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Mercedes engines once again rule the practice sessions!

Fastest man on P1 was Lewis Hamilton, while on P2, man with the best time was Nico Rosberg.

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German car tuner Tuningwerk has unveiled their tuning package for BMW 1-series.

Mods in the package include engine modifications which results in producing 521hp with 614Nm of torque from 3.0L engine with the top speed of 300km/h. Exhaust system has also been improved with all-titanuim parts. In the front 1-series gets improved cooling system.

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Nico Rosberg is the winner of the 2012 FORMULA 1 UBS CHINESE GRAND PRIX.

After more than 50 years, Mercedes finally won the race again! After great qualifying, Nico drove even better race. Calm, precise driving led him to his first victory in Formula 1.

Thriller happened behind him, we might say, there was no way to tell who will finish 2nd or 3rd until the near end of the race. McLaren duo - Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, after hard and exciting driving took 2nd and 3rd place.

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Nico Rosberg will be starting from the pole on tomorrow's race in China!

Another clear example of Mercedes dominance in qualifications! Nico finished 0.505s before Lewis Hamilton in McLaren. 0,663s slower was Michael Schumacher in Mercedes.

For the first time in 2 years, Sebastian Vettel in Red Bull failed to enter round 3. He placed 11th with the time of 1m36.031s.

Official timing from practice 1 and 2 on 2012 China racetrack. Congrats to Lewis Hamilton and Michael Scumacher for making the best times on P1 and P2.

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Along with the road-legal version of the new Viper, SRT also presented the GTS-R version of the model which will be used in American Le Mans Series. Yes, it's true Viper is back to the series.

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The newest 3 Series model from BMW tuned by BMW Performance division was shown to the public for the first time in South Africa few days ago.

The new 335i race car will feature improved parts like new engine management system, exhaust system and turbocharger. Stripped and equipped for the racing regulations, 335i weights only 1,360kg. For the stopping power there are 370mm M-performance front disk brakes and for better traction car is equipped with 18-inch BBS wheels.

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Fernando Alonso is the winner of the 2012 Malaysia Grand Prix on Sepang circuit!

Sepang circuit is located in Malaysia and with its humid and unstable weather, this race was similar to those in last two years, stormy clouds and seriously wet track.

Start went normal as predicted, with great start of Grosjean, which made it to 4th place. After lap 9, the weather got worse, visibility was almost none and drivers reported standing water, aquaplanning to their team leaders. The race was canceled for 45 minutes, following the storm moving south and the track got stable enough for continuing the race.

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