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Watch: McLaren - Quiet achievers
Total F1 - 20 Feb 2020 17:40
McLaren enjoyed a season of resurgence in 2019 as they topped the midfield battle. They're going about their business quietly as they look to establish themselves as best of the rest. The Woking-based outfit enjoyed a gr...
Mercedes ‘pretty confident' DAS is legal
Total F1 - 20 Feb 2020 15:50
Mercedes is adamant its W11's steering wheel's DAS system is completely legitimate and has the FIA's approval. Mercedes raised eyebrows at the Circuit de Catalunya on Thursday when Lewis Hamilton trialled the system out ...
Twitter uncovers intriguing Mercedes steering wheel quirk!
Total F1 - 20 Feb 2020 12:20
Nothing gets past the peeps on social media, with Mercedes' new W11 and its intriguing steering quirk the scrutiny of a few eagle-eyed F1 followers. A post on Twitter showing an onboard of Lewis Hamilton heading on to th...
Russell: I'm confident we can go racing this year
GRAND PRIX 247 - 20 Feb 2020 05:18
George Russell was first on track for the start of pre-season testing on Wednesday and sounded positive afterwards as his Williams Formula 1 team set about banishing the ghosts of a dire 2019 campaign. They finished the ...
Sainz: Difficult to compete with rivals getting help from bigger teams
GRAND PRIX 247 - 20 Feb 2020 05:11
McLaren’s Carlos Sainz has hit-out at some of his midfield rivals, suggesting the close partnerships they enjoy with front-runners makes them “difficult” to compete with. The Spaniard, who finished sixth-fastest wi...
Mercedes continue to dominate - Day 1 analysis
Total F1 - 20 Feb 2020 03:10
F1 Test, Barcelona,Circuit de Catalunya Formula One has finally returned to action today when the official pre-season testing kicked off today at the favoured test and grand prix track of Barcelona-Catalunya. The first d...
Leclerc: We've changed our approach from last year
Total F1 - 20 Feb 2020 03:00
Swapping-out an unwell Sebastian Vettel for his teammate Charles Leclerc was not the only change Ferrari made on the first day of testing on Wednesday. Another became apparent later, with the Monegasque only 11th fastest...
Magnussen: "I was flat through turn nine from lap two" | RaceFans Round-up
F1 Fanatic - 20 Feb 2020 02:01
In the round-up: "I was flat through turn nine from lap two" - Magnussen • NASCAR's Newman released from hospital • Toyota considering WEC future after Aston Martin exit
Hamilton tops opening day of F1 testing
Total F1 - 20 Feb 2020 00:20
Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton has topped an incident free day of running as Formula 1 pre-season testing got underway in Spain. Hamilton was fastest in Barcelona from team-mate Valtteri Bottas, the pair recording 173 lap...
Racing Point: We've taken a very, very big risk with the car
Total F1 - 20 Feb 2020 23:50
Racing Point's new Formula 1 car looks a lot like Lewis Hamilton's title-winning 2019 Mercedes painted pink but technical director Andy Green says the team have taken a big risk with it. The RP20 represents a big change ...
Hamilton: Figuring out what the next five-to-10-year plan is
Total F1 - 20 Feb 2020 23:50
Lewis Hamilton says small details, and the bigger picture of what he does after Formula 1, will be key to his next contract. The six-times F1 world champion's deal with Mercedes runs out at the end of 2020, and the 35-ye...
Tech Insight: Storm brews over Mercedes steering innovation (updated)
Total F1 - 20 Feb 2020 23:50
A huge hullabaloo has hit Barcelona's second day of Formula 1 testing after live in car television images of Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes suggested that the toe of the world champion's car's front wheel appeared to change i...
Back to Sebring, where it all began, for 2020 Trans Am opener
Racer - 20 Feb 2020 23:26
Next weekend, the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli will build on a long tradition of racing at Sebring International Speedway, headlining (...)
RTL to cover Vietnam Grand Prix remotely amid virus fears
Total F1 - 20 Feb 2020 23:10
German free-to-air TV broadcaster RTL will cover the Vietnamese Grand Prix remotely due to the spread of the coronavirus in the region, it said in a statement. The Chinese Grand Prix originally scheduled for Shanghai on ...
Racing Point: We've taken a very, very big risk with the car
GRAND PRIX 247 - 20 Feb 2020 23:07
Racing Point's new Formula 1 car looks a lot like Lewis Hamilton's title-winning 2019 Mercedes painted pink but technical director Andy Green says the team have taken a big risk with it. The RP20 represents a big change ...
Video: Does Mercedes F1 steering aid open door to misinterpretation?
Auto Sport - 20 Feb 2020 23:02
There was only one talking point in the Formula 1 paddock on the second day of pre-season testing, as Mercedes debuted its dual-axis steering system
RTL to cover Vietnam Grand Prix remotely amid virus fears
GRAND PRIX 247 - 20 Feb 2020 23:02
German free-to-air TV broadcaster RTL will cover the Vietnamese Grand Prix remotely due to the spread of the coronavirus in the region, it said in a statement. The Chinese Grand Prix originally scheduled for Shanghai on ...
Mercedes stirs controversy with its Dual-Axis Steering
Total F1 - 20 Feb 2020 22:40
Despite the regulations not changing from 2019, Formula 1 teams still find ways to innovate and try new technology to improve their lap times. Such is the case for Mercedes who created some buzz in practice on day 2 with...
MEDLAND: Why Racing Point is gambling on a pink Mercedes
Racer - 20 Feb 2020 22:37
If you replayed this week's first test in black and white, there are times when you could be forgiven for thinking you were watching a (...)
Rules change KOs Glickenhaus' Alfa V6 twin turbo plans
Racer - 20 Feb 2020 22:30
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus will send its new SCG 007 Hypercar into battle with a different heart, as plans to propel its FIA World (...)
A 'good day' for Bottas despite late problems
Total F1 - 20 Feb 2020 22:20
Valtteri Bottas was still left with a good feeling from Mercedes' latest Formula 1 car despite taking what technical director James Allison has described as "an early bath" in pre-season testing on Thursday. After Lewis ...
Vettel bemused by Mercedes' ‘weird' DAS system
Total F1 - 20 Feb 2020 22:20
Sebastian Vettel was left bemused by Mercedes' DAS (dual-axis steering) system, which was uncovered on Thursday during the second day of Formula 1 testing. The system allows the driver to change the toe of the front-whee...