Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari has made great strides since he joined the team five years ago and has proved it can build the quickest car.
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Pirelli says it’s unlikely to race special Zandvoort tyres
2020 F1 season
Posted onPirelli expects it will not use the special F1 tyres it produced for the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, which drivers tested last week
Ferrari’s 2020 “catch-up” could affect 2021 programme – Binotto
2020 F1 season
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto says the team’s efforts to “catch up” in the 2020 F1 season could have ramifications for its 2021 development programme.
Hamilton: Pirelli must produce better tyres for 2021
2020 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton says Pirelli must produce better tyres next year after teams rejected plans to use new compounds which were designed for 2020.
“Unfair” to start F1 season if Coronavirus stops some teams racing – Tost
2020 F1 season
Posted onIt would be “unfair” to start the 2020 F1 season if some teams are unable to attend the first race as a result of the Coronavirus, says AlphaTauri’s Franz Tost.
Racing Point critics were “naive” about team’s potential
2020 F1 season
Posted onRacing Point’s technical director says the team’s rivals have no grounds for complaint about their car and “haven’t stepped up to the plate” with their own designs.
Where F1 goes after today is at the mercy of Coronavirus
2020 F1 season
Posted onSome F1 figures fear the Coronavirus may cut the calendar to as few as 15 races. What impact it does have will be largely out of the sport’s control.
New Renault feels “well-born” – Ocon
2020 F1 season
Posted onEsteban Ocon was encouraged by his first run in the “well-born” new Renault RS20 and says he fits well in the car despite his height.
Racing Point beat their fastest lap time from 2019 in the first two hours of testing
Lap times and mileages: 2020 pre-season testing day one
Posted onLess than two hours after the first test of 2020 began, Racing Point’s new RP20 beat the best time the team set in the whole of last year’s pre-season test.
Sainz: Difficult for McLaren to compete with ‘small teams getting help from big teams’
2020 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr praised his new McLaren but is concerned about the degree of co-operation between their midfield rivals and top teams like Mercedes and Red Bull.
‘We’re going to break all the lap records this year’, predicts Ocon after first test
2020 F1 season
Posted onEsteban Ocon says he feels more grip than ever after his first test in Renault’s new F1 car, and predicts lap times will tumble in 2020.
Ilott “caught off-guard” in crash during first F1 test
2019 F1 season
Posted onAlfa Romeo’s mechanics will have to work a night shift at the Circuit de Catalunya after rookie tester Callum Ilott crashed his car at turn three.
Pictures: Hungaroring test day one
F1 pictures
Posted onPictures from the first day of testing at the Hungaroring. Charles Leclerc and George Russell are among those driving today.
Pictures: 2016 F1 testing day eleven at Silverstone
F1 pictures
Posted onDay eleven of testing in 2016 at Silverstone sees Red Bull running the Halo prototype and Santino Ferrucci and Nikita Mazepin making their F1 debuts.
Ferrari remain on top as pre-season testing ends
2016 F1 season
Posted onPre-season testing for the 2016 championship ended with Ferrari on top for the fifth time in eight days, but Mercedes covered the most distance by far.
2016 pre-season testing day eight in pictures
F1 pictures
Posted onPictures from day eight of 2016 pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Raikkonen sets new benchmark time after Halo test
2016 F1 season
Posted onKimi Raikkonen set the fastest lap time seen so far in testing after running the new Halo head protection device for the first time.
2016 pre-season testing day seven in pictures
F1 pictures
Posted onPictures from day seven of 2016 pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Williams lead day six as Haas manage just one lap
2016 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas finished his final day of F1 testing on top of the times for Williams. However new team Haas managed just a single lap due to a turbo problem.
2016 pre-season testing day six in pictures
F1 pictures
Posted onPictures from day six of 2016 pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya.