8 years ago Pascal Wehrlein has been medically cleared to take part in the second, and final, pre-season test before the 2017 season begins in Australia. The German driver sat out during the first test, causing him to miss his first driving opportunity with the new Sauber car. © Sauber Motorsport AG It was a back injury sustained
8 years ago After testing the wet weather tyres during the final day of the first pre-season test, Pirelli is already planning to introduce revised wet tyre compounds in time for them to be available for the Chinese Grand Prix. © Pirelli & C SpA The final day of the first pre-season test for the 2017 Formula One
8 years ago The hopes that Manor could be rescued ahead of the 2017 season have vanished, as the team officially withdraws from the 2017 Formula One season. The team’s parent company entered administration and ceased operations last month. With no investors in sight, Just Racing Services closed at the end of January, despite having the 2017 car
8 years ago McLaren suffered some more bad luck during the second day of pre-season testing, resulting in yet another engine change for the team. Fernando Alonso also had poor luck on the opening day of testing, suffering an oil leak that prompted an engine swap. © McLaren Racing Limited Things were looking positive for the team, as
8 years ago The Sauber F1 Team has taken a young driver under its wing, as the team announces Tatiana Calderón for the position as development driver from 2017. The new hire a good sign of financial stability from the team, considering that they did not have the funds necessary to have a young driver in 2016. At
8 years ago This year’s set of car launches revealed that the shark fins have returned to the Formula One cars, with every team running a variation of the concept. Some teams, like Mercedes, have also opted to add a T-wing to the rear of the car. However, there may be some last minute safety changes that could
8 years ago Things have taken an early negative turn for McLaren’s new car, as mechanical issues plagued the team’s opening day of pre-season testing. At the end of the day, the car only completed 29 laps of running, the fewest of the day. © McLaren Racing Limited Issues presented themselves right from the get go, as an
8 years ago The Sauber F1 Team has officially booked Antonio Giovinazzi to sit in for Pascal Wehrlein in the first pre-season test next week. The newly signed Sauber driver has been sidelined for medical reasons. The news comes following Wehrlein’s massive airborne accident during the Race of Champions event in Miami last month. While racing in the
8 years ago McLaren launched their first car in the post-Ron Dennis era, revealing a brand new orange livery. The team teased on social media with orange promotional material, leading most people to believe that the McLaren will be sporting an orange livery from their classic era. The new car, named the MCL32, and the new color scheme
8 years ago Lewis Hamilton hopes that the new Formula One ownership will result in more relaxed rules on what the drivers can and can’t share on social media during a race weekend, allowing himself and other drivers to use social media as a tool to increase fan engagement in the sport. Hamilton is the most popular driver
