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News - 4 March 2015
Manor Marussia 'in a great place'
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4 March - 05:13 - BBC Formula One The Manor Marussia team intend to return to Formula 1 in time for the start of the new season, their new boss says. |
Manor Marussia set for Australia
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4 March - 04:40 - Sky Sports F1 The Manor Marussia F1 Team confirmed their intention to be on the grid for next week’s season-opener in Melbourne at a press conference on Wednesday, where their new backers were formally introduced. |
Pirelli picks early season tyres
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4 March - 02:49 - Sky Sports F1 Pirelli has nominated the tyres that will be used in the first four grands prix of the 2015 Formula 1 season. |
New Lotus 'a good step forward'
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4 March - 12:19 - Sky Sports F1 Lotus technical director Nick Chester is anticipating a far stronger start to the season at the Australian GP than they managed in Melbourne 12 months ago. |
‘McLaren are playing catch-up’
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4 March - 11:55 - Sky Sports F1 McLaren may not be competitive until the British GP, <i>Sky Sports F1</i>’s Martin Brundle has warned. |
Formula 1 gossip
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4 March - 08:50 - BBC Formula One Susie Wolff to drive in two first practices and Verstappen thanks "best dad in the world". |
News - 3 March 2015
Brundle's ultimate track
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3 March - 02:58 - Sky Sports F1 Sky Sports F1 is the only place fans can watch all 20 Formula 1 weekends live and on the eve of the new season, Martin Brundle has designed a track incorporating features from every circuit on the 2015 F1 calendar. |
Alonso to miss Australian Grand Prix
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3 March - 02:51 - BBC Formula One McLaren driver Fernando Alonso will miss the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on 15 March on medical advice. |
Alonso 'will win title' at McLaren
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3 March - 01:54 - BBC Formula One Former McLaren driver Gerhard Berger believes Fernando Alonso will win the world title again at the team. |
Alonso to miss Australian GP
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3 March - 12:16 - Sky Sports F1 McLaren’s Fernando Alonso will miss the Australian Grand Prix following his crash during the second pre-season test in Barcelona. |
Seb happy to flout helmet rules
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3 March - 09:32 - Sky Sports F1 Sebastian Vettel says he would be happy to disregard F1’s clampdown on helmet design changes were any fine to go to charity, as the new rule was formally included in the 2015 regulations. |
Williams reveal Wolff outings
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3 March - 09:18 - Sky Sports F1 Susie Wolff will drive for Williams during practice at the British and Spanish Grands Prix in 2015, the team have confirmed. |
News - 2 March 2015
Schumi's son signs F4 deal
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2 March - 02:46 - Sky Sports F1 The teenage son of Michael Schumacher, Mick, will begin his car racing career in German Formula 4 this season. |
Chilton enters Le Mans 24-Hour race
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2 March - 02:26 - BBC Formula One Former Formula 1 driver Max Chilton will compete in this year's Le Mans 24-Hour race after joining the Nissan team. |
Schumacher's son gets Formula 4 deal
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2 March - 01:45 - BBC Formula One Mick Schumacher, son of seven-times Formula 1 champion Michael, has signed a contract to race in Formula 4 next season. |
Red Bull reveal final livery
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2 March - 11:03 - Sky Sports F1 Red Bull have unveiled their definitive livery for the 2015 season ahead of two days of filming with the RB11 at the Circuit de Catalunya. |
Merc tested just one engine
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2 March - 10:06 - Sky Sports F1 Toto Wolff has cast fresh perspective on Mercedes’ dominance of pre-season F1 testing by revealing that the world champions have used only one engine throughout the winter. |
Chilton switches to WEC
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2 March - 08:16 - Sky Sports F1 Former Marussia driver Max Chilton will switch to sportscar racing in 2015 after signing to drive for Nissan in the World Endurance Championship. |
News - 1 March 2015
'Like last year's car, but better'
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1 March - 09:32 - BBC Formula One Mercedes' testing times leave competitors unable to hide their dejection, but there's plenty to race for - writes Andrew Benson. |
VIDEO: Rosberg has testing edge over Hamilton
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1 March - 07:21 - BBC Formula One BBC Sport's Lee McKenzie and Ben Edwards look back at the final day of testing in Barcelona as Nico Rosberg completes 148 laps at the Circuit de Catalunya. |
Rosberg enjoys 'perfect winter'
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1 March - 05:40 - Sky Sports F1 A happy Nico Rosberg says he is optimistic about Mercedes’ 2015 prospects after setting the fastest laps of the two Barcelona tests. |
Rosberg enjoys 'perfect winter'
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1 March - 05:40 - Sky Sports F1 A happy Nico Rosberg says he is optimistic about Mercedes’ 2015 prospects after setting the fastest laps of the two Barcelona tests. |
Bottas fastest on final testing day
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1 March - 05:31 - BBC Formula One Williams' Valtteri Bottas sets the pace as Mercedes emerge from the final day of pre-season testing as strong title favourites. |
Williams end testing on top
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1 March - 04:54 - Sky Sports F1 Williams set the fastest time as pre-season testing drew to a close on Sunday, with pacesetters Mercedes signing off at the Circuit de Catalunya in more muted fashion. |
Renault: We're closing the gap
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1 March - 03:37 - Sky Sports F1 Renault’s Remi Taffin believes that they have halved their engine efficiency deficit to Mercedes, but isn’t predicting any race wins until late in 2015. |
Arrivabene: Two-win target is ambitious
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1 March - 01:29 - Sky Sports F1 Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene is sticking with his target of two race wins this season, even though Mercedes continue to suggest they’ll pick up exactly where they left off once the new F1 season starts. |
Formula 1 gossip
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1 March - 11:57 - BBC Formula One Hamilton in talks with Jay-Z, access pass restrictions criticised, McLaren-Honda worried about reliability. |
How the teams stand after testing
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1 March - 10:28 - Sky Sports F1
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Barca Final Day - Recap
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1 March - 07:28 - Sky Sports F1
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Barca Final Day - Live
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1 March - 07:28 - Sky Sports F1
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Barca Day Four - Live
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1 March - 07:28 - Sky Sports F1
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News - 28 February 2015
VIDEO: Hamilton sets the pace in Barcelona
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28 February - 08:30 - BBC Formula One Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton sets the pace on the penultimate day of pre-season Formula 1 testing in Barcelona. |
VIDEO: 'Mercedes rivalry will be challenging'
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28 February - 07:39 - BBC Formula One Mercedes Executive Director Toto Wolff thinks that the rivalry between his drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will be "challenging" again this season. |
'Force India set to fall back'
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28 February - 06:46 - Sky Sports F1 Force India have admitted they are set to fall behind at the start of the new season following the delayed introduction of their 2015 car due to ‘cash-flow’ issues. |
Lewis wants to fight other cars
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28 February - 06:38 - Sky Sports F1 Lewis Hamilton has admitted he would find a multi-team battle for the world championship more exciting than a rematch of his 2014 title fight with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. |
Problems & optimism at McLaren
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28 February - 06:14 - Sky Sports F1 McLaren have warned their new car may only prove competitive from the European leg of the 2015 season onwards. |
Hamilton quickest in Barcelona
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28 February - 05:48 - BBC Formula One Lewis Hamilton sets the pace on the penultimate day of pre-season testing as Mercedes remain the team to beat. |
Hamilton signs off in style
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28 February - 04:42 - Sky Sports F1 World champion Lewis Hamilton signed off from pre-season testing with the fastest time on Day Three in Barcelona as Mercedes provided more conclusive evidence that their W06 has a significant pace edge over the field. |
Merc blast Lewis deal rumours
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28 February - 04:38 - Sky Sports F1 Toto Wolff has angrily denied reports Lewis Hamilton will be offered £1m per week to remain at Mercedes beyond the end of this season. |
Mercedes' pace stuns rivals
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28 February - 10:19 - Sky Sports F1 Mercedes’ faltering rivals have hailed the world champions’ new car as “unbelievably quick” with the Silver Arrows’ domination of F1 set to continue at the start of the 2015 season. |
Mercedes' pace stuns rivals
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28 February - 10:19 - Sky Sports F1 Mercedes’ faltering rivals have hailed the world champions’ new car as “unbelievably quick” with the Silver Arrows’ domination of F1 set to continue at the start of the 2015 season. |
Barca Day Three - Recap
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28 February - 07:20 - Sky Sports F1
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Barca Day Three - Live
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28 February - 07:20 - Sky Sports F1
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News - 27 February 2015
VIDEO: Mercedes fastest as McLaren improve
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27 February - 08:25 - BBC Formula One Mercedes underline their status as favourites on day two of the final pre-season test, as McLaren-Honda have their best day of the winter so far. |
Relief for Button and McLaren
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27 February - 07:05 - Sky Sports F1 Jenson Button says the 100 laps the MP4-30 completed at Barcelona on Friday were the equivalent of a thousand laps for the fledgling McLaren-Honda reunion. |
The concussion dangers for Alonso
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27 February - 07:04 - BBC Formula One A leading neurosurgeon explains the dangers of concussion following Fernando Alonso's crash in testing. |
Mercedes set fastest testing time
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27 February - 06:03 - BBC Formula One Mercedes' Nico Rosberg set the fastest time of winter testing at Barcelona while Jenson Button posts 100 laps for McLaren. |
Alonso was travelling at 134mph
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27 February - 05:38 - BBC Formula One McLaren driver Fernando Alonso says he is "completely fine" following the 134mph testing accident that left him with concussion. |
Nico still not happy with W06
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27 February - 05:31 - Sky Sports F1 Nico Rosberg has added insult to the injured pride of the rest of the field by revealing he wasn't happy with the set up of his Mercedes when it set the fastest lap of the Barcelona tests so far. |
Mercedes shatter fastest time
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27 February - 04:07 - Sky Sports F1 Mercedes finally topped a testing timesheet for the first time in 2015 as the world champions displayed an ominous turn of speed to shatter the fastest time seen at Barcelona this winter. |
VIDEO: I'm completely fine after crash - Alonso
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27 February - 03:42 - BBC Formula One McLaren driver Fernando Alonso says he is "completely fine" following his testing accident on Sunday that left him with concussion. |
Marussia named on 2015 F1 entry list
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27 February - 03:38 - BBC Formula One Manor Marussia are named on a 10-team entry list for the start of the 2015 Formula 1 season. |
VIDEO: New Force India runs for first time
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27 February - 03:00 - BBC Formula One Lee McKenzie reports on the first appearance of Force India's new car for 2015. |
Manor on 2015 entry list
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27 February - 10:44 - Sky Sports F1 Manor have been included on an updated F1 entry list published by the FIA as the team’s 11th-hour bid to return to the grid for the Australian GP gathers pace. |
How to follow Formula 1 on the BBC
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27 February - 09:36 - BBC Formula One Stay across all the action and latest news from the 2015 Formula 1 season across BBC TV, radio and online. |
Drivers welcome Alonso probe
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27 February - 09:27 - Sky Sports F1 Lewis Hamilton and Romain Grosjean have welcomed the FIA’s decision to open an investigation into the crash which hospitalised Fernando Alonso for three days. |
Drivers welcome Alonso probe
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27 February - 09:27 - Sky Sports F1 Lewis Hamilton and Romain Grosjean have welcomed the FIA’s decision to open an investigation into the crash which hospitalised Fernando Alonso for three days. |
VIDEO: Massa fastest in Barcelona testing
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27 February - 09:08 - BBC Formula One Williams's Felipe Massa is fastest on day one of final pre-season testing in Barcelona on Thursday. |
Energy boss leading Marussia rescue
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27 February - 07:28 - BBC Formula One The main investor behind the revival of the Manor Marussia F1 team is energy firm boss Stephen Fitzpatrick. |
Barca Day Two - Recap
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27 February - 07:23 - Sky Sports F1
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Barca Day Two - Live
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27 February - 07:23 - Sky Sports F1
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Barca Day 2 - Live
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27 February - 07:23 - Sky Sports F1
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Formula 1's greatest fairytale
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27 February - 06:53 - BBC Formula One How a privateer took on the world's most expensive sport in the middle of the credit crunch - and won. |
News - 26 February 2015
Jorda signs for Lotus
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26 February - 06:09 - Sky Sports F1 Lotus have signed Spaniard Carmen Jorda to the role of development driver for the 2015 season. |
McLaren's testing troubles continue
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26 February - 05:49 - BBC Formula One Jenson Button manages just seven laps as car problems dog McLaren on the first day of the final pre-season test. |
Massa: Proved we are in fight
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26 February - 05:43 - Sky Sports F1 Felipe Massa believes Williams have proved they are in the fight at the front of the F1 grid after setting the fastest lap of the Barcelona tests so far. |
Massa raises Barcelona bar
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26 February - 04:27 - Sky Sports F1 Williams set the fastest lap of the Barcelona tests so far to offer the first compelling piece of evidence that Mercedes may not have it all their own way in 2015. |
Female driver Jorda joins Lotus team
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26 February - 04:22 - BBC Formula One Spain's Carmen Jorda becomes the second woman to join a Formula 1 team in a back-up role after signing up with Lotus. |
Fresh woe for McLaren
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26 February - 01:49 - Sky Sports F1 McLaren’s troubled pre-season suffered yet another setback with the team forced to abandon running on the first day of the final Barcelona test after just seven laps. |
Alonso to start season, say McLaren
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26 February - 12:37 - BBC Formula One Fernando Alonso is expected to recover from his crash and race in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on 15 March. |
'Alonso briefly unconscious'
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26 February - 12:27 - Sky Sports F1 Fernando Alonso was rendered unconscious during his accident in testing at Barcelona last week, McLaren boss Ron Dennis has confirmed. |
'Alonso briefly unconscious'
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26 February - 12:27 - Sky Sports F1 Fernando Alonso was rendered unconscious during his accident in testing at Barcelona last week, McLaren boss Ron Dennis has confirmed. |
News - 25 February 2015
Alonso warned not to rush return
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25 February - 06:02 - BBC Formula One Fernando Alonso "could do himself more damage" if he returns too soon from concussion, says former IndyCar driver Gil De Ferran. |
Barca Day One - Recap
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25 February - 04:19 - Sky Sports F1
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Barca Day One - Live
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25 February - 04:19 - Sky Sports F1
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Force India car to debut on Friday
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25 February - 02:28 - BBC Formula One Force India will have three days to test their new Formula 1 car before the start of the season, the team confirms. |
Alonso out of hospital - misses test
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25 February - 02:02 - BBC Formula One McLaren driver Fernando Alonso leaves hospital after his Barcelona crash but will miss the next testing session. |
Manor name Stevens as first driver
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25 February - 01:49 - BBC Formula One The former Marussia team, now known as Manor, name Englishman Will Stevens as their first race driver for 2015. |
Wolff reduces stake in Williams
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25 February - 01:18 - BBC Formula One Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff reduces his share in the Williams team by selling to an United States businessman. |
Stevens lands Manor seat
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25 February - 12:50 - Sky Sports F1 Britain’s Will Stevens has been announced as the renamed Manor team’s first driver for the 2015 season – with the outfit insisting they are on course to return to the grid at the season-opening Australian GP. |
New Force India finally revealed
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25 February - 12:25 - Sky Sports F1 Force India have finally released an image of their 2015 car, with the team expecting the VJM08 to run for the first time at Barcelona on Friday. |
Injured Alonso remains in hospital
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25 February - 10:49 - BBC Formula One Injured McLaren driver Fernando Alonso is still in hospital following an accident in pre-season testing. |
Alonso to miss final test
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25 February - 10:19 - Sky Sports F1 McLaren’s Fernando Alonso will miss this week's final pre-season test at Barcelona as he rests at home after his accident at the circuit on Sunday. |
Alonso doubtful for final test
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25 February - 10:19 - Sky Sports F1 McLaren’s Fernando Alonso appears unlikely to take part in the final pre-season test at Barcelona this week, just days after being hospitalised by his accident at the Circuit de Catalunya. |