Alonso produced a lap of one minute 25.252 seconds right at the end of the session on a drying track

Vettel forecast a closely-fought but largely predictable outcome in this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix

British GP organisers are banking on hometown heroes Hamilton and Button to put on a good show ahead of the Silverstone race

The 36-year-old said in spite of what happened in Malaysia, he and Vettel share a good relationship

A component failure within the DRS system prevented Alonso from fighting Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel for the victory

With the Russian GP scheduled for 2014, Vettel and Coulthard will be doing a recee of the F1 circuit in Sochi

Force India driver Paul Di Resta wants his team to put in extra effort after the Briton finished with a career-best 4th place finish in Bahrain

The Interlagos circuit is known for its woeful facilities for both the racing teams and the F1 fans

Christian Horner had a busy time quashing media reports that Webber's dismal weekend was a part of some conspiracy

Lotus Chairman Gerard Lopez rubbished all media reports of Kimi Raikonnen switching to Red Bull

It was 25-year-old Vettel's second win in four races this year and the 28th of his career

The 2008 world champion was penalised for no fault of his own after a sudden tyre deflation in final free practice before qualifying damaged the car's suspension and gearbox

Raikkonen wants to stay focused after an excellent start to the season

Riot police fired tear gas canisters and stun grenades at protesters who hurled petrol bombs at them

The controversial Bahrain GP received one more jolt with the FIA president, Jean Todt choosing to remain absent from the race

Both Sutil and di Resta blamed each other for the incident, without which the Scot could have finished the race higher than eighth

The two-time world champion was in imperious form as he stormed to victory in the Chinese GP

In a dry race dictated by tyre choices and frequent pitstops, the Spaniard beat Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen by 10.1 seconds

The 28-year-old, the 2008 world champion, has reportedly been suffering a pollen allergy

The Spaniard lapped the Shanghai circuit with a best time of one minute 35.391 seconds

Ferrari's Felipe Massa set an 'incredible' pace to top the timesheets at the end of Chinese Grand Prix practice on Friday

Vettel showed little remorse for his failure to obey instructions by snatching victory from Webber in Malaysia last month

Vettel ignored team orders last month in Malaysia to grab the lead and win the race in the end

Last month, Vettel had overtaken teammate Webber against team orders to win the Malaysian GP

The pundits feel while Vettel is unlikely to face any punishment for his doing, he has lost respect and trust across the paddock

Force India is hopeful of a strong show in the upcoming races in China and Bahrain

Lewis Hamilton believes his Mercedes team is now Red Bull's closest challenger

Vettel's ill-planned decision has stirred up the eternal debate about the sport's true identity is it racing between teams or individual drivers

Days after his bid for victory in Malaysia was thwarted by gung-ho team-mate Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber has found himself halted again, but this time by a koala