Alonso wins easily in Ferrari debut

  Leads Ferrari 1-2 as Vettel falters
Fernando Alonso won today's Bahrain GP some 16 seconds ahead of his Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa and in doing so won his debut race for Ferrari.  Polesitter Sebastian Vettel built up a lead of 5 seconds over Alonso early but a broken exhaust header slowed his pace and Alonso pounced.  Once Alonso passed, Massa moved around Vettel too but he could not keep pace with his new teammate.  Lewis Hamilton was 3rd. Press Conference

Bahrain GP: Sunday Press Conference

  Formula 1
Drivers
1. Fernando ALONSO (Ferrari), 1h39m20.396s
2. Felipe MASSA (Ferrari), 1h39m36.495s
3. Lewis HAMILTON (McLaren), 1h39m43.578s

Bahrain GP: Saturday Press Conference

  F1
DRIVERS:
1. Sebastian VETTEL (Red Bull), 1m54.101s
2. Felipe MASSA (Ferrari), 1m54.242s
3. Fernando ALONSO (Ferrari), 1m54.242s

Vettel wins pole for Bahrain GP

  by Mark J. Cipolloni
Driving the latest Adrian Newey Red Bull creation, Sebastian Vettel waited until the final minutes of qualifying to secure pole for Sunday's Bahrain GP.  After turning the fastest time of the weekend in Q2, Vettel's lap of 1m54.101s in Q3 beat the two Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso.  Lewis Hamilton was 4th in his McLaren and Nico Rosberg rounded out the top-5 in his Mercedes.

Bahrain GP: Friday Press Conference

  Formula 1
DRIVERS:
Lucas Di Grassi (Virgin)
Nico HULKENBERG (Williams)
Heikki KOVALAINEN (Lotus)
Robert KUBICA (Renault)
Sebastian VETTEL (Red Bull)

Red Bull team launches 2010 car

  At Jerez
The Red Bull Racing F1 team took the covers off its RB6 in the Jerez pitlane on Wednesday morning.  The Adrian Newey-designed machine on the surface, and according to driver Sebastian Vettel, is a logical evolution of the 2009 RB5 that proved to be Formula 1's fastest car in the second half of the season.

Force India unveils its 2010 F1 car

  Introducing the VJM03
The Force India Formula One Team finished the 2009 season as a genuine regular contender for points and the new 2010 challenger, the VJM03, builds on the solid foundations established by its predecessor, which took pole for the Belgian GP. With driver consistency in Adrian Sutil and Tonio Liuzzi and the able support of Paul di Resta in the test and reserve driver role, this year the team is looking forward to a strong performance.

Virgin Racing reveals 2010 F1 car

  The first virtual Formula 1 launch
The launch of Virgin's 2010 car ended in disappointment on Wednesday, when the live online video stream failed to materialize. Technical problems meant the online event was watched by a global audience of zero, with the first photos of the striking red and black car appearing only hours later. "Calm down people.  I'll ask if I can put a picture on Twitter," said Brazilian driver Lucas di Grassi.

Toro Rosso launches STR5 in Valencia

  Formula 1
Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost says that 2010 is a "landmark" year for his team as for the first time they have designed and built their own Formula One car.  The team unveiled their STR5 at Valencia on Monday morning, displaying the double-decker diffuser and a shark fin engine cover very similar to that incorporated on the new McLaren.

Mercedes Petronas GP launches 2010 car

  Will Ross Brawn's design trump all others again?
Mercedes-Benz unveiled its W01 in the Valencia pit lane on Monday morning, ahead of the first pre-season Formula 1 test. The car features a radical version of the now typical Red Bull Racing RB5-type V-nose configuration, as well as a small fin on the engine cover.

Renault launch 2010 F1 car

  Formula 1
Renault on Sunday presented Vitaly Petrov, Russia's first formula one driver, as the occupant of its second race seat for the 2010 season. The 25-year-old, who finished the GP2 championship in second place last year and who reportedly has a big sponsorship purse, helped his new teammate Robert Kubica pull the wraps off the R30 car in the Valencia pitlane.

BMW Sauber launch 2010 F1 car

  Formula 1
BMW Sauber revealed its new F1 car for the 2010 season on Sunday, with the unveiling of the Ferrari powered C29 at the Valencia circuit. The new C29, which sports a shark fin similar to the one used by McLaren in its new car but falls short of integrating in with the rear wing, will be driven by Pedro de la Rosa and Kamui Kobayashi, who were both on had.