Fernando Alonso reckons P4 on the grid is 'nearly the maximum' Ferrari can do at the moment and he is now looking forward to Sunday's F1 2014 Malaysian GP , where he says finishing and keeping the pressure on Mercedes is the main priority.
Lewis Hamilton sets the top time in opening practice for the 2014 F1 Malaysian Grand Prix, ending session 0.152 seconds up on Kimi Raikkonen, despite a late spin; Nico Rosberg completes the top three....
Michael Schumacher: I had a straightforward race today which was even a bit exciting towards the end but really full of ups and downs before. The start was quite good and then it was mainly about managing the tyres.
Jarno Trulli will be racing with an extra purpose than usual in this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, as he bids to honour the memory and raise vital funds for the victims of the catastrophic earthquake that struck his home region of the Abruzzo early last week.
In the wake of the 'misleading' information scandal engulfing McLaren-Mercedes in Malaysia this weekend, Martin Whitmarsh has refused to rule out resigning from his role of team principal at the Woking-based outfit - a position he has held for barely a month.
Ferrari is currently 'paying the price' for its success in Formula 1 last year, reckons the Scuderia's president Luca di Montezemolo - who conceded that there were 'a few mistakes too many' in an Australian Grand Prix performance last weekend that transpired to be 'a lot worse' than had be
It was always Ferrari's intention for Kimi Raikkonen to jump Felipe Massa during the first round of pit-stops in last weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix - that is the view of former Jordan designer Gary Anderson, who suggests that team orders in Formula 1 are far from dead.
Bernie Ecclestone appears to be increasingly getting his way in terms of securing more night races on the Formula 1 calendar - though he could find it somewhat more difficult in persuading China and Australia to follow suit.
Kimi Raikkonen catapulted Ferrari back into the world title fight following the Prancing Horse's disastrous season-opening Australian Grand Prix just seven days ago, by storming to an unchallenged victory in Malaysia as McLaren wilted in the searing heat.
Felipe Massa thoroughly blitzed his rivals in the morning session on the opening day's practice ahead of this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, but team-mate Kimi Raikkonen came unstuck following 'communication' problems with the team.