An extra gallery of pictures from last week’s four-day test at the Circuit de Catalunya from photographer Jamey Price.
Month: February 2013 articles archive
Ecclestone “massively pushing” for F1’s own Danica Patrick
2013 F1 season
Posted onBernie Ecclestone is “massively pushing” for a woman to get a chance in F1, says Williams test driver Susie Wolff.
Grosjean targets fewer mistakes in 2013
F1 Fanatic round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Grosjean aims to minimise errors in 2013 ?óÔé¼?ó Hamilton doesn’t expect to be a title contender ?óÔé¼?ó Australian MP wants accurate race attendance headcount
Why You Should Watch… NASCAR
Why You Should Watch
Posted onThe 2013 NASCAR season starts this weekend with the Daytona 500. Dominik Wilde explains why you should tune in.
Caption Competition 29: Vettel in the RB9
Caption Competition
Posted onIs Sebastian Vettel giving us a clue about the potential of his new car? Over to you in the Caption Competition.
Hamilton: Mercedes aren’t in a position to win yet
F1 Fanatic round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hamilton: Mercedes “not looking at wins” ?óÔé¼?ó Maldonado praises “wonderful four days” with FW35 ?óÔé¼?ó Webber expects more from Red Bull
“One-lap tyres” appeal to Vergne
2013 F1 season
Posted onJean-Eric Vergne said he liked the challenge of racing with Pirelli’s aggressive 2013 tyre compounds despite his “looking like cauliflowers” during testing.
Hamilton leads rain-hit final day in Barcelona
2013 F1 testing
Posted onMercedes ended the second test the way they started it as Lewis Hamilton put the W04 on top of the times sheets in a session disrupted by rain.
Button expects to avoid 2012 dip with “fairer” tyres
2013 F1 season
Posted onJenson Button says Pirelli’s new tyres for 2013 are “fairer” and less likely to make car set-up a lottery.
Chilton happy to test more as Razia sits out Barcelona
2013 F1 season
Posted onMax Chilton says he can cope with a four-day workload as Marussia team mate Luiz Razia misses this week’s test.
Rosberg: “We will be closer to the top guys”
F1 Fanatic round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Rosberg believes Mercedes are quicker ?óÔé¼?ó Di Resta happy with team mate options ?óÔé¼?ó Lotus revert to earlier E21 specification
Grosjean pleased with “impressive stint” in testing
2013 F1 season
Posted onRomain Grosjean was pleased with his 24-lap stint during a race simulation in testing at the Circuit de Catalunya today.
Button anxious for more test mileage at McLaren
2013 F1 season
Posted onJenson Button says McLaren need more testing mileage to understand their MP4-28.
Sutil: “I have done everything to get my comeback”
2013 F1 season
Posted onAdrian Sutil believes he’s done everything he can to earn a race seat with Force India but admits there’s “a little bit of business” in the decision.
Alonso quickest on busy day in Barcelona
2013 F1 testing
Posted onFernando Alonso concluded his three days of running at the Circuit de Catalunya by putting Ferrari on top of the times.
Ferrari hoping to retain engine customers
2013 F1 season
Posted onFerrari’s head of engines Luca Marmorini says he is keen to ensure the team continue supplying customer engines in 2014.
Susie Wolff aiming for F1 superlicence after FW35 test
2013 F1 season
Posted onSusie Wolff says her next objective is to get an F1 superlicence after being entrusted with the first run in the new Williams FW35.
Hamilton “really happy” with Mercedes progress
F1 Fanatic round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hamilton happy to cover 121 laps ?óÔé¼?ó Permane rues costly gearbox glitch ?óÔé¼?ó Susie Wolff to appear in documentary
Bottas: First run in FW35 ‘put a smile on my face’
2013 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas says the FW35 already feels like an improvement over the previous Williams and believes the team have “found some tricks” for the new tyres.
Drivers concerned by “extreme” tyre degradation
2013 F1 season
Posted onF1 drivers were surprised by the high levels of tyre degradation seen in testing at the Circuit de Catalunya.