New signing Michael Owen will prove to be a valuable addition to Real Madrid's squad, defender Roberto Carlos claimed on Sunday.
Ferrari's tactical mastermind, says even he is amazed by Michael Schumacher's extraordinary form this season.
McLaren struggled, with Kimi Raikkonen eighth fastest and David Coulthard 11th in Friday's first practice for the San Marino Grand Prix.
Race stewards ruled that Rubens Barrichello was released from his pitstop by Ferrari when it was not safe to do so.
The German, who clinched his seventh Formula One title in Belgium last month, survived a collision, a spin and a puncture in the Chinese Grand Prix.
Formula One has banned 'team orders' but old habits die hard and sometimes not at all.
Last year team orders forced Rubens Barrichello to move over and let Schumacher win at Spielberg.
The 'Red Shark' looked impressive in Friday's practics for the Spanish Grand Prix.
The six-time world champion was again untouchable as he led home a seventh Ferrari one-two of the season in the Hungarian Grand Prix.
World champions Michael Schumacher finished sixth.
The Brazilian was 0.265 seconds quicker than the championship leader who is seeking his eighth win in nine races.
The Briton expressed his disappointment that the Brazilian had decided to leave Ferrari for BAR at the end of the season.
Team mate Kimi Raikkonen was the second fastest race driver with a time of one minute 28.453 seconds.
"It would be a lack of respect to stop now and say okay, I don't care any more what's happening to Ferrari," said the Brazilian driver
Only six cars started after seven teams boycotted the race because of safety concerns.
Michael Schumacher led the team to a one-two victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Schumacher's Ferrari team mate Rubens Barrichello of Brazil crossed the line second with Spaniard Fernando Alonso third in a Renault.
Ferrari kept Brazilian Rubens Barrichello off the track for Saturday's opening practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix after having to rebuild his new car's gearbox.
Ferrari's new Formula One car is clearly quicker than last year's, Brazilian Rubens Barrichello said after driving the F2005 for the first time on Tuesday.
Brazilian Rubens Barrichello once likened Ferrari team mate Michael Schumacher to a sumo wrestler.
World champions Ferrari will unveil their 2005 Formula One car at their Maranello factory on February 25, the team said on Friday.
The two drivers are vying for a place alongside Australian Mark Webber at BMW-Williams for next season.
'There is no one to blame for this crash,' said the younger Schumacher.
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