Michael Schumacher sets fastest time in practice at Chinese Grand Prix
• Schumacher sets pace with Lewis Hamilton 0.177s slower• First practice session affected by persistent drizzle The seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher set the fastest time on the opening day of practice ahead of Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, the Mercedes driver lapping the Shanghai International Circuit in 1m 35.973s. The German set his time in [...]
Mark Webber sets fastest time in Belgian Grand Prix practice
• Australian sets the pace at rain-hit Spa-Francorchamps• Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton third and fourth Mark Webber took the honours in another rain-hit practice session for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix. In the initial 90 minutes only the Mercedes pair of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg were able to set times before the capricious nature [...]
Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso impresses in second practice in Canada
• Sebastian Vettel recovers from crash to be second fastest• Difficult day for Lewis Hamilton and McLaren after puncture Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso topped the second practice session at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on Friday. And if this was a trailer for the real thing on Sunday the Canadian Grand Prix will be a cracker – or [...]
Dani Pedrosa breaks collarbone in practice for Japanese grand prix
• Spaniard crashed his Honda in practice at Motegi circuit• Injury effectively hands Jorge Lorenzo the MotoGP title Spain’s Dani Pedrosa broke his collarbone when crashing his Honda in today’s practice for the weekend’s Japanese grand prix. His injury looks like effectively handing countryman Jorge Lorenzo the MotoGP title with Pedrosa the only man in [...]
Mark Webber and Red Bull dominate practice at new-look Silverstone
• Fernando Alonso is second fastest for Ferrari• Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button both off the pace Mark Webber dominated the second practice session of the British grand prix here, with the Australian posting the fastest time of the day ahead of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso and his Red Bull team-mate, Sebastian Vettel. On a day [...]
