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Felipe’s Ferrari future - is Massa really on borrowed time? 17 May 2012

It may have only been a short line near the bottom of an article about the Spanish race, but the words published earlier this week on Ferrari’s official website must have hit home to Felipe Massa and his legion of fans.

“Everyone, he more than anyone, is expecting a change of gear starting right away,” it read. Despite its brevity, most onlookers decided the message was a loud and clear one...»

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FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2011 race edit
Monaco 2011 - race edit
Race winner Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull Racing celebrates with Christian Horner (GBR) Red Bull Racing Team Principal. Formula One World Championship, Rd4, Bahrain Grand Prix, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, 22 April 2012
Bahrain 2012 - race edit
Race winner Nico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 W03 crosses the line. Formula One World Championship, Rd3, Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai, China, Sunday, 15 April 2012
China 2012 - race edit

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THE INSIDE LINE - ON LEWIS HAMILTON

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren. Formula One World Championship, Rd4, Bahrain Grand Prix Practice, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, 20 April 2012

McLaren's 2008 world champion talks roast dinners, sweet treats and retiring as a hero to Grenada...»

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WHO'S WHO - 2012 TEAM & DRIVER LINE-UPS

(L to R): Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren; Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull Racing; Mark Webber (AUS) Red Bull Racing and Fernando Alonso (ESP) Ferrari at the drivers start of season photograph. Formula One World Championship, Rd 1, Australian Grand Prix, Race Day, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, 27 March 2011

Six world champions, two rookies and plenty inbetween. All you need to know about the current Formula One grid...»

THIS WEEK'S POLL

Which of the podium finishers impressed you most with their race performance in Spain?
Pastor Maldonado
Pastor Maldonado Pastor Maldonado Pastor Maldonado 43.40%
Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso 27.36%
Kimi Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen Kimi Raikkonen Kimi Raikkonen 29.25%
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Practice 3 Sat 11:00
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LAST RACE

Spain
01 P.Maldonado 1:39:09.145
02 F.Alonso +3.1 secs
03 K.Räikkönen +3.8 secs
Fastest Lap
R.Grosjean 1:26.250
Pole Position
P.Maldonado 1:22.285
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 12:04:57
A fleet of vintage cars transport the drivers around the circuit to greet the crowds ahead of the Formula 1 Gran Premio de Espana Santander 2012
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 12:16:11
Ferrari flags fly in the packed grandstands at the Circuit de Catalunya on an overcast but dry race day
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 12:53:07
Lewis Hamilton's McLaren waits at the back of the grid, having been stripped of his pole postion when he was found to have insufficient fuel on board to comply with FIA regulations
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 13:00:13
Pole-sitter Pastor Maldonado minutes before the start of the race, underlining Williams' return to form
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 13:10:19
Despite being squeezed by Pastor Maldonado, Fernando Alonso holds his nerve to put his Ferrari into first place at the first corner, to the delight of the home crowd
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 13:15:30
Sergio Perez's Sauber with a punctured left-rear tyre on the first lap. After pitting for a set of hard tyres he goes out and quickly becomes the fastest man on track
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 13:29:31
Michael Schumacher collides with the back of Bruno Senna's Williams. He appeared to misjudge his braking into Turn One
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 13:33:37
McLaren's pit-stop woes continue as Lewis Hamilton's car clips a used tyre on his way out after taking on fresh rubber
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 13:40:28
Mark Webber pits for a new nose on his Red Bull
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 13:43:45
Fernando Alonso vents his frustration at being held up by Charles Pic's Marussia. The delay effectively hands the lead to Pastor Maldonado
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 13:50:15
Sebastian Vettel fails to slow down under waved yellow flags, and receives a drive-through penalty as a result
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 13:58:26
Kamui Kobayashi bumps tyres with Jenson Button as he squeezes his Sauber through to seventh
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:09:07
Sebastian Vettel pits from fifth place for a new nose, having complained of an understeering Red Bull
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:15:53
Fernando Alonso, DRS wide open, passes Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus and sets off after P1 man Pastor Maldonado
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:27:09
Fernando Alonso gains on Pastor Maldonado's Williams
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:28:45
Tense times for the Williams family as Maldonado struggles to fend off Alonso's Ferrari
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:37:32
Nico Rosberg locks a wheel as Kamui Kobayashi passes him on the inside
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:40:37
Vettel passes Rosberg's Mercedes for sixth place
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:43:08
Pastor Maldonado takes the chequered flag to become the fifth race winner in five races
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:45:19
Lewis Hamilton keeps up the pressure on Nico Rosberg in the last corners of the race, finishing in a creditable eighth having started from the back
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:44:43
A delighted Frank Williams celebrates his team's first victory since 2004
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 14:56:01
An ecstatic Maldonado celebrates his victory in parc ferme
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 15:00:08
Second-placed local favourite Fernando Alonso congratulates the victor
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 15:03:59
The podium celebrations reach their climax
TV IMAGES SUN Race at 15:06:25
The clearing up begins as the teams prepare to head for Monaco. Could we see a sixth winner in six races?

DRIVER STANDINGS

01 Sebastian Vettel 61
02 Fernando Alonso 61
03 Lewis Hamilton 53
04 Kimi Räikkönen 49
05 Mark Webber 48
06 Jenson Button 45
07 Nico Rosberg 41
08 Romain Grosjean 35
09 Pastor Maldonado 29
10 Sergio Perez 22
11 Kamui Kobayashi 19
12 Paul di Resta 15

CONSTRUCTOR STANDINGS

01 Red Bull Racing-Renault 109
02 McLaren-Mercedes 98
03 Lotus-Renault 84
04 Ferrari 63
05 Mercedes 43
06 Williams-Renault 43
07 Sauber-Ferrari 41
08 Force India-Mercedes 18
09 STR-Ferrari 6
10 Marussia-Cosworth 0