Ferrari ended the pre-season test at Jerez on a positive note as Fernando Alonso set the fastest time of the day, and the second best by a 2012 car across all four days at the Spanish track.

The FIA is coming under increasing pressure to cancel the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Mercedes topped the timesheets for the second day running in the first pre-season test at Jerez with Nico Rosberg matching Michael Schumacher's achievement.

Michael Schumacher may have topped the timesheets on day two of the first pre-season test in Jerez but the Mercedes driver was quick to downplay his hopes of winning an eighth world championship.

Michael Schumacher was the one they all had to catch on the second day of pre-season testing in Jerez.

Kimi Raikkonen announced his return to Formula 1 in some style as he posted the fastest time in the first day of pre-season testing at Jerez.

Williams' pair Pastor Maldonado and Bruno Senna are anticipating a busy month as they gear up for the Formula 1 season opener in Australia on March 18.

Williams are the latest team to unveil its 2012 challenger with the Renault-powered outfit taking the covers off the FW34 at Jerez in Spain ahead of the start of pre-season testing.

Sebastian Vettel hopes he can prove Bernie Ecclestone wrong once again by dominating this year's Formula 1 World Championship.

Adrian Sutil’s father has slammed Lewis Hamilton after the McLaren driver stayed away from his former team-mate’s recent trial.

Lewis Hamilton says that he will not allow anything to distract him from the task at hand in 2012.

The first pre-season test ahead of the 2012 season will get underway on Tuesday, with team line-ups for Jerez now revealed.

Sauber have suffered a blow ahead of the new Formula 1 season with the news that technical director James Key has left the team.