9 years ago © Manor Marussia F1 Team Although his seat was given to Manor’s new team of drivers, Alexander Rossi’s Formula One career is far from over. He won’t be in a full-time Formula One seat in 2016, but he will be taking a different role for the team. It was a couple of weeks ago, that
9 years ago The teams returned to action at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the final pre-season test of 2016. The first test saw the teams focus on mileage rather than raw pace, whereas the second test began to show the true pace of the 2016 grid. Ferrari – Force India – Haas – Manor – McLaren –
9 years ago © Pirelli & C. S.p.A. Formula One saw the first glimpse of the new ‘Halo’ head protection concept, as Ferrari opted to run a similar design on their car for part of the third day of pre-season testing in Barcelona. © Ferrari Media The design looked rather unimpressive and was only fitted to the car
9 years ago © Sahara Force India F1 Team Some recent report prior to pre-season testing suggested that Sahara was looking to exit their partnership with the Sahara Force India. The team’s recent appearance at pre-season testing reignited the discussion, as the team logo was attached to the drivers’ race suits on a patch that was stitched to
9 years ago © McLaren Racing Limited Following a dreadful season, McLaren are eager to boost their performance for the upcoming season. Despite some technical issues at pre-season test last week, McLaren appear to be back on track, as Button completes a clean day. Fernando Alonso concluded the first pre-season test a bit earlier than planned, as a
9 years ago © Ferrari Media Kimi Räikkönen was not able to get the second pre-season test off to as good a start for Ferrari as his teammate had done at the first pre-season test. He suffered some unfortunate gearbox issues that seriously hindered the amount of mileage on the car, but Räikkönen is still “not concerned” about
9 years ago © Jakob Ebrey Photography Head protection and closed cockpits in Formula One have been a talking point recently. Following the fatal accidents of Jules Bianchi and Justin Wilson, the FIA is attempting to push increased head protection for as early has 2017. David Brabham shares his opinion on head protection and closed cockpits in Formula
9 years ago © Pirelli & C. S.p.A. Pirelli’s new P Zero Purple ultrasoft tyre will make its debut at the Canadian Grand Prix, as Pirelli announces the tyre lineup for the race weekend in Montreal. The ultrasoft tyre is the softest tyre in 2016 tyre range and it will make its first debut outside of pre-season testing
9 years ago © Pirelli & C. S.p.A. It was announced during the first pre-season test of the season that the sport of Formula One would adopt a new elimination-style qualifying system for the season. Although it was the plan to introduce the new system at the season opener in Australia, some technical issues have prevented that from
9 years ago © McLaren Racing Limited McLaren suffered from a 2015 flashback, as the team failed to complete any timed laps on the final day of the pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. This technical issue surfaces just hours after the team had replaced the engine. Fernando Alonso was prepared to do some solid laps in
