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The second training session was won by Vettel

The second training session was won by Vettel

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  Sebastian Vettel got his second training session in Barcelona on Friday, which took place in dry weather. The Red Bull racer took the best lap in 1: 22.808, which was 17 thousandths of a second faster than Fernando Alonso with Ferrari, who was the fastest in the first practice. Vettl's teammate Mark Webber was third. The morning training was marked by rain, so the racers drove to the track right at the beginning of the afternoon to make up for the lost time spent trying out the latest race car development packages. Vettel set up his fast lap in one of the few laps where the track was a bit less crowded. Alonso wanted to repeat the morning achievement, but lost some time behind Esteban Gutierrez. The Spaniard thus had to settle for second place. After him
Ferrari and Alonso started best

Ferrari and Alonso started best

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Free practice started in Barcelona, ​​where we saw very few rides on the first one, as the whole thing was quite marked by bad weather. the track was only suitable for tires without a tread in the last quarter, which made each of the racers cover only about twenty laps. Already yesterday, Alonso was quietly announcing Ferrari's good form, but he didn't want to be too loud. Well, today he took first place ahead of his teammate, who was two tenths of a second behind him. Third place went to Vergen in Toro Rosso, followed by Romain Grosjean and Sutil. Already the sixth Lewis Hamilton has gained more than a second behind Alonso, but there is not much to say about the times after such training. First practice times: 1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m25.25
Ferrari is planning an attack

Ferrari is planning an attack

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Fernando Alonso will attempt to win his first home Grand Prix since joining Ferrari this weekend. The Spaniard celebrated in Barcelona only once, namely in 2006 with Renault, but with the Italians, unfortunately, he always had an uncompetitive racing car until now. Anyway, as Fernando himself says, he feels that he has a competitive enough car this year to be able to fight for the win with him: "Everything is possible. This is the first time we have come to Spain with a competitive racing car, but that does not guarantee victory. It will be necessary to do everything right and to have a lot of luck. We also hope that we will have a competitive car here as in the first four races, but we have been updating the cars all the time, which may change things. Of course, we will do our best and try to
Alonso fastest before qualifying

Alonso fastest before qualifying

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  Fernando Alonso was the fastest racer with a Ferrari in the last free practice before the start of qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Spaniard took the lap with a time of 1: 33.247, which was one tenth of a second better than the time set by Sebastian Vettel with Red Bull. The German lap could probably have been faster if he hadn’t encountered some traffic. Third was Mark Webber in the second Red Bull. Racer Team Time Laps 1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 01: 33.247 12 2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 01: 33.348 15 3. Mark Webber Red Bull 01: 33.380 19 4. Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 01: 33.446 21 5. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 01: 33.455 19 6. Romain Grosjean Lotus 01: 33.464
Ferrari at the top of the first training session

Ferrari at the top of the first training session

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    Felipe Massa set the best time of the first free practice before the Bahrain GP. With a time of 1: 34.487, which he put on the harder of the two mixtures, he was less than a tenth of a second faster than his Ferrari teammate, Fernando Alonso. Third was Nico Rosberg with a Mercedes. The Brazilian faced difficulties in setting up the car in the laps on the Sakhir track, but bypassed them towards the end of the race and drove the fastest lap of the first 90-minute training. Rosberg drove out of the garage fairly late, followed by teammate Lewis Hamilton, who finished his first workout with the thirteenth fastest time. The German finished training in third place, 0.134 seconds behind Massa, and Sebastian Vettel with a red bull fell to fourth place and stayed there until the end. Mark
Fernando Alonso won the Chinese Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso won the Chinese Grand Prix

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Hamilton started the race perfectly from the first starting position, Raikkonen wasted everything at the start next to the German, who was overtaken by both Ferraris (Alonso ahead of Massa). The Australian Mark Webber started the race from the pits, but already in the second lap he drove into the pits to change softer tires for harder ones and thus satisfied the rules that he must use both versions of tires in the race. Already in the second lap, Felipe Massa began to attack Fernando Alonso, but he had no chance until the permitted use of DRS in the third lap. Raikkonen also approached Massa, but Alonso sped up a bit and started attacking Hamilton. At the start of the fifth lap, in the first turn, Alonso attacked and overtook Hamilton, immediately after that, in the first turn, Massa overtook the German, who he tried to overtake in the first turn
Alonso is still at the top before qualifying

Alonso is still at the top before qualifying

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  Fernando Alonso set the fastest time on Saturday morning with his Ferrari, in the third and also the last free practice in Shanghai. The Ferrari racer was more than half a second faster than his teammate Felipe Massa with a time of 1: 35.391, and the third was Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton. Racer Team Time Laps 1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 01: 35.391 13 2. Felipe Massa Ferrari 01: 36.013 11 3. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 01: 36.065 18 4. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 01: 36.286 17 5. Mark Webber Red Bull 01: 36.420 15 6. Adrian Sutil Force India 01: 36.549 16 7. Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 01: 36.605 16 8. Jenson Button McLaren
Alonso: The victory was achievable

Alonso: The victory was achievable

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Ferrari racer Fernando Alonso already had a minor incident with lead Vettl in the opening lap and then wanted to stay on the track until changing tires for light rain for those on the dry track. The Spaniard did not succeed, as Webber also overtook him, but they did not collide, but Alonso's front wings were completely broken off, which he ran over and ended up on the sand along the track. Alonso believes that they are in good shape and that they would easily compete for the top: “I think we were competitive, but not far from Red Bull. They didn’t have all the aces up their sleeve this weekend, and most of all, no one was overly faster this weekend, which in my opinion could make them fight for the win. Still, we lack some speed, but now we have three weeks to bring in new parts. Everyone gives
Alonso aims for the first row

Alonso aims for the first row

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  Fernando Alonso is convinced that he can reach the first two places in the qualifications for the Malaysian Grand Prix. The Spaniard says that the F138 race car corresponds to the track in Sepang, whether it is dry or wet. The Ferrari racer said that a small mistake in the settings stopped him from an even better lap, but he remains convinced that he can fight for the highest places in the qualifications. "The car worked well in all conditions today, which is very good news for us. This track is more relevant than the one in Australia, so it was important to find out today if the positive impression from the winter tests is genuine or just an illusion. I didn't have the right balance in my lap on medium hard tires, otherwise I could still fix the time, just like I did on hard tires. " Alonso explained that it will be crucial
Perez sometimes had to keep an eye on Alonso

Perez sometimes had to keep an eye on Alonso

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  Sergio Perez has revealed that last season, when he played for the Sauber team, Ferrari repeatedly asked him to "take care of Alonso". The Mexican's statement only confirms many speculations that the Italian team is also using political connections to help improve its chances of success on the track. Perez was once a member of Ferrari’s program for young racers, and at Sauber he raced Ferrari engines. This year, he accepted an offer to replace Lewis Hamilton at McLaren, thus getting rid of all possible obligations to the Maranello team. A journalist from Spain, Marca, asked him if it was any different when he now saw Sebastian Vettl or Fernando Alonso in the rearview mirror. "Not in my case," Perez replied. "For me, there is no difference between them. Last year, when I was still k