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Sauber admits to 'strained' relationship.
Peter Sauber has confirmed that his team's much-hyped partnership with 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve is far from harmonious at present, but is determined not to make matters worse ahead of the start of the European F1 leg.

Barcelona test - day three: 7 April.
After the appointment of Gil de Ferran as sporting director yesterday, there was further good news for the BAR team on Thursday as Jenson Button broke the unofficial lap record at Catalunya to head the third day of testing in Spain.

DC: Makes sense for Liuzzi to make debut at Imola.
Red Bull Racing's number one driver, David Coulthard has backed the team's decision to replace Christian Klien with Vitantonio Liuzzi for the next three races, as in his opinion it 'makes sense' for the Italian to make his debut at Imola, after racing and winning their last year in F3000.

Exclusive: DC offered to split bonus cash with JV.
David Coulthard offered to share his Bahrain bonus money with Jacques Villeneuve after their collision deprived the Canadian of a point.

Villeneuve wants 'a chat' with DC.
F1 returnee, Jacques Villeneuve has hit out at 'friend' and rival David Coulthard following the Bahrain GP, the Canadian blaming the Scot for putting him out of the race with three laps to go and depriving him of eighth place.

Montoya incident prompts paddock generosity.
Bored Formula One observers spent much of the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend speculating how the absent Juan Pablo Montoya's shoulder injury really came about - and the talking point has now prompted others to suggest further uses for the supposed causes.

Exclusive: DC says 'I couldn't hear my beeps!'
David Coulthard came up with one of the most unusual racing driver excuses heard in recent times after a problem with his radio in qualifying.

Wurz to the fore in Bahrain.
McLaren-Mercedes third driver, Alexander Wurz stamped his authority on the second practice session in Bahrain.

Media has fun with Montoya's injury.
The most popular game in the F1 paddock this weekend is guess how Juan Pablo Montoya really hurt his shoulder, and most answers are uncannily similar.
Montoya injury linked to Harley fall.
The latest speculation in the Formula One pitlane is that Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya's absence from the McLaren cockpit in this weekend's Bahrain GP has nothing to do with the official line of a tennis accident.

Preview: Bahrain Grand Prix 2005.
If Malaysia was going to show us who would be the real teams to watch out for in Formula One in 2005 after the rain affected opening race of the season, then it looks like we could have a new order finally emerging in the sport.

Wurz: Why McLaren went for de la Rosa...
McLaren-Mercedes third driver, Alexander Wurz has revealed that the reason he wasn't selected to stand-in for the injured Juan Montoya this weekend in Bahrain, is because the team 'deemed it the best solution'.

Cosworth: Next two bigger test for engines.
Cosworth believe that the combination of Bahrain and Imola could be a much bigger test for engines, than Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur.

Webber shows Aussie grit.
They're a gritty bunch those Aussies and that's certainly the case for the Australian racing in Formula One, Mark Webber, who has admitted that he has been driving this season with a fractured rib.

Ecclestone: Results point to end of Ferrari era.
F1 ringmaster, Bernie Ecclestone has predicted that Ferrari's recent era of domination could be over - at least that's the initial signs following the start of the new season, which has seen Renault win in both Australia and Malaysia.

Ferrari confirms: F2005 to debut in Bahrain.
Two wins for Renault, and only two points for Michael Schumacher, from the opening two races of the 2005 Formula One season has been enough to force Ferrari into giving the new F2005 an earlier than expected race debut.

Speed on top for Red Bull at Barcelona.
With Renault, Toyota, McLaren and BAR already busy testing in France ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix next weekend, today [Thursday] saw Williams join Red Bull Racing at Barcelona.
Alonso plays down title talk.
He may have become the first Spaniard to ever lead the Formula One world championship, but Malaysian Grand Prix winner Fernando Alonso is keeping his feet firmly on the floor when it comes to discussing his title chances.
BAR race lasts three laps.
BAR-Honda's decision to 'forcibly retire' its two cars at the end of the Australian Grand Prix backfired - ironically and spectacularly - at Sepang, where both Jenson Button and Anthony Davidson were on the sidelines by lap three.
Trulli dedicates front row to friend.
Jarno Trulli has dedicated his provisional front row grid slot to the memory of a close friend killed while the Italian was going about the business of qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Renault stars confident for second qualifying.
Despite there only being the smallest of gaps separating drivers at the head of the field after Saturday qualifying, Renault driver Fernando Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella are confident that they can continue the team's frontrunning pace on Sunday morning.
Weather report - Malaysian Grand Prix.
After mixed conditions in Melbourne affected the new qualifying procedure considerably, what can the Formula One field hope for in monsoon-prone Malaysia? Sepang, Malaysia Friday
Melbourne winners struggle with handling.
Australian Grand Prix winner Giancarlo Fisichella was not a happy man after the opening practice sessions for this weekend's Malaysian round, claiming that the Renault that performed so well in Melbourne was more of a handful at Sepang.

Sauber hasn't asked for Ant, says BAR.
BAR technical director Geoff Willis has confirmed that the Brackley-based team has not been approached with regard to the availability of test driver Anthony Davidson.