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Nico Rosberg boost for Mercedes

Nico Rosberg led the way at the end of the first day of the second Formula One four-day test at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. The Mercedes driver posted a lap time of one minute 22.616 seconds, just 0.9 seconds slower than the pole time set by Lewis Hamilton in last year's Grand Prix.

Fernando Alonso (right) and Felipe Massa at the launch of the new Ferrari F138 in Italy yesterday

Fernando Alonso is assured that Ferrari's new car will be a help not a hindrance

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso has dismissed the prospect of the new Formula One season witnessing anything close to last year's return of seven different winners from the first seven races.

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso performs on stage during a show at the Wrooom, F1 and MotoGP press ski meeting earlier this month

Ferrari demand flying start after unveiling the F138 for the 2013 F1 season

Stefano Domenicali wants to see a better start than in recent seasons

Red Bull driver Vettel is top of Ferrari’s list to replace
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If Fernando Alonso were to leave, German driver would be Ferrari's first choice

Sebastian Vettel celebrates clinching his third drivers title in Brazil last weekend

Ferrari complaint about Sebastian Vettel a 'complete joke' says Bernie Ecclestone

If found guilty, world title could have passed to Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso pictured at the end of the Brazilian Grand Prix

Forget it Fernando Alonso - Sebastian Vettel is the Formula One World Champion, declare FIA

Ferrari question validity of Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix result

The Sports Matrix: Wednesday 28 November 2012

Benteke heads Villa clear of relegation zone

Sebastian Vettel, of Red Bull, again proved Alonso’s nemesis

Ferrari will build on 'dream' season, insists Fernando Alonso

When Sebastian Vettel snatched the 2010 World Championship from beneath his nose in Abu Dhabi in the last race of the season, insiders say that Fernando Alonso wept inconsolably in the Ferrari garage for an hour and a half. The defeat – based on flawed strategic thinking as Ferrari kept an eye on Mark Webber and shadowed his pit stops instead of watching Vettel, and a lengthy spell trapped behind Vitaly Petrov's fleet Renault with no DRS to facilitate overtaking – cost Englishman Chris Dyer his job at Ferrari and tore out the Spaniard's heart.

Sebastian Vettel celebrates winning his third world title

F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel claims rivals used 'dirty tricks'

Sebastian Vettel can proclaim himself to be a three-time Formula One world champion despite citing “dirty tricks” from some of his rivals.

Vettel begins his title celebrations

F1 highlights: best of 2012

Best race

The greatest Formula One championship battles

Sebastian Vettel rode a rollercoaster of a Brazilian Grand Prix to becoming the youngest three-time Formula One world champion as the title race went down to the wire against rival Fernando Alonso.

Thumbs up: Lewis Hamilton celebrates his pole position in Säo Paulo

Hamilton seizes pole as Alonso prays for miracle

Fernando Alonso finally got to quantify in qualifying yesterday the scale of the mountain he has to climb if he is to beat Sebastian Vettel to the World Championship when a gripping Formula One season ends in Brazil this afternoon. And it was of Everest proportions.

Tunnel vision: The backlash against Sebastian Vettel and his seemingly inevitable success is hard to understand

No charisma, got the best car, just lucky... Vettel splits the field

As the German heads for his third straight title, opinion is divided on where he rates among the greats

Lewis Hamilton on pole for Brazilian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton gave McLaren their first pole position in Brazil for 12 years ahead of his final grand prix for the Woking-based team.

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