Ferrari says it has uncovered the reason behind the DRS failure that hit Fernando Alonso's car in the early stages of last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix,... read more »

Ferrari have confirmed Fernando Alonso's DRS failure in Bahrain was caused by the 'breakage of a mechanical component within the system,' and insist the Spaniard... read more »

Pirelli, F1's official tyre supplier, has reportedly bought an old HRT car. This week, we reported that assets of the newly-defunct Spanish formula one team had been... read more »

Assets of the newly-defunct formula one team HRT have been bought. Spain's AS newspaper reports that Teo Martin, a well-known automotive component recycler, has bought... read more »

Max Chilton attributed his crash during the first day of testing at Jerez to a component failure on the new Marussia read more »

The HRT F1 Team has come in for further flack following the employee troubles it suffered a fortnight ago. A supplier to the now defunct Spanish outfit has publicly accused the... read more »

The FIA has revealed that Red Bull Racing opted to make several component changes to Sebastian Vettel's RB8 following his qualifying setback on Saturday. read more »

McLaren admit they're confused as to why Jenson Button had to retire from the Italian Grand Prix, as they're unable to explain the cause of the failure. Whilst they... read more »

The appalling conditions of Friday came as a particular disappointment to Lotus. Having hoped to race its ‘Double DRS’ concept for the first time at the... read more »

Romain Grosjean on Sunday lost his chance to become F1′s eighth different winner. The Frenchman was running comfortably behind eventual winner Fernando Alonso at... read more »

Mercedes is set to change the component of its DRS which caused Michael Schumacher’s retirement from the Canadian Grand Prix. The seven-time World Champion suffered a... read more »

The chances are high of McLaren running its modified, higher nose cone as Formula 1 regroups for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. The new component was tested... read more »

Sauber’s pit lane fire in Mugello on Thursday was not an engine issue, the Swiss team has confirmed to GPUpdate.net. Initially, when Sergio Pérez pulled... read more »

It's believed Mercedes tested a component planned for their 2012 car in Jerez on Thursday, which helped propel Nico Rosberg to the top of the read more »

It was a day of limited running for Sahara Force India in Jerez following a small off for Jules Bianchi early in the session. The mechanics worked hard to repair the right rear... read more »

Driver error was the cause of Jules Bianchi’s crash less than an hour into Jerez testing on Thursday. The Frenchman, Force India’s reserve driver for 2012,... read more »

Nov.16 (GMM) Ferrari has entered another week with a firm focus on the flexibility of its new front wing. The Red Bull-like component made its track debut recently but in... read more »

Ferrari has modified to its new front wing, which raised eyebrows in India as the component literally hit the ground when running in both practice and the race. As the motion... read more »

When it comes to planning race strategy, a key component is factoring in the probability of a Safety Car deployment. read more »

Valencia, which requires the most gear changes per lap of any circuit so far this season (64), provides the perfect opportunity to take a look at this crucial component. read more »

McLaren has confirmed to GPUpdate.net that its new-look ‘bubble’ nose cone is a test-only component, with the part being used at the Circuit de Catalunya by Jenson Button... read more »

Toro Rosso will be using a Ferrari-made Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) in 2011, with the Faenza-based squad having not deployed the component when it was first present... read more »