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Renault junior Rowland joins DAMS for Abu Dhabi GP2 test
Auto Sport - 29 Nov 2016 16:57
Renault Formula 1 junior Oliver Rowland will line up with the DAMS team for the first GP2 post-season test day at Abu Dhabi
McLaren's Eric Boullier: "Today was all about Jenson"
Total F1 - 29 Nov 2016 23:40
Eric Boullier admitted it was disappointing to see Jenson Button retire from his final Grand Prix after just twelve laps in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, although it was pleasing to see Fernando Alonso drive another strong race t...
GP2: Rowland joins DAMS for test
Racer - 29 Nov 2016 23:30
Renault Formula 1 junior Oliver Rowland will line up with the DAMS team for the first GP2 post-season test day at Abu Dhabi. The British driver ran with MP Motorsport in 2016, finishing ninth in the ...
Can Lance Stroll handle the pressure of Formula 1?
Total F1 - 29 Nov 2016 23:00
< > Teenager Lance Stroll will be able to handle the pressure when he makes his debut for Williams as Formula One's latest hotshot next season, according to 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve. The 18-year-old driver,...
Pascal Wehrlein: "It was really great to end the season"
Total F1 - 29 Nov 2016 00:30
Pascal Wehrlein survived a late race bang of wheels with team-mate Esteban Ocon as he brought an end to his first Formula 1 season with a fourteenth place finish in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Manor Racing MRT driver f...
Esteban Ocon: "I will always be rooting for Manor"
Total F1 - 29 Nov 2016 00:10
After admitting he was frustrated to end up twentieth on the grid for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Esteban Ocon felt he had a much better race day at the Yas Marina Circuit, surviving a couple of clashes on his way to thirt...
MOTOGP: Suzuki embraces testing limit
Racer - 29 Nov 2016 23:30
Suzuki MotoGP boss Davide Brivio says the manufacturer is happy to lose the concessions designed to help emerging factories after just two seasons back in the championship. Having left MotoGP at the ...
Jenson Button: "I enjoyed today massively"
Total F1 - 29 Nov 2016 23:20
Jenson Button's final Formula 1 Grand Prix came to an unfortunate early conclusion as a suspension failure forced him to retire from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after just twelve laps. The McLaren Honda Formula 1 Team drive...
F1: Signing second driver now Sauber's priority
Racer - 29 Nov 2016 23:00
Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn says signing its second Formula 1 race driver for the 2017 season is the outfit's priority. The Swiss team announced earlier this month that Marcus Ericsson w...
Sauber's Monisha Kaltenborn: "It was all about securing tenth"
Total F1 - 29 Nov 2016 22:30
Monisha Kaltenborn saw Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr complete the season with a fifteenth and sixteenth place finish at the Yas Marina Circuit, but was happy that her Sauber F1 Team were able to clinch tenth place in t...
Pirelli concludes 2017 tyre testing with Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull
Total F1 - 29 Nov 2016 21:30
Pirelli’s extensive 2017 tyre test programme came to an end at the Yas Marina Circuit with Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull. It was the first time all three modified 2015 ‘mule’ cars had taken to the track at the sam...
Fastest car in F1 history?
Total F1 - 29 Nov 2016 20:20
F1 News Fastest car in F1 history? Hamilton bows out of Pirelli 2017 spec tire test Formula1blog.com Podcast #502- Abu Dhabi GP review Power Unit Use over the 2016 Season Race Report: Rosberg is 2016 F1 champion Editoria...
Esteban Gutierrez likely to land Manor seat if buyout goes ahead
Total F1 - 29 Nov 2016 20:10
Manor owner Stephen Fitzpatrick recently revealed publically that he is in talks with an investor about a potential takeover or financial investment into the Banbury-basedteam, but refused to be drawn on the specifics, i...
Pirelli completes 2017 tyre testing (in pictures)
Total F1 - 29 Nov 2016 19:40
The final day of 2017 tyre testing (from a cumulative total of 24 days) brought together all three 'mule' cars from Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari at the Yas Marina circuit. These are modified 2015 cars, designed to simu...
96 prototypes tested by Pirelli in Abu Dhabi
Total F1 - 29 Nov 2016 19:10
©Pirelli Pirelli enjoyed a productive final day of testing 2017 tyres in Abu Dhabi, with 96 prototypes used. Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari have all supplied mule cars for the tyre test schedule during this season, allo...
Pirelli wraps up final F1 tyre test as "hard work" begins
Total F1 - 29 Nov 2016 19:10
Pirelli completed the final test with its 2017 prototype Formula 1 tyres in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, and admitted the "hard work" starts now. After 24 days of running, the final day of work was wrapped up by Mercedes, Red B...
Pirelli concludes 2017 tyre testing in Abu Dhabi
Total F1 - 29 Nov 2016 19:10
– Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has completed its planned pre-2017 test programme after Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull conducted running at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.Pirelli has been carrying out private te...
Nearly 100 F1 2017 tyre prototypes tried in Abu Dhabi testing
Auto Sport - 29 Nov 2016 18:56
Pirelli said it tested approximately 96 different prototypes on the final day of its 2017 Formula 1 tyre testing programme
Hamilton bows out of Pirelli 2017 spec tire test
Total F1 - 29 Nov 2016 18:50
F1 News Hamilton bows out of Pirelli 2017 spec tire test Formula1blog.com Podcast #502- Abu Dhabi GP review Power Unit Use over the 2016 Season Race Report: Rosberg is 2016 F1 champion Hamilton takes 61st pole in for Abu...
The first act of 2016
Total F1 - 29 Nov 2016 18:40
The first time 2016 cars were seen in action came way back in February at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Following three victories in 2015, hopes were high that Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari could mount a serious cha...
Carlos Sainz:' I would have done what Lewis Hamilton did in Abu Dhabi'
Total F1 - 29 Nov 2016 18:30
Carlos Sainz says he would have done the same as Lewis Hamilton had he been in his position in Abu Dhabi, fighting for the world championship. Hamilton has split opinion with his decision to intentionally drive slowly to...
F1's final act of 2016
Total F1 - 29 Nov 2016 18:30
©Pirelli The final track running of the 2016 F1 season took place today in Abu Dhabi, with Pirelli testing its 2017 tyres on mule cars at the Yas Marina Circuit. Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull were all in action, as Pir...