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- Mercedes a second faster than the rest, says Button14 March 2014, 1:45 pm
Mercedes are about a second a lap quicker than everyone else already, McLaren's Jenson Button said on Friday after rival and former team mate Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Australian Grand Prix practice. "We were two seconds off them (Mercedes) in the test, we're over a second off them in the long runs. The Williams looks a bit of a handful to drive in high speed corners, which is a surprise." McLaren, the former champions who had an abysmal 2013 season without a single podium finish, have the ... 
- Hamilton, Rosberg set pace for Mercedes at Australian Grand Prix14 March 2014, 1:14 pm
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg set the pace in practice for the Australian Grand Prix on Friday as Mercedes shaped as the team to beat at the much awaited season-opener. With teams adapting to a raft of technical changes in Formula One, Hamilton overcame mechanical problems in the first session to time quickest in the second run-out ahead of his team-mate. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was third fastest while four-time defending world champion Sebastian Vettel, who endured endless problems in ...
- Motor racing-Mercedes a second faster than the rest, says Button14 March 2014, 1:13 pm
Mercedes are about a second a lap quicker than everyone else already, McLaren's Jenson Button said on Friday after rival and former team mate Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Australian Grand Prix practice. "We were two seconds off them (Mercedes) in the test, we're over a second off them in the long runs. "It's a little bit surprising that they are much quicker than everyone else, including the Williams really. The Williams looks a bit of a handful to drive in high speed corners, which is a surpr...
- Hamilton on top, Red Bull relieved in Australia14 March 2014, 10:56 am
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton lent some credibility to the hype around Mercedes by posting the fastest time in Friday practice at the Australian Grand Prix, as the Formula One season kicked off with teams still battling reliability problems. The 2008 world champion could not finish a lap in the first session due to an oil pressure sensor problem, but topped the timesheets in the second with a lap of one minute 29.625 seconds on a glorious sunny day at Albert Park. Quadruple ...
- Motor racing-Hamilton on top, Red Bull relieved in Australia14 March 2014, 10:55 am
* Hamilton fastest on opening day of season * Red Bull relieved after gaining mileage * Lotus endure horror day (Adds quotes, details) By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, March 14 (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton lent some credibility to the hype around Mercedes by posting the fastest time in Friday practice at the Australian Grand Prix, as the Formula One season kicked off with teams still battling reliability problems. The 2008 world champion could not finish a lap in the first session due to an oil pressure s...
- Lotus fume in garage after dismal opening day14 March 2014, 10:30 am
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Lotus had braced for a tough start to the Formula One season after troubled winter testing but were left mortified after Friday's opening day at the Australian Grand Prix. Neither French driver Romain Grosjean nor his Venezuelan team mate Pastor Maldonado troubled the timesheets in the first practice session due to reliability problems on a sunny day at Albert Park. It was also 18th out of the 19 cars that posted lap times, with only Briton Max Chilton co...
- Motor racing-Red Bull see glimpses of hope in Australia14 March 2014, 9:10 am
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, March 14 (Reuters) - Red Bull team principal Christian Horner hailed an "extremely encouraging" Friday for the Formula One champions at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after they banished some winter testing demons with a strong showing in practice. Red Bull's pre-season was abysmal, with neither quadruple champion Sebastian Vettel nor team mate Daniel Ricciardo able to complete a race simulation due to reliability problems, but the pair clocked up ample mileage...
- Motor racing-Gastaldi appointed Lotus deputy principal14 March 2014, 7:45 am
The Lotus Formula One team appointed Federico Gastaldi as deputy principal with immediate effect at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Friday. "Federico was instrumental in nurturing our relationship with PDVSA and he continues to be a vital link for us with Venezuela," said co-chairman and principal Gerard Lopez in a statement. PDVSA, the Venezuelan state-owned oil company, have joined Lotus as a partner this season with the arrival from Williams of Venezuelan driver Pastor Maldonado. ...
- Motor racing-Formula One Australian Grand Prix 2nd free practice session14 March 2014, 7:10 am
March 14 (Infostrada Sports) - 2nd Free Practice Session from the Formula One Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park on Friday 1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 1:29.625 2. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 1:29.782 3. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Ferrari 1:30.132 4. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) RedBull - Renault 1:30.381 5. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren 1:30.510 6. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) RedBull - Renault 1:30.538 7. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:30.898 8. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) William...
- Motor racing-Red Bull two months behind rivals - Hakkinen14 March 2014, 5:31 am
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, March 14 (Reuters) - Red Bull's abysmal winter testing has left them badly lagging behind their Formula One rivals and they will need at least two months to get their cars performing at optimal level, according to double world champion Mika Hakkinen. Red Bull have admitted they are playing catch-up ahead of Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, after struggling to come to grips with the new turbo-charged hybrid engine during the pre-season tests. Finn Hakkinen, ...
- GM says last death linked to recall was in 200914 March 2014, 5:45 pm
General Motors says the last fatality in a frontal-impact crash it has linked to a recall of defective ignition switches occurred more than four years ago, in December 2009....
- Former GM CEO Akerson returns to Carlyle as vice chairman14 March 2014, 3:17 pm
Carlyle Group named Dan Akerson, who stepped down as CEO of General Motors in January, to the role of vice chairman of the board of directors and special adviser....
- GM ignition-flaw death toll expected to rise as trial lawyers seek victims14 March 2014, 12:44 pm
The death toll related to an ignition flaw in eight small car models that General Motors sold a decade ago is likely to climb, say lawyers and safety advocates....
- Superior Industries races time in naming next CEO14 March 2014, 12:42 pm
Time is ticking on aluminum wheel supplier Superior Industries International Inc. as it searches for its next CEO....
- Porsche predicts stable 2014 earnings on U.S. expansion spending14 March 2014, 12:04 pm
Porsche predicts stable earnings in 2014 as the sports car maker invests in its operations in the United States and China with a focus on adding distribution outlets in emerging markets....
- Auto design scholarship to honor legacy of William Clay Ford Sr.14 March 2014, 5:01 am
The Ford Motor Company Fund, the automaker's philanthropic arm, has set up a $1 million scholarship for automotive design students to honor the legacy of William Clay Ford Sr., who died Sunday at age 88....
- GM board to lose three members as UCLA's Telles says she will step down13 March 2014, 10:10 pm
General Motors now expects to lose three of its outside board members this year. Cynthia Telles, who joined the GM board in April 2010, plans to step down after the company's annual shareholder meeting this summer, GM said today....
- Ally names Jeffrey Brown to replace Muir as CEO of dealer financial unit13 March 2014, 10:01 pm
Ally Financial has appointed Jeffrey Brown as CEO of Ally Dealer Financial Services, succeeding the veteran Bill Muir, who will retire later this year....
- Union opponents sue Volkswagen, UAW over Tennessee plant13 March 2014, 9:18 pm
Three workers opposing unionization have sued Volkswagen and the UAW in a federal court, alleging that VW and the union improperly colluded in the run-up to a union election in Tennessee that the UAW lost....
- GM's challenge: 'Reassure the world'13 March 2014, 8:13 pm
As GM confronts the prospect of years of litigation following its delayed recall, CEO Mary Barra's more urgent challenge is to show the public that her company's culture has changed and GM is taking responsibility for the problem, crisis-control......
