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1. Petrov not setting targets for himself
   Vitaly Petrov sees no point in setting targets for himself and Caterham this year - and instead thinks the most important thing right now is simply in getting to understand the team better.
2. Bottas ready to deliver for Williams
   Valtteri Bottas feels ready to make a big contribution to the Williams team's race weekends this year, after completing his single day of pre-season testing at Barcelona on Wednesday.
3. Perez: Sauber must build on promise
   Sergio Perez says Sauber has good reason to optimistic for the opening races of 2012 after labelling the new C31 as a good starting point to work from this season
4. Hamilton confident McLaren will be fast
   Lewis Hamilton is optimistic McLaren has the pace to fight at the front at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix when the season kicks off next month.
5. Alonso still unsure on Ferrari pace
   Fernando Alonso has conceded that Ferrari may not be heading into the new season with the quickest car - but he still thinks it is too early to judge where the F2012 stands in the pecking order right now.
6. Blomqvist joins McLaren's programme
   British driver Tom Blomqvist has joined McLaren's Driver Development Programme, the British squad said on Wednesday.
7. Hulkenberg stays on top at Barcelona
   Nico Hulkenberg's morning efforts were enough to ensure Force India topped the second day of pre-season testing.
8. Force India says F1 costs still too high
   Formula 1 must do much more to bring down costs in the future, says Force India's deputy team principal Robert Fernley, if the sport is to remain sustainable.
9. Hulkenberg sets early Barcelona pace
   Nico Hulkenberg put Force India on top of the second morning of pre-season testing at Barcelona, setting the fastest time thus far at the Catalan circuit.
10. Ricciardo upbeat about new Toro Rosso
    Daniel Ricciardo is confident Scuderia Toro Rosso has produced a car that will enable it to move up the order in 2012
11. Brawn: Teams will regret FOTA split
    Ross Brawn believes the decision by four of his rivals to quit the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) was short-sighted, and fears all the sport's competitors may live to regret it
12. Vettel impressed by McLaren pace
    Sebastian Vettel has singled out McLaren as the rival team that he thinks is in the best shape at the start of the second pre-season test at Barcelona in Spain.
13. Analysis: What's wrong with the Lotus
    AUTOSPORT's technical correspondent Gary Anderson believes that the high lateral loads experienced at Barcelona played a key part in revealing the chassis fault that forced Lotus to abandon this week's test.
14. Senna: Work needed on slower corners
    Bruno Senna believes Williams has to improve its consistency on slow corners following his first day of testing at Barcelona.
15. Brawn: Red Bull still the team to beat
    Red Bull will still be the team to beat in 2012 - that is the view of Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn, whose team publicly unveiled its new W03 challenger to the world at the beginning of the first day's testing at Barcelona