Saturday, 28 February 2015
Red Bull: The car was really reliable
Daniel Ricciardo was at the wheel of the RB11 for the penultimate day of pre-season testing. The Australian completed 128 laps of the Circuit de Catalunya with a best time of 1:25.742. The team ran a familiar pattern of short runs in the morning followed by longer stints in the afternoon, concentrating on the medium […]
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Sauber: We gathered plenty of important data
The third day of testing in Barcelona went according to plan for the Sauber F1 Team. Marcus Ericsson was driving the Sauber C34-Ferrari today continuing with race preparation. At the end of the day, the team observed a minor technical issue related to the power unit which did not affect today’s programme. Overall Marcus Ericsson […]
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'Force India set to fall back'
Force India have admitted they are set to fall behind at the start of the new season following the delayed introduction of their 2015 car due to ‘cash-flow’ issues.
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Hamilton puzzled by set-up problems
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes is trying to understand why he and team-mate Nico Rosberg have felt uncomfortable in their car over the past two days of Formula 1 pre-season testing
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No Lewis and Nico peace talks
Lewis Hamilton has admitted he would find a multi-team battle for the world championship more exciting than a rematch of his 2014 title fight with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.
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Hulkenberg surprised by new car
Nico Hulkenberg believes that Force India's start with its late 2015 car has gone better than the team could have expected
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New parts fixing Red Bull weaknesses
Daniel Ricciardo says new parts added to the Red Bull at this week's final Formula 1 pre-season test at Barcelona have helped address the car's weaknesses
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McLaren expects flyaways to be tough
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier believes it may take until the start of Formula 1's European season before the team can get fully up to speed
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Barcelona Day 3: Hamilton gives it some hammer time
Lewis Hamilton ended his final day of preseason testing on a high as he topped the timing screens at the end of the third day of testing in Barcelona fastest of all on the day at the wheel of the Mercedes W06 which has been – finally – fully unleashed in the past two days. […]
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Mercedes fastest again with Hamilton
Mercedes flexed its muscle ahead of the new Formula 1 season again on Saturday, as Lewis Hamilton topped the times on the penultimate day of testing in Barcelona
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Hamilton doubles up for Mercedes in Spain
For the second day running it was a Mercedes atop the timesheet on Saturday, as the Formula One teams carried out their penultimate day of pre-season testing in Barcelona. Felipe Massa set the morning pace for Williams on Pirelli's supersoft tyre, but it was Lewis Hamilton who clocked the ultimate benchmark - a 1m 23.022s, recorded on soft rubber
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Hamilton signs off in style
World champion Lewis Hamilton signed off from pre-season testing with the fastest time on Day Three in Barcelona as Mercedes provided more conclusive evidence that their W06 has a significant pace edge over the field.
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Merc blast Lewis deal rumours
Toto Wolff has angrily denied reports Lewis Hamilton will be offered £1m per week to remain at Mercedes beyond the end of this season.
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Grand Prix Predictor 2015 launched
The AUTOSPORT Grand Prix Predictor returns with a brand new look for 2015
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Wolff: $231 million deal for Hamilton an absolute illusion
Toto Wolff has scoffed at a media report purporting to know the dizzying value of Lewis Hamilton’s next Mercedes contract. Although the reigning world champion now has no manager, the parties remain locked in protracted talks about a new deal beyond 2015. London’s Times newspaper said the current discussion is about a new three-year extension […]
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Manor racing to be ready for Melbourne says Booth
Team founder John Booth is confident the former Marussia team will make it to Melbourne. Having fought to secure new investment and convince its creditors to exit administration, the team has secured a place on the 2015 entry list against all odds. But the race is not won yet. Having initially sought to field its […]
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Massa tops day three morning in Spain
Felipe Massa set the pace for Williams on the penultimate day of pre-season testing in Barcelona, edging out Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen
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Mercedes' pace stuns rivals
Mercedes’ faltering rivals have hailed the world champions’ new car as “unbelievably quick” with the Silver Arrows’ domination of F1 set to continue at the start of the 2015 season.
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Mercedes' pace stuns rivals
Mercedes’ faltering rivals have hailed the world champions’ new car as “unbelievably quick” with the Silver Arrows’ domination of F1 set to continue at the start of the 2015 season.
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Friday, 27 February 2015
Button says 100 laps felt like 1000
Jenson Button says completing over 100 laps for McLaren-Honda in Friday's Formula 1 test at Barcelona felt "like 1000 laps", because of the repeated troubles it has endured so far
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Mercedes 'unbelievably quick' - rivals
Mercedes is way ahead of the Formula 1 field according to its rivals, following Nico Rosberg's scintillating lap in the final pre-season test at Barcelona
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Relief for Button and McLaren
Jenson Button says the 100 laps the MP4-30 completed at Barcelona on Friday were the equivalent of a thousand laps for the fledgling McLaren-Honda reunion.
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Hulkenberg: Good debut not enough
Nico Hulkenberg says that a "remarkable" debut outing for the new Force India Formula 1 car is still not enough to make up for lost time ahead of the season
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More to come from Mercedes - Rosberg
Nico Rosberg hinted that there is still more to come from Mercedes after he set the fastest lap of Formula 1 pre-season on day two of the final Barcelona test
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Report reveals Alonso hit wall at 105kph
Fernando Alonso’s McLaren-Honda struck the wall at 105 kilometres per hour last Sunday on day four of testing at Circuit de Catalunya. That was the claim on Friday of Auto Motor und Sport, as the period of great mystery and controversy surrounding the Spaniard’s bizarre accident continues. Many eyes are pointing in McLaren-Honda’s direction, wondering […]
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Lauda neutral on chances of German GP survival
The chances of Germany hosting a Formula One Grand Prix this year are only 50-50 despite determined efforts to save it, according to Niki Lauda. The retired triple world champion, now non-executive chairman of reigning champions Mercedes, told Reuters at the final pre-season test in Barcelona that the race remained in the balance. “Bernie is […]
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Hulkenberg: VJM08 is alright, it’s a start, it’s a baseline
Nico Hulkenberg looked for the positives after finally getting his hands on Force India’s new Formula One car with barely any time left to test it before next month’s Australian season-opener. The tall German propped up the timesheets with the slowest lap on Friday but at least there were 77 of them against his name. […]
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Nico still not happy with W06
Nico Rosberg has added insult to the injured pride of the rest of the field by revealing he wasn't happy with the set up of his Mercedes when it set the fastest lap of the Barcelona tests so far.
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Rosberg and Mercedes fire ominous warning on day two
Mercedes finally hit the front in 2015 pre-season testing on Friday, as Nico Rosberg set an imperious new benchmark on day two in Barcelona. Elsewhere there was encouragement for McLaren, as Jenson Button completed more than 100 laps on the team's most successful day to date, and Force India, who rolled out their new car for the first time
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Rosberg puts Mercedes clear out front
Nico Rosberg set the fastest lap of Barcelona Formula 1 testing so far on day two of the final test, while McLaren finally got some good mileage on the board
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Mercedes shatter fastest time
Mercedes finally topped a testing timesheet for the first time in 2015 as the world champions displayed an ominous turn of speed to shatter the fastest time seen at Barcelona this winter.
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FIA wants new cameras for crash data
Formula 1 chiefs are pushing through new rules that will force cars to be fitted with high speed cameras from 2016 to help with accident investigation
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Marussia included on official 2015 FIA entry list
Marussia have moved another step closer to returning to Formula One racing after governing body the FIA approved their entry for the 2015 season
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FIA approves Manor's F1 return
The Manor team has moved another step closer its Formula 1 return with the FIA approving its entry to the 2015 championship on Friday
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Alonso: I am completely fine
McLaren driver Fernando Alonso on Friday declared himself completely fine after his Barcelona testing crash and four-day hospitalisation. The circumstances of the McLaren-Honda’s seemingly innocuous bump against the wall last Sunday has triggered wild rumours of KERS electrocution or seizure. McLaren supremo Ron Dennis muddied the waters further on Thursday by telling reporters the Spaniard […]
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Alonso says he is 'completely fine' following testing crash
Fernando Alonso says he is 'completely fine' following his crash during pre-season testing in Spain last weekend. Although he was ruled out of the final pre-season test on doctors' advice, he released a video message to reassure his followers about his physical condition
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Alonso says he wanted to be at test
Fernando Alonso says that he wanted to join this week's Formula 1 test at Barcelona, but was advised against doing so by doctors
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