Ferrari's Alonso fastest in final practice at Shanghai Shanghai: Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa have set the two fastest times in Saturday's pre-qualifying practice session at the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix. Alonso was the quickest around the Shanghai International Circuit with a time of 1 minute, 35.391 seconds - more than six tenths of a second faster than his teammate. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton was third fastest, though there were concerns for the team with teammate and...  
09:56 AM, Apr 13, 2013

Lewis Hamilton on the mend as tyres take a beating Shanghai: Lewis Hamilton went from sick to quick at the Chinese Grand Prix on Friday only to find his tyres were falling apart. The two free practice sessions marked the season debut of Pirelli's quick-wearing soft tyres and, while Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Lotus found them to their liking, Hamilton was of the opposite opinion. "My tyre was the worst I've ever experienced. There were bits flying off it all...  
11:47 PM, Apr 12, 2013

Alonso laughs off team-mate Massa's challenge Shanghai: Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso responded sarcastically to the qualifying edge currently enjoyed by team-mate Felipe Massa, saying he can't sleep and is losing his hair. Massa has qualified ahead of Alonso in the past four races - the first two this season and the last two last year - and if he does it again this weekend in the Chinese Grand Prix it will be the first time in...  
09:46 AM, Apr 12, 2013

Mercedes' Nico Rosberg fastest in opening practice at Shanghai Shanghai: Mercedes pair Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton set the fastest times in Friday's opening practice session for the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix. Rosberg, who won here last year for his sole F1 victory, set a time of 1 minute, 36.717 seconds around the Shanghai International Circuit, putting him almost half a second ahead of teammate Hamilton, who is the only two-time winner of this grand prix. Red Bull...  
09:19 AM, Apr 12, 2013

Massa confident of Ferrari's chances this season
by IANS
Maranello: Brazilian Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa has no doubt that Ferrari is a title contender despite not winning either of the first two races of the season so far. Massa is currently the top Ferrari driver in the drivers' World Championship with 22 points, 18 behind championship-leading Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel. Ferrari finished second and fourth in Australia but after the Fernando Alonso's crash in Malaysia, Massa finished...  
06:53 PM, Apr 09, 2013

Massa sees himself as championship contender
by IANS
The Brazilian currently lies fifth in the drivers' standings with 22 points ahead of teammate Fernando Alonso, who is on 18 points. ...  
04:43 PM, Mar 27, 2013

Ferrari disappointed with performance in Malaysia Felipe Massa finished fifth, while Fernando Alonso crashed out of the race on Sunday at Sepang. ...  
09:28 AM, Mar 25, 2013

Felipe Massa helping Ferrari's strong start Massa will start from second in Malaysian Grand Prix after qualifying ahead of teammate Fernando Alonso for the fourth straight race. ...  
12:45 PM, Mar 24, 2013

Sebastian Vettel grabs pole position for Malaysian Grand Prix 2013 The Red Bull driver posted a lap time of 1:36.435 around the rain-hit Sepang International Circuit. ...  
02:46 PM, Mar 23, 2013

Raikkonen finishes fastest in second practice at Malaysian GP The Lotus driver sent a clear message that his victory at the Australian GP was no fluke, as he edged triple world champion Vettel by .019 seconds. ...  
01:39 PM, Mar 22, 2013

You know nothing, Lewis Hamilton tells his critics Lewis Hamilton has taken a swipe at critics, including former Formula One drivers, who had warned that his move to Mercedes was a mistake. ...  
05:28 PM, Mar 19, 2013

Ferrari celebrate strong season start The Ferrari drivers outraced the qualifying pacesetters Red Bull to show they will be hard to beat for the 2013 championship. ...  
09:49 AM, Mar 18, 2013

Fernando Alonso happy with Ferrari but Lotus a concern Alonso sounded upbeat about Ferrari's Formula One title chances despite being outpaced by Raikkonen's Lotus in a thrilling Australian season-opener. ...  
08:20 PM, Mar 17, 2013

Rain forces Australian Grand Prix qualifying to Sunday Qualifying at the season-opening Australian GP has been postponed to Sunday in Melbourne due to heavy rain. ...  
02:16 PM, Mar 16, 2013

Grosjean heads wet final practice at Australian Grand Prix The Lotus drover Grosjean was ahead of Ferrari pair Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa. ...  
10:06 AM, Mar 16, 2013

Ferrari make most of sunny practice for Australian GP Alonso and Massa lived up to expectation and emerged as serious challengers to the pace-setting Red Bulls. ...  
04:22 PM, Mar 15, 2013

Vettel dominates both practice sessions at Australian Grand Prix World champion Sebastian Vettel put his rivals firmly in their place by dominating both practice sessions in Melbourne. ...  
01:54 PM, Mar 15, 2013

Vettel on top in season-opening practice at Melbourne The German steered the car around the Melbourne street circuit in one minute 27.211 seconds to finish ahead of Massa (1.27.289) and Alonso (1.27.547). ...  
09:31 AM, Mar 15, 2013