day one

Nico Hulkenberg leads the way for Force India on day one of F1 2014 pre-season testing in Bahrain.

Gary Paffett posted the quickest time as McLaren and Ferrari started a three-day test session at the new Portimao circuit in Portugal.

1. Sebastien Buemi Red Bull-Renault 1min 17.704secs 71 laps 2. Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1min 19.360secs 75 laps 3. Brendon Hartley Red Bull-Renault 1min 19.586secs 83 laps

Ferrari number two driver, Felipe Massa was quickest at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona on Tuesday, as F1 winter testing got underway, with sixteen drivers' on track - and all but two of the eleven teams.

Reigning world champion, Sebastien Loeb has come out fighting on the opening day of the Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo, the Citroen ace winning three out of the four tests to establish a comfortable 32.7 second lead.

Team McLaren-Mercedes set some impressive lap times today [Tuesday] at Silverstone, following hot on the heels of their 'revival' at the British Grand Prix on Sunday, Kimi Raikkonen managing to break the 1 minute 18 second barrier.

Fast off the truck and fast on the track. It didn't take Michael Waltrip long to make a statement yesterday [Tuesday], the opening day of NASCAR Preseason Thunder, the annual preseason test sessions at Daytona International Speedway.

BAR-Honda driver Takuma Sato set the pace today [Monday] at wet Jerez. Taku completed 51 laps in total, his best a 1 minute 25.938 seconds, around four tenths up on Felipe Massa, who was second.

Ralf Schumacher set the pace today [Tuesday] at Jerez, as the BMW WilliamsF1 team began testing at the Spanish circuit by themselves.

McLaren-Mercedes driver David Coulthard set the pace today [Tuesday], at the Monza circuit in Italy.