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No changes :confused: they always make changes.

The FIA has announced further details of changes to F1’s technical rules for 2010.

Chief among these is the widely-expected banning of refuelling and tyre warmers. The minimum weight of the cars is also being increased from 605kg to 620kg, and there are revisions to the rules governing KERS.

The consequences for the cars are clear – they will now require larger fuel tanks to last a full race distance. Tyre wear over a race distance will now be more critical as the cars will be heavier.

(At this point it is often suggested that, as the cars will have to carry more fuel, they will be less safe. Logically that might make sense, but given how infrequently F1 cars catch fire it may make little difference. Indeed the number one cause of F1 car fires – refuelling – will be gone, so I expect it will be beneficial for safety on the whole.)

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/03/04/the-new-2010-f1-rules-a-quick-guide/

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Mercedes GP's Nico Rosberg eclipsed teammate Michael Schumacher as he set the fastest lap in second practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

The German clocked a 1:55.409 on Friday afternoon to beat Lewis Hamilton by 0.445s.

Jaime Alguesuari set the first time of the day at 2:02.757. However, he was quickly overhauled by both Ferrari drivers, Tonio Liuzzi and Jenson Button, who went quickest with a 1:56.944.

Button's reign was short-lived as Nico Hulkenberg went quickest only to lose out to Hamilton moments later. The Brit clocked a 1:56.051, the quickest time seen at Bahrain on Friday, while Rubens Barrichello took fourth place with the two Force inida's behind him.

Schumacher put in a flier as the Mercedes GP driver took second place only to be dropped as his team-mate Rosberg went quickest with a 1:55.555, almost half a second up on Hamilton's best.

Sebastian Vettel, tipped to become the 2010 world champ by Bernie Ecclestone, improved to sixth place, slotting in between the two Williams drivers while Vitaly Petrov put his Renault up into tenth.

Bruno Senna ventured out in his HRT but the Brazilian was slowest of all, a full 14 seconds off the pace. His team-mate Karun Chandhok has yet to set a time due to a reported hydraulic problem. Sebastien Buemi and Timo Glock also failed to set times by the halfway mark.

1. Rosberg Mercedes 1:55.409 23 laps

2. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:55.854 + 0.445 22 laps

3. Schumacher Mercedes 1:55.903 + 0.494 23 laps

4. Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:56.076 + 0.667 28 laps

5. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:56.459 + 1.050 18 laps

6. Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:56.501 + 1.092 26 laps

7. Massa Ferrari 1:56.555 + 1.146 30 laps

8. Petrov Renault 1:56.750 + 1.341 26 laps

9. Alonso Ferrari 1:57.140 + 1.731 25 laps

10. de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 1:57.255 + 1.846 24 laps

11. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:57.352 + 1.943 27 laps

12. Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:57.361 + 1.952 29 laps

13. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:57.452 + 2.043 21 laps

14. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:57.833 + 2.424 29 laps

15. Kubica Renault 1:58.155 + 2.746 29 laps

16. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:59.799 + 4.390 31 laps

17. Webber Red Bull-Renault 2:00.444 + 5.035 12 laps

18. Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 2:00.873 + 5.464 23 laps

19. Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 2:00.990 + 5.581 14 laps

20. Glock Virgin-Cosworth 2:02.037 + 6.628 3 laps

21. di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 2:02.188 + 6.779 21 laps

22. Senna HRT-Cosworth 2:06.968 + 11.559 17 laps

23. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1 laps

24. Chandhok HRT-Cosworth

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12474_6017554,00.html

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