Once again, Jenson Button found McLaren's F1 2011 pre-season preparations hindered by reliability gremlins in Barcelona - but he is adamant the troubled new MP4-26 does... read more »

Rookie driver Pastor Maldonado was in action at Barcelona earlier this week, helping his team conclude their pre-season preparations... read more »

It was a rather different day to usual for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro. While eight cars and no less than eleven drivers were driving at the Catalunya Circuit on the first day of... read more »

Red Bull driver Mark Webber believes the decision to call off the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix will not hurt the teams' preparations for the 2011 campaign.  read more »

Ross Brawn insists he is comfortable with the way Mercedes GP's preparations for the new season are going - despite questions being raised about the form of the new W02. read more »

FIA race director Charlie Whiting has completed his latest inspection of the new Indian Grand Prix track - as circuit bosses continue to make preparations for October's... read more »

Sergio Perez believes he is making good progress in his preparations for his rookie Formula 1 season, despite his crash at Jerez today. read more »

Formula One's second winter test got underway this morning at the Circuito de Jerez in southern Spain as preparations continue for the start of the new season. Nico... read more »

Jenson Button was in confident mood after driving the McLaren to third position on his first day of pre-season testing in Valencia. Despite piloting an interim version of the... read more »

Pitpass snapper Joanne Burnett was on duty at Valencia today, as Sauber and Lotus Renault GP launched their cars and the rest of the paddock began their preparations for the... read more »

Michael Schumacher's preparations for the forthcoming season, his second since returning to the sport after three years in retirement, have been compromised by the fact... read more »

In its final preparations ahead of the first group test in February, Pirelli is completing an extensive test of its wet weather tyres in Abu Dhabi over the next two nights read more »

Virgin Racing is predicting a 'very big step forward' from its 2011 car as it ramps up preparations for its second season in Formula 1. read more »

The inaugural Russian GP could be postponed until 2015, if the International Olympic Committee decides the race might put preparations for the Winter Olympics in 2014 'at... read more »

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has warned that it could delay the inaugural Russian Grand Prix of 2014, which is set to be staged on an Olympic site. The group has... read more »

Russia's inaugural Formula 1 race planned for Sochi in 2014 could be delayed if the International Olympic Committee (IOC) feels it will hamper preparations for its own... read more »

The International Olympic Committee has warned that it could postpone the inaugural Russian Grand Prix until 2015 if it believes preparations for the race could affect... read more »

It appears McLaren-Mercedes' initial pre-season testing preparations ahead of F1 2011 will be with an updated MP4-25, after the team revealed the launch date of the new... read more »

Ferrari reports that this morning, its car assembly department took delivery of the first chassis of the new car, which is designated number 288. read more »

The Force India F1 team has announced that it won’t be ready to begin running with its new 2011 car until the second group test at Jerez and as such it will commence its... read more »

The Hispania Racing team has confirmed it will start its preparations for the 2011 Formula 1 world championship with the 2010 Dallara chassis. The team will kick-off testing at... read more »

HRT is in no rush to sort out its drivers for next year as the team says its focus for now is on the technical preparations it needs to be ready for 2011. read more »

Michael Schumacher has revealed that Mercedes GP's preparations for F1 2011 are going 'very well' and he is confident they can be fighting for race victories... read more »

Lotus technical director Mike Gascoyne says the issue over what the team will be known as during the 2011 season is a 'slight hiccup' - but changes nothing as... read more »

Preparations for the 2011 season with new Formula One tyre supplier Pirelli got underway at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi today with Nico Rosberg as the first of the... read more »