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Marussia forced to delay car launch

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:09:55 GMT

Marussia has been forced to scrap plans to run its new Formula 1 car at this week's Barcelona test after failing its final mandatory crash test.

Alonso relaxed about pre-season form

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:41:37 GMT

Fernando Alonso says he and Ferrari remain relaxed about their pre-season preparations - as he insists it is far too early to get excited or depressed about its progress.

Patrese wants Italians at Ferrari

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:24:43 GMT

Ferrari has been urged to take a risk and consider signing a young Italian by the country's most experienced Formula 1 driver, Riccardo Patrese

Williams pair welcome mentor Wurz

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:52:52 GMT

Williams pairing Bruno Senna and Pastor Maldonado have welcomed new driver mentor Alex Wurz's arrival at the team

Webber focused on his own form

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:54:53 GMT

Mark Webber says he will waste no time worrying about rival drivers gunning for his Red Bull Racing seat for next year

Force India 'must define' ambitions

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:51:33 GMT

Force India's owners must decide within the next few months if they are happy for the outfit to keep fighting in Formula 1's midfield pack, or if they want to dig deep into their pockets to help fund a push to the front of the grid

HRT passes all crash tests

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:41:18 GMT

The HRT team has passed all the mandatory FIA crash tests, AUTOSPORT has learned, although its presence at the final Barcelona Formula 1 test is still in doubt

Kobayashi plays down Sauber's pace

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:28:05 GMT

Kamui Kobayashi warned not to pay too much attention to his timesheet-topping performance in Barcelona testing on Friday - but believes Sauber looks capable of achieving consistent points finishes and has made strides with its reliability

Barcelona test one round-up

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:57:45 GMT

Barcelona Formula 1 test one round-up

Rosberg fired up by Mercedes progress

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:25:45 GMT

Nico Rosberg says he is fired up by the progress he has seen at Mercedes - even though he concedes the team is not in race-winning shape yet.

Webber not writing off Ferrari

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:02:08 GMT

Mark Webber thinks it would be wrong to write off Ferrari's chances of starting the Formula 1 season strongly, with the early form guide pointing towards Red Bull and McLaren as favourites

Massa sure Ferrari now on the right path

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:56:54 GMT

Felipe Massa is convinced Ferrari has finally found the direction that will allow the team to unlock all the potential from its 2012 challenger.

Kobayashi fastest as Barcelona test ends

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:03:48 GMT

Kamui Kobayashi put Sauber at the top of the timesheets as Formula 1's second pre-season test closed.

Brawn says W03 not ready to win yet

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:57:47 GMT

Ross Brawn has seen enough of his Mercedes team's new car this week to be convinced it is a step forward over last year's contender - but he does not think it is good enough yet to win Formula 1 races.

Kobayashi leads the way at Barcelona

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:06:52 GMT

Kamui Kobayashi topped the final morning of Formula 1 pre-season testing at Barcelona, setting the fastest time seen so far this week.

Williams: Low-speed form key to pace

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:30:51 GMT

Williams needs to improve its car's slow-speed performance if it is to make progress up the grid, reckons chief operations engineer Mark Gillan.

Kobayashi battles 'strange' conditions

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:18:08 GMT

Kamui Kobayashi says 'strange' track conditions on Thursday afternoon hindered Sauber's testing programme on the penultimate day of the second test.

FIA to close off ECU loophole

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:11:10 GMT

The FIA is to close off a loophole in Formula 1's new engine mapping regulations as part of a fresh clampdown on exhaust blowing, AUTOSPORT can reveal

Massa: Ferrari making good progress

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:47:40 GMT

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 shape for the start of the season

Maldonado: Williams taking big strides

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:43:05 GMT

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 drove it at Jerez

Webber not worried about reliability

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:40:33 GMT

Mark Webber says he is not unduly concerned by the reliability problems he suffered at Barcelona on Thursday, after a gearbox failure cut short a race distance attempt in the morning.

Button confident of smaller gap to RBR

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:10:03 GMT

Jenson Button believes Sebastian Vettel is not going to enjoy the kind of advantage he held at the start of last season when the new campaign kicks off in Australia next month.

Ferrari, RBR change final test plans

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:19:29 GMT

Red Bull Racing and Ferrari have changed their testing plans for next month and will now run at Barcelona from March 2-5.

Schumacher sure W03 a step forward

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:41:36 GMT

Michael Schumacher is sure this year's Mercedes is a step forward compared to last year's challenger after completing his second day of testing at Barcelona.

Maldonado quickest on day three

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:03:40 GMT

Pastor Maldonado's late morning run was enough to keep Williams at the top of the timesheets as the third and penultimate day of pre-season testing in Barcelona drew to a close.

Barrichello: F1 not a closed chapter

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:21:25 GMT

Rubens Barrichello insists that Formula 1 is not a closed chapter for him - even though he is on the verge of securing a deal to race in IndyCar for 2012.

Maldonado puts Williams on top

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:07:42 GMT

Pastor Maldonado topped the third morning of testing in Barcelona, setting the fastest time of the week so far.

Lotus set to get extra day of testing

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:29:24 GMT

Lotus is set to add an extra day of private running to the final pre-season test after abandoning this week's Barcelona test with a chassis problem.

Hulkenberg encouraged by early form

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:20:42 GMT

Nico Hulkenberg says the adaptability of Force India's VJM05 added to his feeling of optimism after topping the timesheets following the second day of pre-season testing in Barcelona

Petrov not setting targets for himself

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:51:08 GMT

Vitaly Petrov sees no point in setting targets for himself and Caterham this year - and instead thinks the most important thing right now is simply in getting to understand the team better.