Peter Sauber has admitted his Swiss team is flattered after Red Bull apparently copied the C31′s exhaust layout ahead of the 2012 season. Red Bull ran at the initial... read more »

After 12 comprehensive days of pre-season testing at the circuits in Jerez and Barcelona, it is time to go racing. The weekend of 16th to 18th March will see the 2012 FIA... read more »

Lotus’ technical boss has played down expectations the former Renault team could be ready to return to the winner’s circle in 2012. Although the middle test... read more »

Pirelli racked up nearly 50,000km of development and evaluation across the three pre-season F1 tests in Jerez and Barcelona. read more »

After three collective tests and 12 individual days of official winter running, Mercedes travels to Australia with the most miles under its belt. Williams completed only 19... read more »

Winter testing has come to an end ahead of the 2012 Formula 1 season, with the last chequered flag coming down in Barcelona on Sunday. On an overcast day, there was a major... read more »

Kimi Räikkönen has not been phased by the technical issues which have befallen him and Lotus across the 2012 pre-season period. The Finn, testing in Barcelona... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen lost almost half a day of running on his first day back in the Lotus E20 since Jerez, only managing to complete a handful of laps during the morning session in... read more »

It is Williams which leads the way for kilometres after the first eight days of winter testing ahead of the 2012 Formula 1 season, in Jerez and Barcelona. The Grove team will... read more »

McLaren racked up the most kilometres at the second of three pre-season Formula 1 test sessions last week. The mammoth efforts of Maldonado, Senna and Bottas put Williams... read more »

Caterham's Formula 1 test and reserve driver Giedo van der Garde was announced as Caterham's GP2 driver for the upcoming GP2 championship season. The Dutchman,... read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne says that he is "much more confident" in the new Toro Rosso than he was after the first test in Jerez read more »

Circuit: Catalunya, 4.655 kms Driver: Jean-Eric Vergne Car: STR7 – 01 Laps: 92 Best time: 1:23.792 “We achieved what we came here to do” Jean-Eric Vergne: “I am much more... read more »

Felipe Massa believes that Ferrari is making progress since its difficult first Formula 1 test of 2012 at Jerez; the Brazilian confident that the team is getting itself in... read more »

Felipe Massa says the Ferrari F2012 is "definitely better" this week than it was at last test at Jerez read more »

Pastor Maldonado reckons the Williams-Renault FW34 with which he set the fastest time of the third day's testing at Barcelona has improved significantly since he last... read more »

As the 2012 season gathers pace, so The Flying Lap focuses again on the new cars and team/driver combinations. Peter Windsor, fresh from attending the opening day of F1... read more »

Feb.23 (GMM) After an inconclusive and perhaps even worrying performance at Jerez, the faces in the McLaren garage are looking happier as the second group test progresses this... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has admitted that World Champions Red Bull encountered difficulties in the form of faulty electrics at the opening pre-season test of 2012 in Jerez. Having... read more »

As track surface temperatures barely nudged into double figures in Barcelona on Tuesday, Bruno Senna was keen see a rise in order to gain a more accurate comparison for... read more »

Feb.21 (GMM) Lotus' impressive start to the 2012 season hit a speed-bump on Tuesday. While the former Renault team's new E20 car set the pace at Jerez, Romain... read more »

Marussia F1 turned up at the second test of the year having missed the opening one in Jerez over a week ago. Still using their 2011 MVR-02 the French rookie never the less put... read more »

Mercedes GP gave their F1 W03 it's first official test today in Barcelona, following a filming day in Silverstone and a private test in Jerez. Schumacher branded the... read more »

BARCELONA TEST – DAY 1 Circuit: Catalunya, 4.655 kms Driver: Daniel Ricciardo Car: STR7 – 01 Laps: 76 Best time: 1:23.618 After the opening test of the season at... read more »

Lotus’ impressive start to the 2012 season hit a speed-bump on Tuesday. While the former Renault team’s new E20 car set the pace at Jerez, Romain Grosjean... read more »