Photo: HRTF1 HRT F1 Team has reached an agreement with Dani Clos by which the young 23-year-old driver from Barcelona will become test driver of the Spanish outfit for the 2012 season. The incorporation of Clos is another step in the team’s aspirations of establishing itself as a platform for young talents to reach […]
F1weekly podcast number 551 interview with the man himself… Brad Spurgeon has covered Formula 1 for the International Herald Tribune since 1993, and for The New York Times since 1999. His passion began when as a child of 9 he attended the first Canadian Grand Prix, at Mosport in 1967. Brad’s passion grew as he […]
Photo: forceindiaf1 Sahara Force India driver Jules Bianchi on his third day of work in Jerez Jules Bianchi: “I made a small mistake on my second run. The tyres were a bit cold and I spun into the gravel and touched the wall with the right rear wheel. It was not a very big impact, […]
Photo: DPPI Renault prepares for the launch of the 2012 season as first pre-season test are underway at Jerez. Four teams will be powered by the Renault RS27 engine this season, one third of the grid. Williams F1 Team joins the ‘Renault fold’ alongside double-double world champions Red Bull Racing, Lotus F1 Team and Caterham […]
Photo: lotusf1 KIMI TOPS THE TIME SHEETS ON THE FIRST DAY OF TESTING Kimi Räikkönen: “It was a positive first day of testing and everything went almost to plan. We had no major issues and I got a good feel for the car and the tyres. The tyres were more of a challenge in the […]
Photo: Andrew Ferraro/LAT Photographic Lotus F1 Team’s 2012 challenger, the E20, has taken to the track for the first time for filming purposes at Jerez ahead of this week’s four-day test. 2007 Formula 1 World Champion Kimi Räikkönen took the wheel for 22 laps of the Circuito de Jerez today in the E20 with which […]