Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time for Ferrari on the second day of testing to ensure he ended his running at the Circuito de Jerez at the head of the pack. Vettel, who topped the times on Sunday, posted a lap of 1:20.984 in the Ferrari SF15-T during a sequence of rapid laps in the morning. No-one else was able to beat the German’s time, with a late rain shower ensuring that he remained the quickest driver. The quadruple world champion will hand over duties […]

Sebastian Vettel was hesitant to predict whether current champions Red Bull can challenge runaway leaders Mercedes on a consistent basis in 2015. Vettel has endured a troublesome season in the RB10 and has finished on the podium just twice in the first nine races. Red Bull has been plagued by Power Unit issues for much of the year and Vettel is unsure as to whether the squad can catch up with Mercedes, even by next season. "It’s difficult to say, right now obviously the gap […]

GP2 racer Julian Leal has earned his Formula 1 super license after driving the required 300km at the third in-season test at Silverstone. Leal rounded out the runners as he tested for Caterham, finishing 7.3s slower than fastest driver Jules Bianchi. Leal stopped due to a CU-H (the control unit of the MGU-H part of the Power Unit) failure at the end of his first lap, which meant he sat out most of the session. "At the end of the session I’d completed 51 laps […]

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Jules Bianchi says he is not fazed by switching from Marussia to Ferrari for the second day of the third in-season test at Silverstone. Bianchi, who conducted tyre testing in the MR-03 on Tuesday morning, ended the day in fifth position, although his 108 lap programme came to an end due to a small fire. The Frenchman will replace Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari for the second day of testing on Wednesday, as the Finn continues to rest following his accident in Sunday's British Grand Prix. […]

Felipe Massa is confident that Williams can continue their strong form into next weekend's German Grand Prix after the team scored another podium finish at Silverstone. Massa, who set the fastest time on the first day of testing at the British track, believes that Williams, now fourth in the Constructors' championship, has a good package for the race at Hockenheim. "I think honestly the car was so competitive during the race," he told media, including F1Zone.net, after topping the times at Silverstone. "We couldn’t be […]

McLaren reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne says he is encouraged by the progress made by his team since he last drove the MP4-29 in May. Vandoorne received his second taste of Formula 1 machinery on the first day of the third in-season test at Silverstone and set the sixth quickest time. "It was definitely good to be back in the car, done quite few laps today, not as many as we would have liked but anyway it was some good running, lots of aero work in […]

Williams driver Felipe Massa set the fastest time at the halfway point of the first day of the third in-season test at Silverstone. Massa’s time of 1:35.242 on the Medium compound tyres was three tenths of a second clear of championship leader Nico Rosberg, who returned to the cockpit of the Mercedes W05 Hybrid following his disappointment in Sunday’s British Grand Prix. Sergio Pérez was third, with Jules Bianchi in fourth for Marussia. The Frenchman was the most productive driver of the morning, having completed […]

The third of four in-season tests takes place this week at Silverstone, following on from last weekend's British Grand Prix. All 11 Formula 1 teams will be in attendance across the two days, with the track open from 9am to 5pm local time. Mercedes and Red Bull will both test with their regular drivers, while Pedro De la Rosa and Jules Bianchi have been drafted in to replace Kimi Raikkonen, who crashed heavily in Sunday's race. Reserve drivers Stoffel Vandoorne, Charles Pic, Daniel Juncadella and […]

Nico Rosberg says his feeling with the brakes is currently a weakness following the second in-season test of 2014 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain. Rosberg was second quickest behind Lotus's Pastor Maldonado in Montmelo and says the brakes on the Mercedes W05 Hybrid is currently his main weak point. "[The] programme was brakes, an area where I’m not feeling too comfortable – just working around doing different solutions, a lot of different findings on there," Rosberg told journalists, including F1Zone.net. "A lot of […]

A confident Pastor Maldonado says he is not ruling out the possibility of Lotus claiming its first podium of 2014 at next weekend's Monaco Grand Prix. Maldonado finished the second test in Barcelona at the front of the field after setting the quickest lap time on super soft tyres. The Venezuelan, who has previously shown good form around the streets of Monaco, refused to rule out the possibility of claiming a top three finish. "You never know," he said when asked about his podium prospects. […]

Williams development driver Susie Wolff says she is determined to prove herself after conducting her first test of the season with the team. Wolff completed 55 laps of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on her way to setting the fifth fastest lap time. The British driver says she has to prove that she deserves to be part of the sport, with her next test being the free practice session at her home race at Silverstone. "It was a difficult start to the day with a different […]