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Mercedes executive director Paddy Lowe has confirmed that the W07 will run with a new specification of nose on the third day of the pre-season Barcelona Formula 1 test. Toto Wolff previously alluded to the reigning champ...

Renault has ended its second day of Formula 1 pre-season testing at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya early after a technical problem. Jolyon Palmer completed 42 laps before he was forced to park the Renault RS16 at th...

The Grand Prix Commission has decided to once again appoint the Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón as the best MotoGP round of 2015.

Force India has avoided repeating the crisis of last winter and showed strongly on the first day of Formula 1 testing in Barcelona with a teenager in the cockpit of the new VJM09. A year ago, the Silverstone based team's...

Nico Hulkenberg has admitted he is not among those who support the closing of the cockpits in Formula 1. It is believed F1 is close to adopting the so-called ‘halo' concept for 2017, to reduce the risk of head injuries...

Red Bull Racing's 2016 challenger, the RB12, today made its track debut as pre-season testing got underway at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain, with Daniel Ricciardo posting a largely trouble-free 87 laps on h...

Formula 1 bosses will once again meet to make some progress toward forming a new set of rules for 2017 - but this time it’s vital they finally agree upon something. A deadline of February 29 to agree new rules before u...

The introduction of a 'halo' head protection device on Formula 1 cars in 2017 has been agreed by the F1 Commission.

Strategy Group proposes new qualifying format that could be in place by Melbourne. Formula One's Strategy Group, which has come in for more than its fair share of criticism since its inception, it sure to find itself und...

Catch up with what all the teams had to say following the second day of the opening pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Ferrari Sebastian Vettel (1st, 1:22.810, 126 laps) "So far the first thing that ma...

Ted Kravitz takes you through everything that happened on the second day of Formula 1 preseason testing. The post Ted’s Notebook – Day 2 pre-season testing appeared first on PlanetF1.

Rossi secures Indycar drive with Andretti

 XPB Images Nico Rosberg says Mercedes has "a real innovation" as part of its upgrades introduced on Tuesday which has left him "very excited". Toto Wolff hinted there would be some "unusual" upgrades brought... More ...

 XPB Images The 2016 season will see a new elimination-style qualifying format introduced in F1. The new format retains a similar approach to the current knockout qualifying system, with three sessions - Q1, Q2 and Q3 ...

Lauda blasts Ecclestone for ‘destroying' F1 with negative comments F1 legend Niki Lauda has launched a blistering tirade on Bernie Ecclestone, saying that the F1 chief was ‘destroying' the image of the auto-racing sp...

Daniel Ricciardo believes the new ultra-soft Pirelli Formula 1 tyre compound offers a "good step" in grip

Aprilia has completed the first full test of its 2016 MotoGP bike in Qatar

Max Verstappen has declared himself pleased following his first day with the new STR11, adding that the Ferrari power unit 'felt good straight away'. Verstappen took over from team-mate Carlos Sainz on Tuesday for day tw...

Renault engine still struggling in 2016 Now a fully-fledged race driver for a new works team, Jolyon Palmer nonetheless cut a disappointed figure on Monday. Renault's 2016 car is an obvious evolution of its Mercedes-powe...

F1 News F1 to radically change qualifying session in 2016 Testing Day 2: Vettel on top, Merc on point Honda replace F1 boss Arai Formula1blog.com Podcast #462- Car Launch Special Here's what Haas F1 think after day 1 of ...

F1 News Testing Day 2: Vettel on top, Merc on point Honda replace F1 boss Arai Formula1blog.com Podcast #462- Car Launch Special Here's what Haas F1 think after day 1 of testing Testing Day 1: Vettel fastest, Hamilton fa...

A new live elimination-style qualifying format could be introduced to Formula 1 after teams came to an agreement as part of plans to improve the show. Key figures in the sport met in Geneva today to discuss a number of t...