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Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2015

Force India impressed by Ocon ability

Force India said it was impressed by Esteban Ocon as the French youngster tested for the squad at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Wednesday. Ocon returned to Formula 1 action for the first time since his outing for Lotus at the end of 2014 and he completed 94 laps in the VJM08 on his way to the sixth best time. "It has been a pleasure working with Esteban, who is clearly a very talented young driver with a bright future ahead of him," said Tom McCullough, […]

Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Palmer quickest as Barcelona test ends

Lotus driver Jolyon Palmer posted a late lap on the Super Soft tyres to set the quickest time on the final day of in-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Mercedes youngster Pascal Wehrlein had sat atop the times for much of the day's running but Palmer's lap of 1:26.080 demoted him to second. Red Bull youngster Pierre Gasly tested for the senior squad, having driven the Toro Rosso on Tuesday, and set the third best time, despite stopping at the pit exit during the […]

Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Wehrlein disappointed to miss Force India test day

Pascal Wehrlein expressed disappointment at missing out on a testing day with Force India, but hailed the Mercedes W06 Hybrid as 'amazing.' Wehrlein, who drove for both Force India and Mercedes pre-season, was scheduled to drive the VJM08 on Tuesday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, but illness scuppered those plans. Instead, he sat out the day's running though recovered sufficiently to pilot Mercedes' car on Wednesday. "I am a bit better today but still not perfect," he said. "Yesterday I was really disappointed that I […]

Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Marciello encouraged by Ferrari progress

Raffaele Marciello says he is encouraged by the progress which Ferrari has made since he last sampled its Formula 1 machinery. Marciello, part of the Ferrari Driver Academy, tested the SF15-T on Tuesday at the Circuit de Barcelona, his first test for the team since last year's post-race outing in Abu Dhabi. Marciello, who occupies a test and reserve role with Sauber, says he noticed the developments which Ferrari has made since the end of 2014. "Even though it’s the first time I have driven […]

Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Gasly pleased with Toro Rosso debut

Pierre Gasly hailed a 'special' day as he made his Formula 1 test debut with Toro Rosso at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Tuesday. GP2 racer Gasly racked up 131 laps in the STR10 and ended the day with the seventh quickest time, ahead of his day in the Red Bull RB11 on Wednesday. "It was exceptional, you know the first time you jump in a Formula 1 car it is always something really special for a driver," he said. "I wanted to get as […]

Posted on Sunday, March 1, 2015

Rosberg pleased by Mercedes' winter

Nico Rosberg says he is pleased with the progress made by Mercedes across the pre-season campaign after he ended the final test with the quickest overall time. While Rosberg placed only seventh on the last day of running, his time on the Soft tyres from earlier in the week was not beaten, ensuring that Mercedes remains the squad to beat ahead of the first round of the season in Australia in two weeks' time. "I'm pleased with the winter," said Rosberg. "We've done a good […]

Posted on Sunday, March 1, 2015

Lotus confirms brake problem for Maldonado

Lotus has absolved Pastor Maldonado from blame for the crash which ended their pre-season testing programme prematurely, citing a brake failure on the E23 Hybrid. Maldonado went off at Turn 4 shortly after lunch on the final day of testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and damaged the front wing and suspension, preventing the team from being able to emerge on track during the rest of the day. Maldonado's time from the morning session, during which he undertook aero assessments, meant he ended the day […]

Posted on Sunday, March 1, 2015

Bottas sets pace as testing concludes

Valtteri Bottas set the quickest time for Williams as Formula 1’s pre-season testing programme concluded at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Sunday. Bottas moved to the front of the pack with a 1:23.063 towards the end of the morning session and his time was not trumped as most of the drivers focused on race simulations after the lunch break. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel finished four-tenths of a second down on Bottas, with Sauber rookie Felipe Nasr in third. Max Verstappen lost time during the afternoon session […]

Posted on Saturday, February 28, 2015

Magnussen: MP4-30 more consistent than 2014 car

Kevin Magnussen says that McLaren's Honda-powered MP4-30 is more consistent than last year's car, the MP4-29, after his first day of 2015 action at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Saturday. Magnussen raced the Mercedes-powered MP4-29 in 2014 but was demoted to a test and reserve driver role for 2015, following the signing of Fernando Alonso But Magnussen was drafted in to replace Alonso at this week's test, as the Spaniard recovers from his accident during last week's test at the venue. Magnussen placed eighth on […]

Posted on Saturday, February 28, 2015

Ricciardo happy with Red Bull progress

Daniel Ricciardo says he is happy with the direction Red Bull is taking, despite propping up the time sheets on the penultimate day of testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Saturday. Ricciardo was the only driver to post his quickest time on the Medium tyres - rivals used either the Super Soft or Soft compound - as the Australian driver focused on long runs. Ricciardo ended the day having racked up 128 laps in his RB11. "There’s definitely plenty of positives to take from […]

Posted on Saturday, February 28, 2015

Hamilton fastest on penultimate test day

World Champion Lewis Hamilton continued Mercedes’ good form at the final pre-season test as he set the quickest time on the penultimate day at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Hamilton moved to the top of the times with a 1:23.022 on the Soft tyres, ending the day two-tenths of a second quicker than Williams’ Felipe Massa, who achieved his fastest time on the Super Soft rubber. Kimi Räikkönen, who also set his best lap on the red-banded Pirelli tyres, was third quickest, just 0.014s behind former […]

Posted on Friday, February 27, 2015

Hulkenberg encouraged by Force India debut

Nico Hulkenberg says he is encouraged by Force India's new VJM08 after he was able to rack up the miles as he gave the car its public debut during pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Hulkenberg managed to complete 77 laps at the Spanish venue on Friday and posted a best time of 1:28.412. "It was a very good day, at least in terms of the running we managed to do," he said. "We were able to run reliably straight out of the box […]