The Brazilian now looks much more like the real deal, no longer simply plugging a hole at Ferrari until someone better comes along.
Adam Peaty demolished his own world record in the heats of the 100 meters breaststroke on Saturday as he launched a bid to become the first British man to win an Olympic swimming gold medal for 28 years. Peaty set a new mark of 57.55 seconds - cutting 0.37 from his previous record, set in London last year - and said he hoped to shave off some more in Saturday's semi-finals.
The Brazilian will lose 10 places on the Chinese Grand Prix starting grid after an engine change in Friday practice.
Felipe Massa is no longer simply plugging a hole at Ferrari until someone better comes along.
For Mercedes to be denied in Brazil, Ferrari will have to score 13 points more than Mercedes -- a feat they have managed only twice in 19 races so far this year.
Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque conveyed his country's position when he met External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly's session in New York on Saturday.
Ferrari's Brazilian driver will lose 10 places on the starting grid for Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix after his car's engine was replaced.
The Barcelona playmaker, who has started only once in five internationals since Dunga replaced Carlos Alberto Parreira as Brazil coach in August, is suffering from a calf muscle problem.
Michael Schumacher is confident he can overtake Fernando Alonso with four races to go in the F1 season.
The 27-year-old Finn had his first Formula One test for the Italian glamour team at a damp Vallelunga circuit on Tuesday.
The new Ferrari F2007 is a stunning piece of work, a visual delight capable of revving up to 19,000 rpm.
Title contenders Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher were pushed out of the top 10.
Ferrari boss Jean Todt dropped a hint on Sunday that he expects Kimi Raikkonen to be heading for his Formula One team next season.
Dutch Formula One driver Max Verstappen collected two special awards for the second year in a row at the International Automobile Federation (FIA)'s gala prize-giving ceremony on Friday.
'It was deserved victory, definitely, for France, said Portugal's Brazilian coach.
Holders Juventus swept aside old rivals Inter Milan 3-0 with some flowing attacking football and a brace from Alvaro Morata in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final.
Portugal's 2-1 win over Mexico on Wednesday earned Luiz Felipe Scolari a World Cup record of 10 successive victories as a coach.
Sahara Force India made a promising start to the 2017 Formula One season with a double points finish through Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, on Sunday.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa brought back golden memories of Ayrton Senna on Sunday in becoming the first Brazilian Formula One driver to win at home since the late champion in 1993.
According to newspaper reports, Steve McClaren will be named as Sven-Goran Eriksson's successor as England coach
Lewis Hamilton surpassed Ayrton Senna's career haul of 65 pole positions in Formula One as he edged Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas to secure top spot the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday.
His Brazilian team mate Felipe Massa joins him on the front row while Briton Jenson Button, in a Honda, and Renault's world champion Fernando Alonso line up together on the second row.
He often wastes good attacking chances by choosing to take a tumble instead and, at a crucial stage during the second half, his behaviour had a contagious effect and his team mates became distracted by all the fuss he created.
Michael Schumacher seized pole position as Ferrari swept the front row at the French Grand Prix
Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has turned down an offer to take over Brazil's national squad.
Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari would not rule out being England manager one day, he said.
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo may not be fit to face England in Saturday's World Cup quarter-final, said coach Luiz Felipe Scolari.
The win was the third of the Finn's career and season, denying Hamilton a 10th of the campaign.
Nico Rosberg won the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix for the second year in a row in a Mercedes one-two finish with team mate Lewis Hamilton on Sunday.
Team by team prospects for the 2016 Formula One season.
At the last two World Cups, Brazil have veered away from the great, attacking traditions that used to make them the team that everyone wanted to watch.
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