Fernando Alonso was the only driver to set a lap time on the third day of the first pre-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya – Barcelona. The McLaren driver set his fastest time on the extreme wet tyre as heavy snow overnight caused many teams to abandon the days running. The unseasonably cold weather
The third day of the first pre-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya has been delayed after heavy snowfall overnight. Poor weather condition is unlikely to see any track running on Wednesday, meaning teams have lobbied for the second test to be extended to five days. Plans to extend this weeks test are unlikely to
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was fastest on the second day of the first test at the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya. The German set his fastest lap during the afternoon to go just over three tenths faster than the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas and seven tenths faster than the McLaren of Stoffel Vandoorne. However, it wasn’t
Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo set the benchmark in terms of lap time and mileage on the first day of preseason testing at the Circuit de Catalunya – Barcelona. The Australian set a 20.1 on the medium tyres going a tenth faster than the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas. Ricciardo was in good form doing sixty laps
Over the past few weeks, you may have noticed that Formula One Vault has been rolling out updated graphics ahead of the 2018 season. This season Formula One Vault looks to increase F1 Today Our flagship weekday evening news roundup brings together the best and most important stories from across the paddock. Focusing on the
Lance Stroll was slow out the box in his debut season, but when he found his feet after his first points in the sport he soon proved he was able to deliver results and beat Felipe Massa. So why does the team believe he can have a “phenomenal” second season? Williams expects “phenomenal” season from
McLaren launch the first Renault powered car McLaren has launched their 2018 car the MCL33 as the team looks to return to the front of the field. As expected the team’s new car features a bold new colour scheme with a mainly orange car, which the team first used when they entered the sport in
Mercedes launch 2018 car at test day Mercedes have launched their 2018 car the W09 which they hope will allow them to take a record-breaking fifth consecutive drivers and constructors championship. The team launched their car at Silverstone where they were carrying out a filming day, allowing both Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton to try
Sauber and Toro Rosso hit the track Sauber and Toro Ross have both carried out filming days allowing them to carry out checks on their 2018 cars. Teams are allowed to complete two filming days per year, but are limited to just 100km per day and are not supplied with competition tyres. Most teams use
Sauber unveils a new look Sauber has unveiled a new look red and white car with the launch of its 2018 car the C31. The change of colour scheme is as a result of the sponsorship agreement with Ferrari for its sister brand Alfa Romeo to be the teams title sponsor. The Swiss team has
