The first day of testing for the 2016 season was a repeat of last year: Sebastian Vettel was quickest for Ferrari but Mercedes oozed confidence.
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Testing
Palmer puts Lotus on top but can’t match Rosberg
2015 F1 season
Posted onLotus test driver Jolyon Palmer headed the final day of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya, though his best lap was well off the benchmark set yesterday.
Rosberg goes quickest and furthest at test
2015 F1 testing
Posted onNico Rosberg beat his pole position lap time from Saturday and covered more than two race distances as he led the first day of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Bottas leads final test as Maldonado crashes
2015 F1 testing
Posted onThe final pre-season test of 2015 concluded with Williams setting the fastest time at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Hamilton keeps Mercedes on top in Spain
2015 F1 testing
Posted onMercedes were quickest on the penultimate day of pre-season testing, although Lewis Hamilton was slightly slower than team mate Nico Rosberg was yesterday.
Rosberg flies as Button hits 100 laps for McLaren
2015 F1 testing
Posted onNico Rosberg gave the clearest indication of Mercedes’ pace so far by lapping two-and-a-half seconds faster than last year’s pole position time at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Massa on top as MGU-K glitch halts Mercedes
2015 F1 testing
Posted onFelipe Massa put Williams on top of the times for the first time this year as the final four-day test began at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Grosjean leads, Rosberg impresses, Alonso crashes
2015 F1 testing
Posted onLotus headed the testing times for the third time in four days in Barcelona thanks to Romain Grosjean. But a late lap by Nico Rosberg hinted at the ultimate potential of the Mercedes.
Maldonado on top again as McLaren struggle goes on
2015 F1 testing
Posted onPastor Maldonado lowered the fastest time of this week’s test at Barcelona to a 1’24.348 to head today’s session for Lotus.
Ricciardo quickest on productive day for Red Bull
2015 F1 testing
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo narrowly headed the times as F1 reached the halfway point in pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Maldonado tops test as Wolff and Nasr tangle
2015 F1 testing
Posted onPastor Maldonado put Lotus on top of the time sheets as testing resumed but Felipe Nasr and Susie Wolff lost running after colliding with each other.
STR10 a ‘big step’ over 2014 – Verstappen
2015 F1 Season
Posted onMax Verstappen believes this year’s Toro Rosso is a marked improvement over the car he drove during Friday practice sessions last season.
Kvyat happy after Red Bull’s “most productive day”
2015 F1 Season
Posted onDaniil Kvyat declared himself ‘quite happy’ after Red Bull ended the Jerez test with their highest day’s mileage so far.
Raikkonen on top as Ferrari power sweeps Jerez test
2015 F1 testing
Posted onKimi Raikkonen topped the timesheets for the second day running on the final day of the first pre-season test of the 2015 Formula 1 season.
Boullier relieved “very extreme” McLaren has run
2015 F1 Season
Posted onMcLaren racing director Eric Boullier is pleased the team’s radical car has achieved some running but admits their limited mileage will make it harder to catch their rivals.
Nasr happy but cautious after topping times
2015 F1 season
Posted onDespite clocking the quickest time of the third day of the Jerez test, Felipe Nasr remains cautious about his new team’s chances ahead of the 2015 season.
Nasr quickest on day three despite early spin
2015 F1 testing
Posted onSauber’s Felipe Nasr topped the time sheets on the third day of the opening test at Jerez – but only after suffering a spin at Turn Nine earlier in the day.
Vettel on top again as Hamilton hits trouble
2015 F1 testing
Posted onSebastian Vettel stayed on top for Ferrari in the second day of F1 testing at Jerez while a water lead halted Lewis Hamilton’s day in the Mercedes.
Newey’s F1 focus to be halved this year – Horner
2015 F1 season
Posted onAdrian Newey’s time will be split ‘roughly fifty-fifty’ between Red Bull Racing’s Formula 1 efforts and other, separate projects, according to team principal Christian Horner.
First pictures: Lotus E23 takes to the track in Jerez
2015 F1 testing
Posted onThe Lotus E23, which has been photographed for the first time today, marks a new beginning for the team with Mercedes power.