes</font>
<font color='#0000cd'>15.  Nico Hulkenberg      Sauber-Ferrari</font>
<font color='#0000cd'>16.  Valtteri Bottas      Williams-Renault</font>
<font color='#0000cd'>17.  Pastor Maldonado     Williams-Renault</font>
<font color='#0000cd'>18.  Giedo van der Garde  Caterham-Renault</font>
<font color='#0000cd'>19.  Esteban Gutierrez    Sauber-Ferrari</font>
<font color='#0000cd'>20.  Jules Bianchi        Marussia-Cosworth</font>
<font color='#0000cd'>21.  Max Chilton          Marussia-Cosworth</font>
<font color='#0000cd'>22.  Charles Pic          Caterham-Renault</font>

Tyres the key to the race - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel is hoping Red Bull's decision to save three sets of fresh hard tyres for the race will pay off after lining up third on the grid in qualifying.

Mercedes too quick for Lotus - Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen says Lotus was unable to match Mercedes' pace in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix.

We wanted more - Alonso
Fernando Alonso is confident his Ferrari will be "as strong or stronger" than the cars ahead of him on the grid for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.

Perez encouraged by 'great lap'
Sergio Perez said he delivered "a great lap" to get through to Q3 in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Tyres went off in sector three - Webber
Mark Webber said he could not keep his rear tyres in shape for the final sector of his qualifying lap at the Spanish Grand Prix after he struggled to the eighth fastest time in Q3.

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Such a boring race. No action at all. I mean not from anyone; front, middle or back of the pack.