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Barcelona F1 test - day three: 19 November.
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1min 19.295secs 75 laps 2. Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1min 19.839secs 122 laps 3. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1min 20.154secs 115 laps
Top ten F1 drivers: Jarno Trulli [8].
After asking you to vote for your leading drivers from the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship season, the time has come to start the countdown to the driver you voted the top star of 2008.
Schu: Rubens wasn't fast enough to be no.1.
Michael Schumacher has responded to suggestions made by former Formula 1 team-mate Rubens Barrichello that a lot more went on at Ferrari during their time together than met the eye by insisting that the Brazilian simply wasn't quick enough to be number one.
Gene happy to be back on 'real track'.
Ferrari continued its low-key start to winter testing with Luca Badoer and Marc Gene running a brace of F2008s in the Formula One group test in Barcelona but, for the Spaniard, the session was a welcome chance to get back behind the wheel.
Alonso: Glock conspiracy theory rubbish.
Fernando Alonso has dismissed suggestions that Timo Glock 'gifted' the 2008 Formula 1 Drivers' World Championship crown to Lewis Hamilton in the Brazilian Grand Prix season finale at Interlagos, insisting he doesn't know how the German 'managed to get to the finish at all'.
Loeb contributes to RBR programme.
What was intended as a 'thank-you' from a mutual sponsor for winning the World Rally Championship became a starting point for Red Bull Racing's winter testing programme as Sebastien Loeb's performance in Barcelona led to him providing useful feedback from his first serious outing in an F1 car.
Lewis had 'right package, perfect wingman'.
Lewis Hamilton won the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship through a combination of skill, luck, McLaren-Mercedes' expertise and having 'the perfect wingman' alongside him in the form of team-mate Heikki Kovalainen - that is the view of grand prix legend Niki Lauda.
FIRST PICS: Interim 2009 F1 car.
Formula 1 2009 is go this week in Barcelona - with teams fielding cars that look somewhat different to those of the season just passed...
Top ten F1 drivers: Mark Webber [10].
After asking you to vote for your leading drivers from the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship season, the time has come to start the countdown to the driver you voted the top star of 2008.
'Proud' Alonso rated top F1 driver of 2008.
Fernando Alonso has topped a poll of the best Formula 1 drivers of 2008, according to a leading British newspaper - and Crash.net's own readers' results are only just around the corner too.
F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone to divorce..?
Bernie Ecclestone and wife Slavica are to divorce after 24 years of marriage, it has been claimed by British newspaper the Daily Mail - and intriguingly, most of the couple's ?2.4 billion fortune is understood to be in her name.
de la Rosa to pip di Resta to Force India drive?
Pedro de la Rosa has refused to comment on mounting speculation that he is being considered for a return to Formula 1 with Force India in 2009 - even if he has admitted that 'what [he] really wants to do is to race'.
Canadian Grand Prix bail-out needed 'very soon'.
A financial bail-out is needed 'very soon' if the Canadian Grand Prix is to return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2009, it has been urged - as supporters rally round to save the race's immediate future.
Raikkonen admits he lost 'interest' in F1.
Kimi Raikkonen has confessed that he struggled to maintain his motivation during the 2008 Formula 1 season - one that saw him not so much concede his crown as practically throw it away.
Kubica: Clearly something went wrong...
Robert Kubica has admitted that he still cannot explain his sudden slump in form towards the end of the 2008 Formula 1 season - a drop-off so serious that it saw him fail to qualify inside the top ten for the final two races and almost indeed fall victim to the dreaded Q1, score no points in two
Kennard gets Williams run, Allianz re-signs.
Former British F3 regular Jonathan Kennard got a rare Formula One outing this week, after assisting the Williams team with its aerodynamic testing in preparation for 2009.
DC: 'Unusual' Hakkinen best F1 team-mate.
David Coulthard has named Mika Hakkinen as his favourite team-mate from his 15 seasons in Formula 1 - even if he admits that the Finnish double world champion is 'such an unusual character'.
Glock second F1 star on receiving end of abuse.
Following on from the racist insults directed at newly-crowned 2008 Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton in the build-up to the title-deciding Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos earlier this month, Timo Glock has found himself the latest driver to come in for abuse.
F1 - Test your knowledge!
Fans of motor racing can quiz themselves on the sport they love every day of the year with the 2009 Autocourse Quiz Block calendar. The quiz block contains a question and answer for each weekday of 2009, complemented with a piece of trivia each weekend.
F1 'debt' to scare teams back to table?
The ten Formula 1 teams are rumoured to be seeking new meetings with the sport's commercial rights-holders after it emerged that a vast proposition of income is being used to service interest payments on debts.
Hamilton 'phenomenally good' says the Stig.
Newly-crowned Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton is 'phenomenally good at driving', even when the car in question is 'an old snot-box' - that is the expert opinion of Top Gear's enigmatic Stig.
Irvine: Racism in 'bad taste' but no harm done.
Eddie Irvine has joined David Coulthard and Mark Webber in insisting that Formula 1 does not have a problem with racism - agreeing the recent jibes aimed at newly-crowned world champion Lewis Hamilton were in 'bad taste' but arguing they are not an issue 'as long as they physically don't hurt any
Webber: Lewis has justified rapid rise.
He may have been outspoken about some of the British driver's on-track tactics this season, but Mark Webber has admitted that Lewis Hamilton produced the performance that mattered when it came to winning the world championship.
Renault curries favour with latest Roadshow.
Renault's travelling Formula One Roadshow initiative broke new ground at the weekend, as Nelson Piquet Jr and Lucas di Grassi demonstrated a range of cars on the streets of New Delhi in India.