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/ 13 February 2008

Hamilton tops Formula One testing in Spain

Britain’s Lewis Hamilton, the victim of racial abuse from Spanish fans earlier this month, took top honours on Tuesday in Formula One pre-season testing in southern Spain. The McLaren driver was fastest among the 16 drivers on the Jerez de la Frontera circuit with a time of one minute 19,102 seconds, beating his previous best time on the same track.

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/ 27 March 2006

Capirossi starts on a flying note

Italy’s Loris Capirossi, on a Ducati, won the season-opening Spanish motorcycling Grand Prix here on Sunday ahead of home hope Daniel Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden of the United States. Defending world champion Valentino Rossi of Italy crashed on the first bend, narrowly avoiding serious injury before finishing the race down the field.