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Roundup of Weekend Formula 1 Testing News

Roundup of Weekend Formula 1 Testing News

The final round of Formula 1 testing is over and all that is left is for the cars to hit the track in Australia in two weeks on March 18.  On Saturday, Sergio Perez in the Sauber was the fastest car on track, but most cars completed large...
04.03.2012 | 1476 views | 2 comments
Lotus Proves Repaired Chassis with Fastest Time in Practice

Lotus Proves Repaired Chassis with Fastest Time in Practice

Lotus had a lot to prove after pulling out of Formula 1 practice last week due to a major flaw in the chassis, but it showed today that the team still had some fight in it by Romain Grosjean setting the fastest time in the first day of the th...
04.03.2012 | 934 views | 0 comments
Grosjean and Lotus Fastest Again on Day 2 of F1 Testing

Grosjean and Lotus Fastest Again on Day 2 of F1 Testing

Romain Grosjean in the Lotus was fastest again on the second day of Formula 1's third round of testing. Grosjean not only set the fastest lap today, he also did a full race simulation and completed nearly the most laps of any driver today...
04.03.2012 | 1480 views | 0 comments
Frank Williams Steps Down from Williams Team; Daughter Joins

Frank Williams Steps Down from Williams Team; Daughter Joins

There are some major shakeups at the Williams Formula 1 Team today. Founder and team patriarch Frank Williams will step down from the team's board. Williams will start divorcing himself from the team and handing control over to the next genera...
02.03.2012 | 5810 views | 1 comments
First Images of Lotus LMP2 Coupe Released

First Images of Lotus LMP2 Coupe Released

The first images of the Judd-engined Lotus LMP2 car have been released by chassis builder Lola's Twitter account. As you can see, the car uses a coupe chassis and will have its race debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring on March 17.  To ma...
01.03.2012 | 8885 views | 7 comments
Ferrari Unhappy with Testing Results

Ferrari Unhappy with Testing Results

We have been following the performance of the cars at Formula 1 testing over the past several days. It seems that Ferrari is unhappy with its results during this test at Jerez. In three days the team has never been above sixth in the fastest teams...
01.03.2012 | 1212 views | 0 comments
Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro: An All-Wheel Drive Diesel Hybrid for Le Mans

Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro: An All-Wheel Drive Diesel Hybrid for Le Mans

The wait is over, despite announcing over a month ago to expect a hybrid car for Le Mans, Audi has finally revealed its 2012 car. The Audi R18 e-tron Quattro is an all-wheel drive, diesel sports car prototype that will see its track debut at the 6...
01.03.2012 | 4330 views | 2 comments
NASCAR driver tweet fires up Daytona 500

NASCAR driver tweet fires up Daytona 500

Social media has made its burst into last night's Daytona 500 race when NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski grabbed his phone and started tweeting on his own account when the race came to an halt following an explosion and fire on the track. Bra...
29.02.2012 | 1953 views | 4 comments
Ferrari and Red Bull Must Stick to Same Testing Schedule as Other Teams

Ferrari and Red Bull Must Stick to Same Testing Schedule as Other Teams

Red Bull and Ferrari have been denied by the FIA changing the days that it would test this week. The teams requested to change their testing days from Thursday to Sunday as all of the other teams to Friday to Monday. The FIA clarified that the tea...
28.02.2012 | 955 views | 0 comments
Marussia Fails FIA Crash Test; Future Very Uncertain

Marussia Fails FIA Crash Test; Future Very Uncertain

The Marussia Formula 1 team announced major problems with its 2012 car. The MR01 has failed the final FIA test for its new car. While it passed 17 of the FIA's tests, it failed the crash safety test. It will not take part in the final Formula ...
28.02.2012 | 2616 views | 1 comments

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