Nico Rosberg was understandably happy on Friday after he outpaced his new Mercedes team-mate seven-times champion and fellow-German Michael Schumacher to top the times in opening practice for Sunday's season opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The 24-year-old son of Keke Rosberg, who was Formula One's original flying Finn, had been expected to struggle against the legendary Schumacher, but proved ...

German Adrian Sutil upstaged all four world champions and the top teams on Friday morning when he clocked the fastest time in opening free practice ahead of Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The 27-year-old driver clocked a best time of 1min 56.583sec to come out on top of the timesheets ahead of both Ferraris after an intriguing first ...

Lotus team principal Tony Fernandes said Friday seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher was an inspiration and his return will provide a burst of power to the sport. "I think there is a lot of excitement over it. Obviously. It is good for the sport that he is back," Fernandes told reporters. "He (Schumacher) is the consumate professional. It is great ...

Formula One title favourite Fernando Alonso did his best on Thursday to play down his prospects of landing his third world championship. The two-times champion Spaniard, making his first appearance as a Ferrari driver at a race meeting, was keen to keep expectations under control when he met the media ahead of this weekend's season opening Bahrain Grand Prix ...