F1 Practice at the Circuit de Catalunya

The Formula One Circus has landed in Catalunya for the final pre-season practise sessions before the first Grand Prix of the season in Bahrain.

This season promises to be one of the most exciting in recent memory, with Michael Schumacher’s return to Formula 1, Fernando Alonso joining Felipe Massa at Ferrari, and last year’s Champion Jenson Button joining Lewis Hamilton, the previous Champion, at McLaren.

If those changes weren’t enough, there are the new teams. In comes Mercedes in its own right after buying out Brawn GP, while doubts remain about whether some of the new teams; there has been some concern about the viability of Campos, but there is strong doubt whether Us F1 will even make it to Bahrain. And added to that is Stefen GP, which picked up the old Toyota team; although they don’t have a place in this year’s championship, they are planning on taking their cars to Bahrain as they believe there will be a place for them by then!

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