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Drivers split over 'Halo' as Nico Hulkenberg labels it unnecessary
Total F1 - 4 Mar 2016 01:40
Formula 1 drivers are split as to whether the 'Halo' canopy concept should be given the green-light for the 2017 season following a trial run by Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen on Thursday. Raikkonen surprised the paddock when ...
Team talk: Day four at the second test
Total F1 - 4 Mar 2016 23:10
Catch up with what all the teams had to say following the final day of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Ferrari Sebastian Vettel (1st, 1:22.852, 142 laps) "I am happy and I think that even with...
F1 back on course for five-second speed leap in 2017
Total F1 - 4 Mar 2016 20:50
Formula 1 cars will still be up to five seconds per lap faster in 2017, the FIA believes, despite the original aerodynamic proposal having been watered down. While F1 seemed set last winter for a more extreme overhaul, t...
Grosjean says Haas needs quick fix for braking issues
Total F1 - 4 Mar 2016 01:40
Romain Grosjean says his Haas Formula 1 team must quickly get on top of its brake-by-wire issues to keep preparations for its maiden season on track. The Frenchman caused three red flags on Thursday, the first of which c...
INDY: Rossi 'on the pace' on IndyCar debut
Auto Sport - 4 Mar 2016 23:59
Former Formula 1 driver Alexander Rossi felt he immediately settled into IndyCar as he made his test debut with Andretti Autosport this week
Gutierrez : F1 test troubles 'best practice' for Haas
Total F1 - 4 Mar 2016 23:50
XPB Images Esteban Gutierrez thinks Haas' challenging second F1 test in Barcelona represented the "best practice" for the American team ahead of its first grand prix. Having enjoyed a smooth debut during the opening g...
Lorenzo: "We did a complete race simulation"
Moto GP - 4 Mar 2016 23:46
An incredible final day at the Qatar Test saw Jorge Lorenzo assert himself at the top of the MotoGP™ field.
Rossi: "The last five laps of the race will be difficult"
Moto GP - 4 Mar 2016 23:46
Valentino Rossi left the Qatar test fifth on the combined timesheets, happy with his improvement but wary of the competition.
NHRA's John Force still not slowing down at 66
Miami Herald - 4 Mar 2016 23:41
John Force zigs and zags his scooter through a long line of cars and people, slaloming at a cadence of full accelerator to power braking and back again. …
McLaren to debut full spec MP4-31 at Australian GP - Boulier
Total F1 - 4 Mar 2016 23:20
McLaren to debut full spec MP4-31 at Australian GP - Boulier McLaren-Honda F1 racing team director Eric Boullier says that the team's full spec 2016 F1 car will not hit the track until the Australian Grand Prix. After a ...
Raikkonen posts new Barcelona benchmark
Total F1 - 4 Mar 2016 23:20
Kimi Raikkonen enjoyed an encouraging third day in Barcelona Kimi Raikkonen clocked the fastest time in Formula 1 pre-season testing to date as Ferrari enjoyed a strong day at Barcelona. The Finn, who tested the FIA's ne...
Crutchlow: "The bike flipped over and landed on top of me"
Moto GP - 4 Mar 2016 23:19
Cal Crutchlow ended the final day of the Qatar test in seventh despite a nasty looking crash.
Ted's Notebook - Day 4 2nd test
Planet F1 - 4 Mar 2016 23:14
Ted Kravitz analyses day four of the second testing session ahead of the 2016 Formula 1 season in Barcelona. The post Ted’s Notebook – Day 4 2nd test appeared first on PlanetF1.
Mercedes completed 1,294 laps equal to over 19 race distances
Total F1 - 4 Mar 2016 22:40
Mercedes completed 1,294 laps equal to over 19 race distances Defending world champions Mercedes F1 successively finished the second pre-season test of the 2016 Formula 1 season today at the Circuit de Barcelona-Cataluny...
Hamilton hits out at rule-change plans
Total F1 - 4 Mar 2016 22:30
Defending Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has hit out at plans for a revolution in the sport's regulations in 2017 and claimed drivers' opinions should be more valued. Changes to the regulations hope to add mor...
Reverse grids would spell 'disaster'
Total F1 - 4 Mar 2016 22:30
Reversed starting grids, one of several proposals under discussion by Formula One team bosses on Tuesday in meetings about the sport's future look and direction, would spell "disaster", according to French driver Romain ...
MOTOGP: Lorenzo blitzes final day of testing
Auto Sport - 4 Mar 2016 22:12
Yamaha's world champion Jorge Lorenzo finished MotoGP pre-season testing in scintillating style, finishing the final day in Qatar half-a-second clear
Ricciardo questions Hulkenberg's Halo comments
Total F1 - 4 Mar 2016 22:10
XPB Images Daniel Ricciardo says "there is no need to be a hero" regarding Halo following Nico Hulkenberg's comments against the new concept. Having seen the Halo concept trialled on the Ferrari for the first time at ...
Button satisfied but McLaren still has work to do
Total F1 - 4 Mar 2016 21:50
Jenson Button says he leaves Barcelona content with the work produced at pre-season testing by McLaren-Honda but feels he is still not race-ready with the 2016 season opener two weeks away. The British driver has complet...
Rosberg: Mercedes data says 'close' Ferrari could be ahead
Total F1 - 4 Mar 2016 21:50
Nico Rosberg says data that his Mercedes team has gathered from pre-season testing suggests Ferrari is close, and could even be ahead at the start of the Formula 1 season. Although Mercedes has enjoyed a brilliant two we...
Drivers quotes after T2 testing at Montmelò
Total F1 - 4 Mar 2016 21:40
Formula One teams concluded the second pre-season test of the 2016 season today at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya... Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari (Best Time: 1:22.852 -- 142 Laps -- Supersofts) "I am happy and I think ...
GT: F3 racer Pommer switches to sportscars
Auto Sport - 4 Mar 2016 21:32
European Formula 3 Championship race winner Markus Pommer will make the switch to sportscars in 2016 with a programme that includes an attack on the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup