Lewis Hamilton said he was not concerned by the pace shown by Red Bull so far on the final day of testing.
Month: February 2013 articles archive
Boullier: Lotus moulded to match Raikkonen’s style
F1 Fanatic round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Boullier says Lotus changed to suit Raikkonen ?óÔé¼?ó Ecclestone meets smaller team bosses ?óÔé¼?ó “Stewards killed me” – Maldonado
Raikkonen says E21 feels better than last year’s car
2013 F1 season
Posted onKimi Raikkonen said the new Lotus E21 “feels better than last year”.
Rosberg: We’d have done even more laps if we could
2013 F1 season
Posted onNico Rosberg says Mercedes could have completed more than their 148 laps today but they were limited by how many tyres they had.
Massa left wanting more track time
2013 F1 season
Posted onFelipe Massa said he was hoping to do more meaningful testing after spending three days at the wheel of the Ferrari F138.
Massa signs off at Jerez with fastest time
2013 F1 season
Posted onFerrari became the third different team in as many days to lead the times in the Jerez test.
Hembery: Jerez surface has “got worse”
2013 F1 season
Posted onPirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery says getting useful data from testing at Jerez is becoming more difficult as the track surface deteriorates.
Tost hopes Key will become a “fixture” at Toro Rosso
F1 Fanatic round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Tost hopes Key is there to stay ?óÔé¼?ó Hamilton and Chilton crash videos ?óÔé¼?ó Caterham play down exhaust dispute
Grosjean: “Barcelona will be more relevant”
2013 F1 season
Posted onRomain Grosjean was positive about the new Lotus after topping the times today but said the next test will be a better indication of how quick they are.
Engine problem disrupts Razia’s first test
2013 F1 season
Posted onLuiz Razia declared himself happy with his first day as an F1 driver despite only completing 31 laps in testing due to an engine problem.
Hulkenberg encouraged by first test with C32
2013 F1 season
Posted onNico Hulkenberg said the Sauber C32 is a good starting point for the season ahead after driving it for two days.
Hamilton: “I hit the brake and the pedal went down”
2013 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton described the moment his brakes failed while testing the Mercedes W04 for the first time at Jerez.
Grosjean leads day two at Jerez
2013 F1 season
Posted onRomain Grosjean beat Jenson Button’s benchmark time on the second day of F1 testing at Jerez.
Toro Rosso aim high with heavily revised STR8
2013 F1 season
Posted onToro Rosso say only the steering wheel is unchanged from last year’s car on the STR8 as they target sixth in the constructors’ championship..
Hamilton’s first test for Mercedes ended by crash
2013 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s first day of testing for Mercedes ended in disappointment after a brake line failure caused a crash.
Sky to show final pre-season test in 3D
2013 F1 season
Posted onSky have announced they will show the final pre-season test of 2013 live and in 3D.
Razia confirmed in Marussia’s all-rookie squad
2013 F1 season
Posted onMarussia will field two rookie drivers in F1 this year as Luiz Razia has been confirmed as team mate to Max Chilton.
No 20th race for 2013 calendar – Ecclestone
F1 Fanatic round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Bernie Ecclestone says the 2013 calendar will remain at 19 races.
2009 was a ripple, 2014 will be a tsunami – Allison
2014 F1 season
Posted onLotus technical director James Allison says the scale of the change teams face in 2014 amounts to a “tsunami” compared to the “ripple” of 2009.
Webber unsure if 2013-spec Pirellis are faster
2013 F1 season
Posted onMark Webber says it isn’t clear whether the 2013 generation of Pirelli tyres have produced the gains in speed that were expected.