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Vettel downplays fears DAS is Merc's 'ticket to win'
Planet F1 - 21 Feb 2020 11:50
Mercedes' dual axis steering system was the star of Barcelona testing on Thursday as pundits and drivers alike debated the legality. The post Vettel downplays fears DAS is Merc’s ‘ticket to win’ appeared first on P...
Midfield teams can't justify cost of developing DAS - Steiner | RaceFans Round-up
F1 Fanatic - 21 Feb 2020 02:01
In the round-up: Midfield teams can't justify cost of developing DAS - Steiner • Government trying to stop Australian GP tram strike • WEC defends Hypercar plans after Aston Martin withdrawal
Ricciardo praises Mercedes for continued innovation
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2020 20:10
Daniel Ricciardo has praised Mercedes for continuing to raise the bar in Formula 1 during pre-season testing. The dual-axis steering (DAS) system raised plenty of eyebrows up and down the Formula 1 paddock after it was d...
Bottas confident 'DAS' gives Mercedes the edge
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2020 16:32
Valtteri Bottas says the Mercedes Formula 1 team are still learning about their new 'Dual-Axis Steering' system, but believes the innovation will give team the advantage in 2020. Bottas confirmed that he had first heard ...
DAS steering systems to be banned for 2021 F1 season
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2020 16:30
The dual-axis steering system pioneered by Mercedes is set to be outlawed for the start of the 2021 Formula 1 season. Mercedes caused a stir in the Barcelona paddock on the second day of pre-season testing when a new ste...
LIVE F1 Pre-Season Testing: Vettel back out after engine issue
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2020 16:30
Formula 1 in 2020 roars into life with the first pre-season test! Follow this link to keep up to date with the opening test at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya which runs between February 19-21. Formula 1 pre-season testin...
Barcelona Testing Morning 3: Mercedes Dominant, Stoppage for Ferrari
GRAND PRIX 247 - 21 Feb 2020 14:00
Mercedes have continued their strong start to 2020 Formula 1 testing, with Valtteri Bottas topping the timesheets before lunch on Friday in Barcelona. Now 24 hours removed from debuting their innovative dual-axis steerin...
Vettel encouraged by early signs of Ferrari downforce gain | 2020 F1 season
F1 Fanatic - 21 Feb 2020 10:11
Sebastian Vettel's first impression of Ferrari's new car is the team has made progress with its key goal of adding more downforce to the car.
Vettel labels Mercedes' DAS system as 'weird'
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2020 14:41
Mercedes' new steering wheel has caused quite the stir at Formula 1 pre-season testing this week and Sebastian Vettel has likened it to an aeroplane as the motorsport world try to get their head around it. Mercedes' new ...
Barcelona test day 2: driver and team quotes
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2020 02:30
Drivers and team representatives report from day two of testing ahead of the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship season, from the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. Alfa Romeo: Kimi Räikkönen: "For my first testing day, ...
LaJoie explains Daytona crash with Newman
Racer - 21 Feb 2020 01:37
Corey LaJoie has offered details from his point of view of the last lap crash in the Daytona 500, where he hit Ryan Newman's airborne car. (...)
Raikkonen sets the Thursday pace on F1 testing
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2020 01:20
Kimi Raikkonen Kimi Raikkonen went fastest on the second day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Barcelona. The Alfa Romeo veteran completed 135 laps en route to top spot, his 1:17.091s a quarter of a second faster than S...
Video: F1 big hitters' contrasting fortunes at first Barcelona test
Auto Sport - 21 Feb 2020 23:42
Whether you look at the headline times or the news headlines themselves, there's no escaping the fact that Mercedes dominated the first week of pre-season Formula 1 testing
Hamilton hails ‘great team effort' as Merc top charts
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2020 22:20
Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are full of praise for the Mercedes team after a very successful first week of Formula 1 testing. An ERS issue on Thursday aside, Mercedes has set the benchmark in three key areas: pace...
Hamilton hails 'great team effort' as Merc top charts
Planet F1 - 21 Feb 2020 22:08
Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are full of praise for the Mercedes team after a very successful first week of Formula 1 testing. The post Hamilton hails ‘great team effort’ as Merc top charts appeared first on Pl...
Combined timesheets after week 1 of testing: Chaos behind prominent Mercedes!
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2020 21:50
With the first week of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya being done and dusted, it's time to look at the combined timesheets from the first three days of the 2020 F1 season! Reading between the lines Although these lap...
Barcelona test 21-02... in quotes
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2020 21:50
The teams reflect as the opening pre-season test comes to an end. Mercedes Mercedes wrapped up the first of two pre-season tests at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with a productive third day of running for the new W1...
'Best start to winter test in many, many years for McLaren'
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2020 21:31
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl was very happy with proceedings in the first week of winter testing in Barcelona, saying it was"by far"the best start to a winter test the side has made in"many, many... More»
Russell still cautious: 'Not about making a nice car but rather a quick car'
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2020 21:31
People in the garage at Williams seem to be in high spirits after what was a promising first week of testing, but driver George Russell remains cautious as he underlines it's all about performance rather than how nice a ...
Hamilton hails 'great effort from the team' at Mercedes
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2020 21:30
Lewis Hamitlon praises the team effort at Mercedes that helped the team to finish the first pre-season test as the fastest two cars on track, Hamilton second to teammate Valtteri Bottas. Hamilton has often said that Merc...
Gallery: The best technical shots from F1 testing
Total F1 - 21 Feb 2020 21:30
The first Formula 1 pre-season test concluded on Friday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and we've gathered some of the best technical shots from the three days, from front-wings to rear-wings and everything in-betw...
Haas explains cause of Magnussen Barcelona F1 testing tyre failure
Auto Sport - 21 Feb 2020 21:29
Haas driver Kevin Magnussen's day-ending crash early on in Friday afternoon's pre-season Formula 1 test session at Barcelona was triggered by a broken wheel spacer