F1 News

Jerez: Flying start to Kimi's comeback
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:53:00 GMT
Kimi Raikkonen's return to Formula One was off to the perfect start at Jerez on Tuesday as the Finn posted the fastest lap time of the morning...

Kimi tired of motivation queries
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:32:00 GMT
Kimi Raikkonen must feel like he never left F1 as he has to answer the same old question that was repeatedly asked before he quit in 2009...

Slow sponsors leave Petrov in limbo
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:47:00 GMT
Vitaly Petrov's manager has revealed that the Russian's Formula One career remains in limbo due to indecisive sponsors...

Ricciardo to make most of head start
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:44:00 GMT
Daniel Ricciardo admits he will have a slight advantage over Toro Rosso team-mate Jean-Eric Vergne at the start of the 2012 season...

Williams introduce FW34 to the world
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:27:00 GMT
Williams' 2012 challenger saw the light of day on Tuesday morning as drivers Pastor Maldonado and Bruno Senna took the wraps off the FW34 in Jerez...

Testing up and running in Jerez
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:48:00 GMT
We hope you have recovered from the string of launches. There is no time to relax though as the testing season gets underway at Jerez...

Teams to follow FIA's lead on Bahrain
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:42:00 GMT
F1 team bosses insist the FIA and commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone will have the final say on whether or not they go to Bahrain...

Jaime: RBR went back on their word
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:26:00 GMT
Jaime Alguersuari claims Red Bull went back on their word and also dismissed Williams as a team who only employs "pay" drivers...

Kimi: Good, but we'll see on Tuesday
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:25:00 GMT
Kimi Raikkonen says his first impressions of his new E20 are "good" despite not getting out of second gear...

Toro Rosso chasing seventh
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:04:00 GMT
Team boss Franz Tost has targeted seventh place in the Constructors' Championship as Toro Rosso look to improve on last year's showing...

Boullier: Kimi is what Lotus needs
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:25:00 GMT
Eric Boullier firmly believes that in new signing Kimi Raikkonen he has a driver who can lead Lotus back into the Championship fight...

Q&A with Adrian Newey
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:20:00 GMT
Adrian Newey, Red Bull's tech guru, shares his thoughts on the new RB8 and how F1's new regulations affect the design...

Vettel: Now we do it over again
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:07:00 GMT
As to be expected Sebastian Vettel says his goal for this season is to win his third World title, however, he admits that's easier said than done...

Red Bull: Retain, defend, dominate
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:34:00 GMT
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has vowed to "retain and defend" both titles as he team launched their stepped nose RB8 online...

Sauber on Key: It wasn't working out
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:34:00 GMT
Sauber have downplayed the loss of technical director James Key, revealing that his departure was due to dissatisfaction from both parties...

Kobayashi defends 'ugly' Sauber
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:09:00 GMT
Kamui Kobayashi reckons the new stepped nose design that has been featured so prominently on his Sauber C31 is not ugly, it's just new...

Sauber: C31 a revolution & evolution
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:24:00 GMT
Sauber took the covers off a very distinct stepped nose car at Jerez, confident the C31 incorporates innovation as well as the tried and tested....

Boss: Launched McLaren was 'plastic'
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:07:00 GMT
Martin Whitmarsh admits the MP4-27 launched in Woking last week will not be the car that McLaren take to the Australian GP...

Two midfielders, raise you a Champ
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:31:00 GMT
While Sauber and Toro Rosso are on the bill for today's launches, it's Red Bull who are headlining...

Q&A with Kimi Raikkonen
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:30:00 GMT
With the launch of the E20 done and dusted, Kimi Raikkonen looks ahead to the 2012 F1 season...

Q&A with Eric Boullier
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:42:00 GMT
Lotus team boss Eric Boullier shares his thoughts on the new E20 and his goals for the season, which include fourth in the Championship...

Allison explains that stepped nose
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:26:00 GMT
Lotus launched their E20 online on Sunday evening, taking the covers off a car that features - like three of its rivals - the stepped nose design...

Grosjean 'expecting a lot from 2012'
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:03:00 GMT
Romain Grosjean is relishing his return to the F1 after an aborted first stint, upbeat about his first full season with Lotus...

Kimi's not worried as Lotus launches
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:31:00 GMT
Kimi Raikkonen is confident he can avoid the pitfalls that befell Michael Schumacher as he gears up for his first season back in the sport...

Hamilton starting 2012 with 'clean slate'
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT
Lewis Hamilton is determined to put last year's woes behind, insisting he's starting this season with nothing hanging over his head...