The Formula 1 season has been rushing along at a hectic pace since the curtain raiser in Melbourne, with no less than three Grands Prix taking place in the space of three weeks. The data base of info available to the Scuderia Ferrari engineers has grown since the first race of the year and the numbers generated have been poured over, picked at and used to drive simulation programmes back in Maranello.

However, despite the advances made in virtual car development, there is still no substitute for real track time and so Fernando Alonso and Kimi Räikkönen are looking forward to getting back on track at the Shanghai International Circuit for the fourth round of the world championship.


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