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Mid-season F1 helmet design changes banned
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2015 01:40
Drivers will be banned from changing their helmet design during the season under new Formula 1 guidelines. The new rule, which was initially approved by the F1 Commission at a meeting this week, has already been met with...
Danica Patrick to a backup car after wreck in practice
Miami Herald - 19 Feb 2015 03:32
Here are some things to know about what's going on at Daytona International Speedway, where drivers are preparing for Sunday's season-opening Daytona 500: …
Tony Stewart seeks to end string of defeat in Daytona 500
Miami Herald - 19 Feb 2015 01:27
In hindsight, 2002 might have been an omen of how heartbreaking the Daytona 500 would be for Tony Stewart. …
Sahara Force India opened its 2015 season with a positive day of testing at Barcelona
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2015 23:40
Team completed a total of 66 laps with Pascal Wehrlein and Sergio Perez. Sahara Force India opened its 2015 season with a positive day of testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. 20-year-old German Pascal Wehrlein ...
Soft tyre run sees Maldonado end up fastest
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2015 23:30
Pastor Maldonado used the Soft Pirelli tyre to good effect to post the fastest time on the opening day of the second pre-season Formula 1 test at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain. But the biggest talking point of the op...
Nasr & Wolff at odds over Catalunya collision
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2015 23:20
Felipe Nasr & Susie Wolff have both blamed each other for being at fault in their on track collision during the afternoon's running today. The afternoon session of the first day at Circuit Di Catalunya was in full swing ...
McLaren admit technical problem may also end Day 2 early
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2015 23:20
McLaren's Day 1 running was compromised due to a technical problem, and Yasuhisa Arai admits the same problem may yet strike the MP4/30 tomorrow. McLaren endured a troubled test in Jerez three weeks ago, and have spent t...
Allison & Raikkonen hoping for more mileage over remaining days
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2015 23:20
Ferrari may have continued to look strong after setting the second fastest time on Day 1 of the Barcelona tests, but Technical Director James Allison remains underwhelmed by the mileage clocked up. Speaking after Jerez, ...
Barcelona Test (1) Day 1: Image Gallery
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2015 23:20
Here are pictures from the opening day of the second F1 2015 pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Pastor Maldonado set the pace for Lotus. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Images courtesy of Octane P...
Marussia-Manor exits administration
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2015 22:50
+ Manor's chances of racing in Formula 1 this season received a boost on Thursday as the team officially exited administration. The former Marussia squad collapsed into administration in November of last year, and the te...
Barcelona Day 1 testing notebook: Maldonado grabs some glory
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2015 22:50
Kate Walker is your guide to a team-by-team run-down of what happened on the opening day of official Formula One testing at Barcelona in Spain. Ferrari Testing focus: Show pace was no fluke Breakdown tally: 0 In today: K...
Hamilton and Wehrlein double up on eventful opening day for Mercedes in Spain
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2015 22:40
After completing 10 laps, Lewis Hamilton was forced to sit out the remainder of the day with a fever. Mercedes AMG Petronas began the second test of the 2015 season today at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with Lewis...
Raikkonen: Ferrari SF15-T a very nice car
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2015 22:30
Kimi Raikkonen says Ferrari is "working well" and has "produced a very nice car", although he remained cautious following the opening day of testing in Barcelona. Raikkonen finished day one at the Circuit de Barcelona-Ca...
Wehrlein ready to stand in for Rosberg if required
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2015 22:20
Mercedes might have one of the quickest cars, but they're struggling to find drivers to get behind the wheel in Barcelona it seems. The Anglo-German outfit was forced to call on reserve driver Pascal Wehrlein - who at th...
F1 rumours firing for Audi yet again
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2015 22:12
Rumours are once again doing the rounds that the Volkswagen Group is eyeing a place on the F1 grid. But according to Germany's respected Auto Motor und Sport, this time the speculation has a twist — and former world ch...
McLaren-Honda fears further MGU-K problems
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2015 22:12
+ McLaren has confirmed it could face a repeat of the MGU-K problem that limited it to just 21 laps on the opening day of testing in Barcelona. The team was forced to cut short its running on day one of the second pre-se...
Pastor quickest, ill Hamilton sidelined
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2015 22:10
Lotus' Pastor Maldonado was fastest on the first day of the second Formula One pre-season test in Barcelona on Thursday as Lewis Hamilton was sidelined for the majority of the day by a fever. More »
Wolff and Nasr disagree on who was at fault for crash
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2015 22:10
Susie Wolff and Felipe Nasr have both blamed one another for their testing crash which caused a red flag, a 20-minute stoppage and substantial damage to both their cars. Whilst the pair managed to get back out on track f...
Force India and Mercedes can't be compared - Wehrlein
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2015 22:10
Sutton Images Enlarge Pascal Wehrlein said it was an "amazing" experience to drive two different F1 cars in one track session at the opening day of this week's test in Barcelona. Wehrlein was scheduled to drive for Force...
Raikkonen: SF15-T 'a very nice car'
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2015 22:10
Getty Images Enlarge Kimi Raikkonen is not getting carried away with another encouraging day of testing for Ferrari but says it is clear the team has produced "a very nice car". After topping three out of the four days o...
Just 5 cars in final practice before Daytona 500 qualifiers
Miami Herald - 19 Feb 2015 22:08
The final practice before the Daytona 500 qualifying races was free of chaos. …
Wolff left frustrated by Nasr crash
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2015 21:40
Williams female test driver Susie Wolff was irked by what she described as an "unnecessary" collision with Sauber's Felipe Nasr that robbed her of precious time on the first day of second pre-season test in Barcelona on ...