Perez quickest, but all eyes on Hamilton in Barcelona
Sergio Perez, in his pink Mercedes, topped the second morning session of pre-season testing – but all anyone is talking about is Lewis Hamilton and […]
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Racing Point explain their Mercedes ‘inspiration’
Date published: February 20 2020 Racing Point’s technical director, Andrew Green, has given the reasoning behind the team’s decision to mimic Mercedes’ design philosophy. The RP20 […]
Hamilton’s steering wheel raises legality questions
Date published: February 20 2020 Lewis Hamilton’s steering wheel is the centre of attention on the second day of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya […]
‘Pink Mercedes’ could make life difficult for McLaren
Date published: February 20 2020 Carlos Sainz has said it will be “very difficult” for McLaren to make a big step when smaller teams are […]
RTL pull out of broadcasting from Vietnam
Date published: February 20 2020 The Vietnam Grand Prix may still be going ahead, but RTL are the first major broadcaster to decide they will […]
Steiner: Racing Point ‘should think before they talk’
Date published: February 20 2020 Haas boss Guenther Steiner has told Racing Point to “think before they talk” amid the copycat controversy sweeping through the […]
Live updates from Day 2 of F1 testing
Date published: February 20 2020 Welcome back to the second day of F1 testing from the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. Ready for more on-track […]
Fittipaldi wants Hamilton to move in 2021
Date published: February 20 2020 Two-time World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi wants Lewis Hamilton to join one of the other top teams next year and further […]
Norris pinpoints his main area of improvement
Date published: February 20 2020 Lando Norris is prioritising races over qualifying when it comes to targeting a main area of improvement for the 2020 […]
Leclerc puts P11 down to different approach
Date published: February 19 2020 Last year Ferrari won the pre-season battle but lost the championship so this year the Scuderia has adopted a different […]
McLaren implement ban due to coronavirus fears
Date published: February 19 2020 McLaren has banned anyone who recently visited China from entering the team’s hospitality area at the Circuit de Catalunya. Speaking […]
Verstappen not fazed by Merc’s pace-setting times
Date published: February 19 2020 Mercedes bagged the 1-2 as pre-season testing began in Barcelona but Max Verstappen says he’s not focused on that, he’s […]
Sainz: Let’s talk about performance in a month
Date published: February 19 2020 McLaren covered its first objective on the opening day of pre-season testing as Carlos Sainz laid down the “most ever” […]
Williams made a ‘real point’ with very first lap
Date published: February 19 2020 Last year Williams only left the pits after lunch on Day 3, this year the team was the very first […]
Kubica returning ‘home’ to Alfa Romeo
Date published: February 19 2020 Returning to Sauber, the team with whom he began his Formula 1 career, Robert Kubica says he is “finally” back […]
Bottas: W11 has ‘weaknesses’ to address
Date published: February 19 2020 Although happy with his first morning behind the wheel of the W11 in pre-season testing, Valtteri Bottas says it still […]
Hamilton picks up where he left off as testing begins
Date published: February 19 2020 Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes laid down the first marker in pre-season testing with the Brit topping the charts ahead of […]
Ocon predicts lap records to tumble in 2020
Date published: February 19 2020 It took any half a day in the RS20 for Esteban Ocon to believe that the 2020 F1 cars will […]
Rival teams unhappy with RP20 being ‘Mercedes copy’
Date published: February 19 2020 According to a report by Auto Motor und Sport, teams aren’t too impressed with Racing Point using an exact copy […]
Ferrari not dropping Mission Winnow despite legal threats
Date published: February 19 2020 Despite the legal threats from an Italian consumer rights group, Ferrari will continue to run the Mission Winnow branding on […]
Bottas leads way after first F1 testing session
Date published: February 19 2020 Valtteri Bottas has set the very early standard in Barcelona as Formula 1 returned to action with the first day […]
Gasly: Verstappen the best driver on the grid
Date published: February 19 2020 Pierre Gasly believes his former Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen is one of, if not the best driver on the […]
Rosberg: Hamilton has three options for 2021
Date published: February 19 2020 Lewis Hamilton has three options for 2021; he can re-sign with Mercedes, join Ferrari or “chill in Colorado” says his […]
Russell reports FW43’s handling is ‘much better’
Date published: February 19 2020 What a difference a year makes. George Russell felt a lot more confident driving the Williams car on Wednesday compared […]
Track shots of all the new 2020 Formula 1 cars
Date published: February 19 2020 The winter break officially came to an end as the lights went green in Barcelona to begin pre-season testing ahead […]
Two-day Chinese Grand Prix being considered
Date published: February 19 2020 Formula 1 is considering rescheduling the Chinese Grand Prix as a two-day event to be held in November, according to […]
Leclerc to replace unwell Vettel in testing
Date published: February 19 2020 Ferrari has had an unplanned change of schedule to its testing line-up after Sebastian Vettel fell ill on Wednesday morning. […]
Alfa Romeo present the C39 ahead of testing
Date published: February 19 2020 Alfa Romeo went from a snake-skinned heart-adorned C39 in a shakedown to a white-and-red car when it was displayed in […]
Live updates from Day 1 of F1 testing
Date published: February 19 2020 The wait is finally over! Follow live updates from the first day of F1 testing at the Circuit de Catalunya […]
Haas officially unveil the VF-20 in the Barcelona pits
Date published: February 19 2020 Haas, who had already introduced us to its new-for-2020 livery in an online reveal, showed off its new car in […]