Raikkonen fastest in practice for Spanish Grand Prix

BARCELONA: Ferrari’s world champion Kimi Raikkonen made a strong start to Formula One’s European season by dominating the Spanish Grand Prix free practice on April 25, 2008 yesterday.

The Finn, championship leader after the opening three long-haul races, set a best time of 1:20.649 in the morning and then topped the afternoon timesheets in 1:21.935.

His Brazilian team-mate Felipe Massa, who scored his first points of the season when he won the previous race in Bahrain, was second fastest on a sunny morning but only fifth in the later session. Read More

Hamilton abuse prompts anti-racism campaign

BARCELONA: Formula One's governing body launched an anti-racism campaign on Thursday at the Spanish Grand Prix circuit where McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was abused in February.

“With the support of the Formula One community, the launch of the EveryRace campaign sends a message that discrimination and prejudice can have no place in sport or society,” The International Auto-mobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement.Read More