The Lotus F1 Team has pulled out of the second pre-season test in Barcelona altogether after discovering an issue with their chassis construction. The outfit abandoned read more »

Lotus has pulled out of the Barcelona test with immediate effect as a result of the problems it encountered with its chassis this morning. read more »

BARCELONA TEST DAY ONE TUESDAY 21 FEBRUARY, 2012 Driver: Bruno Senna Chassis / engine: FW34-01 / RS27-5281/1 Location: Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona 4.655km Objectives: Aero... read more »

T02 Barcelona – Day One Circuito de Catalunya, Barcelona – 21st February 2012 Driver: Heikki Kovalainen Chassis: CT01-#2 Total laps: 31 Best lap: 1.26.035... read more »

Sebastian Vettel put Red Bull on top as F1 testing continued in Barcelona on Tuesday. With a best effort of 1:23.265, the World Champion led the way from ever-consistent Force... read more »

Romain Grosjean has described the feel of his new Lotus chassis as "strange" after the team was forced to abandon today's running. read more »

Lotus has cut short its first day of testing in Barcelona after the team discovered an issue with the chassis they brought to the second read more »

Lotus forced to end its testing programme early on the first day of running at Catalunya after issues with the second E20 chassis read more »

Eric Boullier is refusing to push the panic button after Lotus lost a full day of testing on Tuesday due to a problem with their chassis... read more »

Lotus will not run for the rest of the first day of the second test in Barcelona after issues with its new chassis read more »

Lotus F1 has ended its first day of running at the Circuit de Catalunya prematurely, the squad uncovering issues with its second E20 chassis. Having completed just seven laps... read more »

Sebastian Vettel leads the way as the teams break for lunch on the first day of testing at Barcelona, while Lotus takes early bath following chassis problems. read more »

The Lotus team has been forced to wrap up its first day of testing at Barcelona early because of a problem with its car. read more »

Buoyed by its initial test with the CT-01 chassis, Caterham F1 believes that is has almost all the necessary elements in place to move on up. read more »

Mercedes has posted two sneak preview images of its new 2012 car, the F1 W03. Having started the pre-season testing period with last year’s contender, the new chassis... read more »

Lotus F1 Team had quite a positive test at Jerez, and looking back on that, Alan Permane could not agree more. While the team will bring chassis Nr2 to Barcelona, car #1 showed... read more »

JEREZ TEST DAY FOUR FRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY, 2012 Driver: Bruno Senna Chassis / engine: FW34-01 / RS27-5326/1 Location: Jerez de la Frontera 4.428km Objectives: Set-up work and race... read more »

Lotus F1 Team concluded the first pre-season test of 2012 with Romain Grosjean completing 95 laps of the Jerez circuit today. Fast facts: Track: Jerez, Spain, 4.4km Chassis:... read more »

HRT cannot take its new car to the first Barcelona test, having failed two FIA crash tests which must be passed before the car can run on a circuit. Although the chassis itself... read more »

Mercedes is not running in Jerez on Friday, having elected to use its 2011 car for the first three days of the test in order to gain a more accurate comparison of the modified... read more »

Nico Rosberg led the way as Formula 1 testing continued in Jerez on Thursday, with Mercedes again setting the pace with its 2011 car. The most rapid new chassis was the Lotus,... read more »

Pirelli is closing in on a deal to secure a much-needed test car for the year ahead, as it now focuses its efforts on getting hold of a 2010 chassis. read more »

Following Day 2 of the ongoing Jerez test on Wednesday, timesheet-topping Michael Schumacher was pleased with Mercedes’ progress so far. Driving the 2011 car, to... read more »

The Lotus F1 Team E20 demonstrated its reliability during the second day of testing at Jerez, completing 117 laps as the team continued its initial assessment of the car with... read more »

JEREZ TEST DAY TWO WEDNESDAY 8 FEBRUARY, 2012 Driver: Pastor Maldonado Chassis / engine: FW34-01 / RS27-5326/1 Location: Jerez de la Frontera 4.428km Objectives: Set-up work... read more »