McLaren's development Honda-powered car appeared for the first time during a filming day at Silverstone on Friday. McLaren's modified 2014 machine, the MP4-29H, took to the track at Silverstone in the hands of test driver Oliver Turvey as the squad bids to learn as much information as possible about Honda's new V6 Power Unit. Honda tweeted a picture of Turvey in the pits at the home of the British Grand Prix. Under Formula 1 regulations, McLaren is limited to just 100km of running at a […]

Honda's new engine will be tested on track for the first time on Friday ahead of its return to Formula 1 in 2015. McLaren has confirmed that a modified version of its current car, the MP4-29, will be fitted with Honda's new Power Unit and tested at Silverstone on Friday. "Getting set for Silverstone tomorrow for a filming day," McLaren posted on its official Twitter account. "We'll be parading the interim Honda-engined MP4-29H/1X1 & 2 classic McLaren-Hondas." Mileage of filming days is limited but the […]

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 […]

Charles Pic says that Pirelli's 18 inch concept tyres feel significantly different to the current 13 inch rims which are raced on in the sport. As part of a trial, Lotus reserve driver Pic tested Pirelli's 18 inch rims at Silverstone on Wednesday. The Frenchman nonetheless believes that due to the new nature of the tyres, it is impossible to fully analyse their potential. "They are very different," he said. "The goal was to try and run them and see how they were reacting, I […]

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 […]

Felipe Massa set the fastest time for Williams on the first day of the third in-season test at Silverstone. Massa’s time of 1:35.242, which he set during the first half of running, was not beaten after lunch and remained the quickest time of the day. Daniel Ricciardo did not set a time in the morning session but pumped in a late lap to go just 0.006s slower than Massa. Championship leader Nico Rosberg was third quickest for Mercedes, 0.331s down on Massa. Adrian Sutil put […]

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 […]