On 15/03, 10:24
Fernando Alonso expected that his Ferrari F138 would not be the fastest on the grid, and he got confirmation of that today. However, the Spanish driver remains confident. The same positivity comes from his teammate, Felipe Massa. Both Ferrari drivers are nonetheless aware that they have a lot of work ahead of them to improve. 
On 15/03, 10:01
The 2013 season does not start in the best way for McLaren. The MP4-28 is not in the rhythm and concedes several seconds to the best cars on the grid. There is therefore work to be done to try to reduce this gap as quickly as possible. 
On 15/03, 09:50
The two rookie starters, Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton, are thrilled with their first official practice session with Marussia. The team even outperformed its main rival, Caterham. This is enough to motivate them for the rest of the weekend and to continue their work in the right direction. 
On 15/03, 09:46
Romain Grosjean and Kimi Räikkönen were impressive today on the Albert Park circuit, and even though they are aware that they might not have the fastest car on the grid, they expressed satisfaction with the good performance of the Lotus E21. 
On 15/03, 09:31
Today in Melbourne, it was the first time that the teams drove under high temperatures. These initial tests were therefore a discovery for Sauber, which is doing well even though it is not yet at its best level. Nico Hülkenberg believes that the Top 10 will be within reach in qualifying. 
On 15/03, 09:20
This Friday marked the big return to competition for Adrian Sutil in Formula 1. The German driver immediately found his rhythm, while his teammate Paul di Resta had to struggle with the balance of his car. However, both members of the Force India team seem to be starting from a strong foundation for their work. 
On 15/03, 08:51
As expected, Caterham finishes both sessions of the day at the bottom of the standings. A normal day for the small team that reviewed the two types of tires offered by Pirelli for this first Grand Prix of the season. 
On 15/03, 08:48
The Williams drivers finished quite far from the best today during the two practice sessions held in Melbourne, but the Grove team did not seek performance, preferring to focus on aerodynamic and tire testing and long runs. Maldonado and Bottas were indeed positive after these three hours of testing. 
On 15/03, 08:27
If the day was rather calm and productive for Red Bull, the drivers don't want to appear too confident, partly due to Saturday's weather forecasts, which might predict rain for the qualifications and could disrupt the emerging hierarchy. 
On 15/03, 08:26
Positioned at the forefront during today's two sessions, the two Mercedes drivers, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, expressed their satisfaction with these initial tests held at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne. 
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