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Ricciardo says Red Bull "in a good position"
Total F1 - 26 Feb 2016 04:50
Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull Racing is "in a good position" after the first test of the 2016 Formula 1 season. Ricciardo completed around 200 laps of running in the new RB12 across the first two days of the test, befor...
Haas F1 gelling faster than expected, says Gutierrez
Total F1 - 26 Feb 2016 00:30
Haas F1 continued to log good mileage in Barcelona today as Esteban Gutierrez added another 89 laps to the total achieved by the brand new team this week. The Mexican was delayed this morning by a brake overheating issue...
McLaren completes 'issue free' filming day at Barcelona circuit on Friday
Total F1 - 26 Feb 2016 23:50
McLaren made up for a poor final test day by completing an issue-free filming day at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Friday. The team opened the test in much better shape than 2015, completing more laps on the open...
OTHER: WRT enters TCR with Comini, Vernay
Auto Sport - 26 Feb 2016 23:39
Multiple championship-winning WRT Audi GT team will expand into the TCR touring car series with reigning champion Stefano Comini in 2016
GT: Vanthoor brothers team up at WRT
Auto Sport - 26 Feb 2016 23:32
Laurens Vanthoor, the 2014 Blancpain Endurance champion, will team up with younger brother Dries in the series this season
McLaren enjoys smooth filming day after testing woes
Total F1 - 26 Feb 2016 22:40
XPB Images McLaren managed to make up for some lost time by carrying out a filming day on Friday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The team had enjoyed a strong start to the week but the final two days of pre-sea...
Harvick says he'll 'follow along' with SHR's move to Ford
Miami Herald - 26 Feb 2016 22:27
Kevin Harvick, who has spent his entire Sprint Cup career driving a Chevrolet, said Friday this week's announcement that Stewart-Haas Racing is moving to Ford won't force him to look for a new team. …
Steiner surprised by Haas progress at first F1 test
Total F1 - 26 Feb 2016 21:20
Team principal Guenther Steiner admits that the first Barcelona test was more successful than expected for the Haas F1 team, especially in terms of the mileage accrued by the brand new outfit. While the first day was spo...
More of this, please
Total F1 - 26 Feb 2016 21:10
©CahierArchive We're in Spain and our picture of the day includes a McLaren-Honda, so we didn't need much of an excuse... With Pat Symonds warning F1 doesn't fully understand overtaking yet - and calling for more resear...
Barcelona Test 1 Debrief: Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull
Total F1 - 26 Feb 2016 20:40
The first pre-season test of 2016 has finished, so let's look at how each team fared over the four days in Barcelona. Mercedes: Despite their lack of headline grabbing pace over the test, it appears that Mercedes are, ye...
McLaren and Fernando back at it
Total F1 - 26 Feb 2016 20:40
©McLaren/Instagram McLaren endured a frustrating day on Thursday as it ended the first test with just three laps completed on the final day. A coolant leak was to blame, but the team was able to recover somewhat on Frid...
Gallery: The best photos from the final day of the first F1 test
Total F1 - 26 Feb 2016 20:20
Check out some of the best photos from the final day of the opening pre-season Formula 1 test: Photos copyright: Ferrari, Daimler/Mercedes, Red Bull Content Pool, Sahara Force India F1 Team, Octane Photographic, Sauber M...
Column: Are dwindling Cup car counts a cause for concern?
Miami Herald - 26 Feb 2016 19:56
All eyes will be on the guys up front during Sunday's NASCAR race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. …
Massa bemoans testing issues
Total F1 - 26 Feb 2016 19:50
Felipe Massa's second day of running was cut short in Barcelona, with the Williams driver only completing 54 laps on the final day of the test. The Brazilian's thought the final day had lost value after he was unable to ...
McLaren is 'a sleeping giant' - Ryan
Total F1 - 26 Feb 2016 19:40
XPB Images Manor racing director Dave Ryan has described his former team McLaren as "a sleeping giant" which he doesn't expect to fight for the whole of this season. McLaren finished ninth in last year's constructors'...
GT: Audi scales back 24-hour race entries
Auto Sport - 26 Feb 2016 19:27
Audi has downscaled its assaults on the 24-hour classics at Spa and the Nurburgring from four to two factory cars
ECU issue cause of Gutierrez' Day 4 stoppage
Total F1 - 26 Feb 2016 19:10
Haas had their final day of the first pre-season test end early due to an ECU problem with Esteban Gutierrez' car. The entire four day test had gone very much to plan for the team, as they logged 31, 79 & 82 laps on each...
Verstappen boosted by Ferrari partnership
Total F1 - 26 Feb 2016 19:10
XPB Images Max Verstappen says Toro Rosso's new power unit deal with Ferrari is proving to be very positive for the team. With uncertainty regarding Red Bull's power unit supply late last season, Toro Rosso eventually...
Alonso staying positive despite test troubles
Total F1 - 26 Feb 2016 19:00
ernando Alonso is staying positive on the back of his and McLaren-Honda's first pre-season test, despite a series of reliability issues.Alonso was limited to just a number of installation laps on the last day of the firs...
Drivers compromising their health to lose weight – Sainz
Total F1 - 26 Feb 2016 18:50
Toro Rosso driver, Carlos Sainz believes several drivers including himself are risking their health to a huge extent in order to lose weight prior to the start of the 2016 Formula 1 season. Due to the increased weights o...
F1: Toro Rosso used guesswork for engine
Auto Sport - 26 Feb 2016 18:44
Toro Rosso used guesswork to design the installation of its 2015-spec Ferrari Formula 1 engine while waiting for confirmation of the deal, says technical director James Key
Exhaust solutions, mickey mouse or snowman?
Total F1 - 26 Feb 2016 18:30
In a strange twist of events, fans have actually managed to create a little extra area for freedom of design in Formula One cars. The repeated calls for increased engine noise have made the FIA to request an investigatio...