F1
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
New hope at Mercedes
Mercedes yesterday unveiled their new WO3 car which they hope will allow them to claw their way back to the level of the top trio, Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari, after a bitterly disappointing 2011. The German team had to settle for fourth...
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F1: Mercedes expects results
Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn today boldly predicted his team's latest car will achieve the results long demanded by the manufacturing giant. Brawn, along with drivers Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg, today unveiled the team's...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Trulli blasts Italy for F1 failures
Jarno Trulli has accused Italy of burying its head in the sand and failing to foresee or stave off the current situation that has left the country without a Formula One driver for the first time since 1969. The 37-year-old has been ditched...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Horner backs FIA on Bahrain
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has promised nothing will be left to chance with regards to safety when it comes to attending the Bahrain Grand Prix. Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone made it clear last week that unless there...
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Saturday, February 18, 2012
Caterham axe Trulli
Formula One outfit Caterham have axed veteran Italian driver Jarno Trulli after signing Russia’s Vitaly Petrov, it was confirmed yesterday. Trulli, 37, now faces a spell on the sidelines of the sport after 15 seasons in Formula One that ha...
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Ecclestone plays down fresh Bahrain unrest
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has played down the outbreak of fresh unrest in Bahrain, insisting the violence posed no threat to this season’s Grand Prix. Bahraini police fired tear gas and birdshot at pro-democracy protesters in c...
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
Owner Fernandes lifted by Caterham progress
Caterham owner Tony Fernandes believes the good times are just around the corner for his improving team. After two years building up a marque formerly known as Lotus, the last few days have been some of the most encouraging Fernandes has e...
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Ferrari not happy with new car, so far
Ferrari have admitted for the first time they are far from happy with the performance of the car and are now up against the clock to correct issues before the season-opening race in Australia. When the F2012 was unveiled a fortnight ago...
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
New MP4-27 feels good – Button
Jenson Button is convinced he has “a good base” on which to build a more solid start to the new Formula One season. Button had the honour of being the first to put the new McLaren, the MP4-27, through its paces at the Circuito de Jerez in...
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Low-key season start for Williams
Williams showed off their new FW34 car for the 2012 World Championship season in Jerez yesterday hoping for better form after what was the outfit’s worst season ever. It was a deliberately low-key introduction as the vehicle was merely pus...
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Raikkonen fastest as formula 1 gets going
Finland's 2007 Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen set the fastest time in his Lotus-Renault during the first day of pre-season testing in Jerez today. The 32-year-old Raikkonen - winner of 18 grands prix - is putting this year's...
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Vettel out for hat-trick
World champion Sebastian Vettel said yesterday his back-to-back title triumphs in the last two years would count for little when the 2012 Grand Prix season gets underway in Australia on March 18. On the day when Red Bull used the Internet...
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Red Bull unveil their 2012 car
Red Bull, the Formula 1 champions for the past two years, unveiled their 2012 challenger today, a day before testing kicks off in Spain. Like all the other new cars, bar the McLaren, the new car features the new stepped 'bulldog' nose....
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Monday, February 6, 2012
New Lotus F1 car on display
A handout picture released yesterday by Lotus F1 team shows the new E20 car which will be used for the 2012 Formula One season. Lotus will test the E20 in Jerez with drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean.
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
The Force is with Di Resta as car unveiled
Force India driver Paul di Resta vowed to build on his impressive debut season in Formula One as his team unveiled their new-look car for the 2012 season on Friday. The 25-year-old Scot, who finished a creditable 13th last year after accum...
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Saturday, February 4, 2012
Ferrari unveil 2012 challenger
Ferrari yesterday unveiled their new car to contest the 2012 season, describing it as being “fundamentally revised” from last year’s model and capable of winning from the start. The Italian team introduced their new challenger online after...
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F1: The instide track with Button and Hamilton
In the first edition of Inside Track for 2012, we get an exclusive insight into the unveiling of Vodafone McLaren Mercedes' new MP4-27 car, ahead of the start of the 2012 Formula One season next month in Australia. Unveiled at the...
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Ferrari launches its 2012 F1 car
Ferrari launched its 2012 formula one challenger on its website today, having been forced to cancel its formal launch because of heavy snow in Marenello. The car, as promised, features a more radical approach to previous models. Visually,...
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Ferrari cancel presentation because of snow
Ferrari have cancelled Friday's launch presentation of the 2012 Formula One car after their Maranello base and the surrounding area was hit by snow, the Scuderia announced. "The decision was taken because of the weather conditions and ...
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
McLaren unveil car
McLaren vowed to avoid a repeat of last year’s troubled winter testing as they unveiled the car which will carry the hopes of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button into the new Formula One season yesterday. Former world champions Hamilton and B...
