Fernando Alonso holds on to day four - if not whole test -honours despite covering smallest distance of the day, as Sebastian Vettel's recovery from early problems nets... read more »

Ferrari and HRT are to take part in the next FOTA Fans' Forum in Barcelona later this month, despite having left the teams' body. read more »

Feb.10 (GMM) HRT team members had their fingers crossed this week that the 2012 car would pass the FIA's mandatory crash tests. Most of the Spanish team's rivals... read more »

HRT cannot take its new car to the first Barcelona test, having failed two FIA crash tests which must be passed before the car can run on a circuit. Although the chassis itself... read more »

HRT team members had their fingers crossed this week that the 2012 car would pass the FIA’s mandatory crash tests. Most of the Spanish team’s rivals have... read more »

HRT has announced that its 2012 contender will not hit the track until the second Barcelona test, which begins on March 1. read more »

Bruno Senna is hoping Williams can make the FW34 a little more edgy after immediately feeling at home in the new car on his first day of testing in Jerez read more »

Michael Schumacher topped today's timesheets with a 1:18.561, thereby going more than half a second faster than Mark Webber. Schumacher however was running the 2011... read more »

HRT is hoping to pass its final crash test on Wednesday, so that its new car will be able to run for the first time at the next Formula 1 test at Barcelona in a... read more »

Jacky Eeckelaert has left the HRT Team. The Belgian, who was leading the design work of the new 2012 car, will be replaced by Chief designer Jean-Claude Martens. The team hopes... read more »

With most of the car launches out of the way, F1 action will return in Jerez on Tuesday morning. The Andalucía circuit will host the first four of only 12 winter... read more »

Feb.4 (GMM) Contrary to reports, Williams has not yet debuted its 2012 car. It was said the British team ran the unlaunched FW34 at the Idiada facility near Barcelona, with... read more »

Ferrari will introduce significant car updates for both the final pre-season test in Barcelona and the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Technical Director Pat Fry has... read more »

Spanish Grand Prix boss Salvador Servia has played down talk that the future of the race is in doubt - but admitted its ultimate fate is dependent on it attracting fans back to... read more »

Barcelona's track manager has denied reports that the circuit is facing financial woes that could cost it the Spanish GP... read more »

Jan.27 (GMM) Timo Glock has described Marussia's plans for a short 2012 pre-season as "a shame". The former Virgin team has admitted its new single seater is... read more »

Jan.26 (GMM) The boss of Spanish grand prix venue Circuit de Catalunya has played down reports the event is endangered. It is reported that Spain's other F1 host,... read more »

Sky Sports News has announced that it will be broadcasting coverage of the Formula 1 pre-season by providing in-depth reports from the test sessions of Jerez and Barcelona. Two... read more »

Jan.25 (GMM) Marussia will sit out the forthcoming first test of the 2012 pre-season. And it has also emerged that the former Virgin team's new single seater will not... read more »

Marussia has announced that it will not run its new car until the final pre-season test at Barcelona and will skip the first test in Jerez read more »

Marussia will not introduce its new 2012 car until the final pre-season test in Barcelona, GPUpdate.net has been told. Furthermore, the squad has revealed that its plans have... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa insists HRT's production of its new car is going to plan and is still hopeful he will be able to drive it during the second pre-season test at Barcelona. read more »

HRT is striving for a presence at two of the three pre-season Formula 1 tests in 2012. That is according to Pedro de la Rosa, who believes that making both Barcelona sessions... read more »

Jan.24 (GMM) Marussia's 2012 car is "not revolutionary", according to a German-language report. The former Virgin team will not give its new single seater its... read more »

Red Bull Racing has officially confirmed that Mark Webber will be the driver to debut this year’s new RB8, . Testing begins in Jerez, Spain on Tuesday 7 January.... read more »