Photo: forceindiaf1 Force India on top on day two of testing. Nico Hulkenberg: “We started the day with some aero work – trying some constant speed runs and collecting more data. Then, the rest of the day was spent working on the balance of the car and trying out all four tyre compounds. I did […]
Photo: caterhamf1 Caterham completes day two of testing at Barcelona. Vitaly Petrov: “I think that was a pretty positive day. We completed 69 laps and got through most of what we had planned. This morning we had a couple of issues with the seating position and the brakes, but you expect that from a new […]
Photo: lotusf1 Vettel on top for Red Bull whilst Lotus discovers serious problems on first day of testing at Barcelona. Romain Grosjean, Lotus F1 Team Race Driver: “We completed a few aero runs and then started timed runs, but I was very quickly aware that the car wasn’t responding as it should. It’s not ideal […]
Mercedes enjoyed a successful first run of its 2012 Formula 1 car at Silverstone today ahead of its test debut at Barcelona next Tuesday. The Mercedes F1 W03 completed the 100 kilometers of running permitted on a commercial filming day using Pirelli demonstration tires, with both Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher taking turns behind the […]
JIM HALL TO BE HONORED BY RRDC AT LONG BEACH APRIL 12 Hall, known worldwide as one of the significant innovators in the history of American auto racing, will be honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club at the RRDC Evening with Jim Hall on Thursday, April 12, at the organization’s fourth annual West Coast […]
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 […]