The FIA Institute, charged with developing safer motor sport, has completed preliminary tests of its latest cockpit protection device. The institute worked with Lotus to... read more »

Jaime Alguersuari's stint away from a F1 cockpit will soon be over with Pirelli signing the Spaniard as their official tester for 2012... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen will continue to work on improving his Lotus E20's power steering in Malaysia, as he is still not happy with the feedback he is getting in the cockpit on... read more »

BARCELONA TEST – DAY THREE Driver: Mark Webber Car: RB8 Laps: 70 laps Best time: 1:22.662 Circuit length: 4.655km Fastest lap: S. Perez (1:22.094) Mark Webber returned to the... read more »

BARCELONA TEST – DAY 3 Circuit: Catalunya, 4.655 kms Driver: Daniel Ricciardo Car: STR7 – 03 Laps: 131 Best time: 1:22.155 Precisely one hundred laps more than we did... read more »

Precisely one hundred laps more than Toro Rosso did yesterday: proof enough that this was a more than satisfactory day’s testing for the team and for Daniel Ricciardo, back in... read more »

Lotus F1 Team returned to the track today for the first of four days testing at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona, Spain. Romain Grosjean took the wheel, completing 73... read more »

After a five day break, winter testing resumed today where it left off last Friday, at the Catalunya circuit on the outskirts of Barcelona. Once again, it was Jean-Eric Vergne... read more »

BARCELONA TEST – DAY 1 Circuit: Catalunya, 4.655 kms Driver: Jean-Eric Vergne Car: STR7 – 03 Laps: 113 Best time: 1:24.216 After a five day break, winter testing... read more »

Jenson Button's first day in the cockpit of the MP4-27 on Thursday was spent working with different set up's during a series of short runs, followed by a full... read more »

Felipe Massa was fully occupied at the end of last week, spending two full days in the Ferrari simulator at Maranello. The Brazilian will be back in the real cockpit in... read more »

Williams reserve driver Valtteri Bottas will enjoy a full day of testing as Formula 1’s winter season continues in Barcelona next week. The 22-year-old Finn, reigning... read more »

Sebastian Vettel will be first to drive the Red Bull when pre-season testing continues in Barcelona next week. The World Champion will be in the cockpit of the new RB8 on... read more »

Romain Grosjean has hailed the new Lotus E20 as an improvement over last year's car in terms of handling after only two days in the cockpit. read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne: “My first feeling when I got in the cockpit was a positive one. The car seems to have a good base from which read more »

Nico Rosberg set a new fastest time at Jerez on Thursday as he returned to the cockpit of last year's Mercedes W02 read more »

Sahara Force India completed a second day of work in Jerez as new reserve driver, Jules Bianchi, enjoyed his first run in the VJM05. In the afternoon Paul Di Resta returned to... read more »

Sahara Force India completed a second day of work in Jerez as new reserve driver, Jules Bianchi, enjoyed his first run in the VJM05. In the afternoon Paul Di Resta returned to... read more »

Ferrari's chief designer Nikolas Tombazis today saw his car debut on track with Felipe Massa in the cockpit. A since the rollout of a brand new car is always something... read more »

Toro Rosso Daniel Ricciardo: It was really nice to be back in the cockpit for the first time since the Brazilian Grand Prix in November and being read more »

Circuit: Jerez de la Frontera, 4.423 kms. Driver: Daniel Ricciardo Car: STR7 – 01 57 laps: Best time: 1:20.694 57 laps for STR 7 on the 7 Daniel Ricciardo: “It was really nice... read more »

Today NOVA Chemicals Corporation (NOVA Chemicals) announced that it has extended its sponsorship agreement and technical partnership with the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula 1... read more »

Kimi Räikkönen was pleased to return to an F1 cockpit on Monday, testing the 2010 Renault to reacclimatise after two years out of the sport. The Finn... read more »

Lotus's trackside operations director Alan Permane said Kimi Raikkonen proved on his first day back in a Formula 1 cockpit that his return to grand prix racing can be a... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen thinks it will still take him some time to fully return to his best in Formula 1, despite quickly settling back into the cockpit of a grand prix car at Valencia... read more »