Formula 1- Season 2013

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Massa sets new fastest time on third day at Jerez
Felipe Massa set the pace on the third day of testing at Jerez as Ferrari let loose with its F138 for the first time this week.

[U]<font face='courier new'><font color='#B22222'>Jerez PreSeason Testing</font>
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[/U]<font color='#800080'>Pos  Driver              Team            Time        Gap    Laps</font>
 1.  Felipe Massa        Ferrari         1m17.879s           49
 2.  Nico Rosberg        Mercedes        1m19.004s  +1.125   69
 3.  James Rossiter      Force India     1m19.303s  +1.424   32
 4.  Kimi Raikkonen      Lotus           1m19.539s  +1.660   23
 5.  Jenson Button       McLaren         1m19.603s  +1.724   28
 6.  Sebastian Vettel    Red Bull        1m19.676s  +1.797   46
 7.  Jean-Eric Vergne    Toro Rosso      1m19.707s  +1.828   46
 8.  Esteban Gutierrez   Sauber          1m19.995s  +2.116   61
 9.  Valtteri  Bottas    Williams        1m21.578s  +3.699   58
10.  Max Chilton         Marussia        1m23.938s  +6.059   27
11.  Charles Pic         Caterham        1m25.365s  +7.486   28

Rossiter apologises for driving in to mechanic
Force India driver James Rossiter has apologised after driving in to a mechanic, who did not sustain any serious injuries, during a pit stop at testing in Jerez.

Field will close up - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel says he expects the 2013 season to be "at least as tight as last year" after his first day in the RB9 at pre-season testing.

'There are a lot of very quick cars' - Massa
Felipe Massa said "there are a lot of very, very quick cars" after setting the fastest time of day three at Jerez.

Reliability problems were 'massively unlucky' - Rosberg
Nico Rosberg said his monster test day in the new Mercedes on Thursday has made up for some of the lost time caused by reliability issues on the first two days at Jerez.

Chilton excited by Marussia potential
Max Chilton said Marussia was pleasantly surprised by the MR02's potential after some performance runs on day three at Jerez.

Raikkonen happy with E21 despite clutch issue
Kimi Raikkonen believes Lotus has a good starting point with the E21 but refused to get too excited about it after just 40 laps on his first day.

New Williams parts 'positive' - Bottas
Valtteri Bottas said some of the new parts being tested on the Williams FW34 on day three of the first test have been "positive".

Gutierrez impressed with C32's increased downforce
Esteban Gutierrez believes Sauber has made good progress with the level of downforce on its new car this year.

Massa claims day three at Jerez
Felipe Massa cemented his place at the top of the timesheets on the third day of action at the Jerez group test by blitzing the previous best times set by Jenson Button and Romain Grosjean.

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[/U]</font><font color='#800080'>Pos  Driver              Team            Time        Gap    Laps</font>
 1.  Felipe Massa        Ferrari         1m17.879s           85
 2.  Nico Rosberg        Mercedes        1m18.766s  +0.887   148
 3.  Sebastian Vettel    Red Bull        1m19.052s  +1.173   102
 4.  Kimi Raikkonen      Lotus           1m19.200s  +1.321   40
 5.  Jean-Eric Vergne    Toro Rosso      1m19.247s  +1.368   85
 6.  James Rossiter      Force India     1m19.303s  +1.424   42
 7.  Jenson Button       McLaren         1m19.603s  +1.724   83
 8.  Esteban Gutierrez   Sauber          1m19.934s  +2.055   110
 9.  Max Chilton         Marussia        1m21.269s  +3.390   78
10.  Valtteri  Bottas    Williams        1m21.575s  +3.696   86
11.  Charles Pic         Caterham        1m22.352s  +4.473   57
12.  Paul di Resta       Force India     1m23.729s  +5.850   7

Tost to ‘wait and see’ on Ricciardo, Vergne
Franz Tost has refrained from putting extra pressure on current Toro Rosso drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne, despite the Frenchman admitting that there are capable threats waiting in the wings.

Toro Rosso targeting sixth in 2013
Despite coming off a disappointing end to the 2012 F1 season, Scuderia Toro Rosso is setting itself the challenge of seeing off the likes of Sauber and Force India to claim sixth place in the 2013 constructors' standings.

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great times for ferrari

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Reliability problems were 'massively unlucky' - Rosberg
Nico Rosberg said his monster test day in the new Mercedes on Thursday has made up for some of the lost time caused by reliability issues on the first two days at Jerez.

Jerez track surface too abrasive for understanding tyres
The abrasive track surface at Jerez could result in Formula One seeking an alternative pre-season test venue in the future as the teams and Pirelli have struggled to gain any meaningful data on the 2013 tyres this week.

'There are a lot of very quick cars' - Massa
Felipe Massa said "there are a lot of very, very quick cars" after setting the fastest time of day three at Jerez.

Kerb damage briefly halts testing
Damage to the outside Jerez's turn nine brought an hour-long stoppage to testing after concrete came loose on the exit kerb.

'We know what we need to do' - Brawn
Team principal Ross Brawn says Mercedes has "an awful lot to do" to become competitive but believes the new car has the potential to achieve it.

Set-back for Ferrari at Jerez
Ferrari suffered a set-back on the final day of the Jerez test when Pedro de la Rosa pulled over to the side of the track with smoke billowing from the F138 after completing just two laps.

'I'm going to keep asking for downforce' - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton believes he has a good foundation to start the season with the new Mercedes W04 but says the team needs to keep searching for downforce as it adds updates to the car.

Hamilton helping to push Mercedes forwards - Brawn
Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn says Lewis Hamilton has helped to drive his team forwards during testing this week.

Sebastian Vettel moves to head of timesheets
Sebastian Vettel moves to head of timesheets as F1 field takes lunch to allow inspection of hole in kerbs at turn nine...

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<font color='#800080'>Pos  Driver              Team            Time        Gap   </font>
 1.  Sebastian Vettel    Red Bull        1m18.565s
 2.  Esteban Gutierrez   Sauber          1m18.669s  + 0.104
 3.  Lewis Hamilton      Mercedes        1m18.905s  + 0.340
 4.  Kimi Raikkonen      Lotus           1m18.915s  + 0.350
 5.  Sergio Perez        McLaren         1m18.944s  + 0.379
 6.  Jean-Eric Vergne    Toro Rosso      1m19.331s  + 0.766
 7.  Vlatteri Bottas     Williams        1m20.426s  + 1.861
 8.  Jules Bianchi       Force India     1m20.585s  + 2.020
 9.  Charles Pic         Caterham        1m21.919s  + 3.354
10.  Luiz Razia          Marussia        1m25.796s  + 7.231

Raikkonen tops times on final day
Kimi Raikkonen finished the final day of the Jerez test at the top of the timesheets, just edging out Force India's test driver and candidate for a 2013 race seat, Jules Bianchi.

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<font color='#800080'>Pos  Driver                 Team            Time        Gap    Laps</font>
 1.  Kimi Raikkonen         Lotus           1m18.148s           83
 2.  Jules Bianchi          Force India     1m18.175s  + 0.027  56
 3.  Sebastian Vettel       Red Bull        1m18.565s  + 0.417  96
 4.  Esteban Gutierrez      Sauber          1m18.669s  + 0.521  142
 5.  Jean-Eric Vergne       Toro Rosso      1m18.760s  + 0.612  92
 6.  Lewis Hamilton         Mercedes        1m18.905s  + 0.757  145
 7.  Sergio Perez           McLaren         1m18.944s  + 0.796  98
 8.  Valtteri Bottas        Williams        1m19.851s  + 1.703  92
 9.  Pedro de la Rosa       Ferrari         1m20.316s  + 2.168  51
10.  Charles Pic            Caterham        1m21.105s  + 2.957  109
11.  Luiz Razia             Marussia        1m21.226s  + 3.078  82
12.  Paul di Resta          Force India     1m23.435s  + 5.287  49

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Vettel not interested in others but happy with RB9
Sebastian Vettel says Red Bull has only been focused on itself this week and does not really care what its rivals have been up to.

Bianchi notes 'clear improvement' at Force India
Jules Bianchi said the VJM06 is "clearly an improvement" over the 2012 Force India after driving for the team on Friday.

Vergne 'much more confident' of STR8
Jean-Eric Vergne said he is "much more confident" about the STR8 after the first pre-season test at Jerez.

Ferrari simulator needs 'a lot of work' - de la Rosa
Pedro de la Rosa says Ferrari's simulator needs "a lot of work" and that his old team McLaren has one "a few years" ahead of its rivals.

Sauber praises 'excellent' Gutierrez
Sauber praised Esteban Gutierrez's performance in the first test of the new season as "excellent".

De la Rosa impressed with Ferrari despite gearbox issue
Pedro de la Rosa said his debut as a Ferrari test driver was full of mixed emotions after a fire threatened to end his day early.

Williams tyre results 'compromised' at Jerez
Williams technical director Mike Coughlan admitted the team's tyre testing results had been "a little compromised" at Jerez.

Raikkonen aims for Lotus improvement
Kimi Raikkonen says that while he aims to win the drivers' championship in 2013, his main goal is to improve on last year's showing.

Whitmarsh concerned by pay drivers
Martin Whitmarsh has warned that there are too many pay drivers in Formula One at the moment and that drivers remaining in junior categories for long periods of time are clogging up the system.

Brawn: Hamilton 'part of solution' at Mercedes
Ross Brawn has spoken warmly of Lewis Hamilton's early contribution to the new-look Mercedes F1 team, praising the Briton for being a complete package.

Short break hasn’t diminished Red Bull desire
Christian Horner has warned rivals that, despite the intensity of the 2012 F1 title battle and the short turnaround between the Brazilian Grand Prix and pre-season testing, there is no reason to doubt that Red Bull Racing will be a threat.

Marussia encouraged despite teething troubles
The Marussia team made little secret of the fact that it was entering the 2013 F1 season with an all-new car, so niggling problems in testing at Jerez would not have been unexpected, but team boss John Booth admits that he is happy with the progress made over the four days.

Boullier: Lotus success would be good for F1
Lotus team boss Eric Boullier has claimed returning the famous name to the forefront of F1 would be good for the sport, and not just for the publicity it may gain.

Bottas: Lighter cars go faster
New Williams' recruit Valtteri Bottas insists that there was a simple explanation for the Grove team not featuring higher up the timesheets at this week's Jerez test, insisting that the work carried out was building towards the introduction of the new FW35 in Barcelona.

Horner: Ferrari switch 'never' on agenda
Red Bull boss Christian Horner has described his new multi-year deal with the team as a 'natural extension'.

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Ferrari goes back to the future: Rory Byrne to work on 2014 turbo F1 carJames Allen on F1

I Knew It :)And Told You Guys , Rorye Byre Will Be Back in 2014,

Genius , some unfinished bussines for him there may be ?

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[Blackeye117]

2014 Season should be interesting: Adrian Newey Redbull RB10 vsRory Byrne Ferrari vsRoss Brawn (Geoff Willis) Mercedes W05 vs James Allison Lotus F1 E22 vs Paddy Lowe / Tim Goss Mclaren F1 Mp4-29 vsMike Coughlan Williams F1 FW36 etc. The top 6 F1 teams fighting it out

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@blackeye117
I don't think Rory arrival will cause any major stir in next season because with new regulations its a level playing field again and who ever got the right formula will succeed, it would be amazing if he has worked on this season's car and this car turns out to be a blast taking victory in near dominant manner. As such performance would have caused stir in other teams garage that if he could come and out shine someone in a 5 year old regulation then what would he do with a whole new set of regulations for 2014.

[Blackeye117]

let see i hope he does well , well what about last time when ferrari called him from retirement back to work , i mean about the regulations back then ?

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Lotus looks competitive - Allison
Lotus technical director James Allison is confident his team has produced a competitive car this year.

Whitmarsh concerned by pay drivers
Martin Whitmarsh has warned that there are too many pay drivers in Formula One at the moment and that drivers remaining in junior categories for long periods of time are clogging up the system.

Rory Byrne back helping Ferrari
Rory Byrne, the South African designer whose cars helped Michael Schumacher secure seven Formula One drivers' titles with Benetton and Ferrari, is helping Ferrari with the development of the team's car for 2014.

'Zero problems' after leg surgery - Webber
Mark Webber says he felt better driving a Formula One car than he thought he would after undergoing his final leg surgery over the winter for a break dating back to 2008.

Narain Karthikeyan linked with Force India seat
With the second seat at Force India the one remaining driver vacancy to be filled for 2013, speculation continues as to who will be unveiled between now and next week's Barcelona test with India's Deccan Chronicle claiming Narain Karthikeyan could join Paul di Resta.

Caterham 'let Kovalainen down'
Caterham team boss Cyril Abiteboul has said that the Leafield-based squad 'let its drivers down' after failing to get into a position to score points in the 2012 F1 season ? with that factor playing a part in Heikki Kovalainen's departure after three years.

Lotus confident of no Catalunya repeat
Lotus technical director James Allison says he is confident that the team won't suffer a repeat of the issues that affected it during the second pre-season test of the F1 campaign twelve months ago.

Hamilton 'loving it at Mercedes'
Lewis Hamilton insists he is 'loving it' at Mercedes after spending time on track with this new team in Jerez last week.

Maldonado confident in Williams chances
Pastor Maldonado says he feels Williams has a good chance of success in the 2013 F1 season ahead of the launch of its new car next week.

Lauda hopeful of Mercedes progress
Niki Lauda says he feels that Mercedes can make forward progress to fight for a place in the top three during the 2013 F1 season.

Hembery: Hard to draw conclusions
Pirelli boss Paul Hembery says it is hard to draw any conclusions from the running that took place during the opening pre-season test of the F1 season at Jerez last week.

Kovalainen linked with Pirelli
Heikki Kovalainen has become the latest driver to be linked to a testing role with Pirelli having lost his F1 race seat for the 2013 season.

@Blackeye117
Rory Byrne's last master piece was F2006 with F2007 having the same genes and F2006 could have won the title that year. Rory remain with Ferrari for the same period of time as Michal, joins Ferrari in 96 and retires in 2006. So it is his first return and one could easily understand that it would not be easy.

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[Blackeye117]

An earlier report in Germany's Auto Motor und Sport quoted Byrne as saying he was "working full steam" on the car with the F138 looking like "child's play" in comparison to it.

CHILD's Play .... Seriously ? he May Be SOme Genius Then If he said that ?

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