Massa returns with a new 'baby' for reborn Ferrari

Felipe Massa looked every inch a man reborn yesterday; leaner, fitter and hungrier than ever as Ferrari unveiled the car on which he is pinning his hopes of winning the Formula One world championship he believes he was cheated out of by Renault's race-fixing in 2008.

Ferrari unveil 2010 Formula One car

Ferrari launched its car for the upcoming Formula One season today, naming it the F10 in hope of a return to the team's winning tradition.

Schumacher should fear Alonso say Ferrari

Michael Schumacher could rue his departure from Ferrari because Fernando Alonso is perfectly placed to beat the German to the world title again, team boss Stefano Domenicali said today.

Kimi Raikkonen: 'In Formula One too many unpleasant things are going on'

Paris, not quite in the springtime but a place for new beginnings nonetheless. Kimi Raikkonen could have been in Valencia last week, exchanging gunslinger glances with Michael Schumacher. Instead the former Formula One world champion is preparing for his sabbatical as a much-needed, glitzy adornment to a revamped World Rally Championship that is thirsty for the limelight.

Massa sets pace for Ferrari on return

• Massa led seven-car field at Valencia's Cheste circuit• Brazilian completed 32 laps and will test again tomorrowFelipe Massa returned to a competitive Formula One car today and the Ferrari driver was fastest in a morning testing session, the first since a life-threatening crash last summer.Massa led the seven-car field at Valencia's Cheste circuit to start a three-day test session with a best lap time of 1min 13.088sec. Massa, who completed 32 laps, was nearly two-tenths of a second faster than Pedro de la Rosa of Sauber.Massa, 28, suffered a skull fracture during a crash at the Hungarian grand prix in July. The Brazilian underwent lifesaving surgery and missed the rest of the season. Massa has driven older model Ferraris since late last year, but today's outing was his first in the new F10 car.Ferrari set the pace as this year's Formula One campaign got under way, with Michael Schumacher expected to return to the track with Mercedes GP later today. The 41-year-old German is racing again for the first time since retiring in 2006. Team-mate Nico Rosberg was on the track in the morning and was third with a best lap of 1min 13.543sec in the former Brawn GP car, nearly half a second slower than Massa.The McLaren test driver Gary Paffett was fourth, Rubens Barrichello of Williams was fifth, while Renault driver Robert Kubica and Toro Rosso's Sébastien Buemi completed the standings. Massa will also drive tomorrow before giving way to new team-mate Fernando Alonso on Wednesday.Felipe MassaFerrariFormula OneMotor sportguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds

Ferrari president open to Schumacher return

Ferrari will not stand in Michael Schumacher's way if the seven-times Formula One world champion decides to come out of retirement and race for Mercedes, president Luca di Montezemolo told Reuters today.