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The second and final pre-season Formula One test of 2016 gets under way on Tuesday. The venue will be, as it was for the first test, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain. Ferrari led the timesheets at the end of the first test thanks to Sebastian Vettel’s time of one minute, 22.810 seconds. The German produced the lap in the afternoon of the second day, using the new ultrasoft Pirelli...
Published: February 25, 2016
Kimi Raikkonen put Ferrari back on top of the time sheets at the final day of the first 2016 Formula One pre-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya. The Finn lapped the 4.655-kilometre circuit on the ultrasoft tyres in a time of one minute, 23.477 seconds—almost nine-tenths of a second quicker than second-placed man Daniil Kvyat. But for many teams, Day 4 was about distance, not speed—and...
Published: February 24, 2016
Nico Hulkenberg rocketed to the top of the time sheets on the third day of 2016’s Formula One pre-season testing. The German fell just short of completing 100 tours of the Circuit de Catalunya, but his best lap—one minute, 23.110 seconds, set on the supersoft tyres—ensured Force India grabbed the headlines. Romain Grosjean was second-fastest for the new Haas team, while Kimi Raikkonen...
Published: February 22, 2016
Sebastian Vettel set the pace on the opening day of testing ahead of the 2016 Formula One season, but the big news coming out of Spain had little to do with timing and everything to do with distance. Ferrari driver Vettel lapped the Circuit de Catalunya in a time of one minute, 24.939 seconds—half a second quicker than the next-best driver. But the four-time world champion only managed 69 tours...
Published: February 18, 2016
The 2016 Formula One season finally kicks off on Monday, February 22, with the first of two pre-season tests at Spain’s Circuit de Catalunya. The four-day event will give fans their first proper glimpse of the cars that will contest the 21 races between March and November. Every team with the exception of Sauber will be present, including the new Haas team and returning Renault—formerly...
Published: February 17, 2016
The Formula One driver merry-go-round never stops turning; with the passing of every year, a fresh batch of young hopefuls lines up ready to snatch the seats possessed by those who were starting to believe they had already made it. Pascal Wehrlein and Jolyon Palmer will make their racing debuts in 2016, and they’ll be joined by Rio Haryanto, according to the Telegraph‘s Daniel...
Published: February 15, 2016
Formula One’s newest team, Haas, will launch their first-ever car on February 22 at the Circuit de Catalunya ahead of the start of winter testing. The pit-lane unveiling will be a low-key affair, but the team have been anything but quiet in the run-up to their debut. New teams rarely start off with top-level drivers, but Haas grabbed the attention of the F1 world with their capture of Romain...
Published: February 11, 2016
Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat will once again battle for supremacy within Red Bull when the 2016 Formula One season kicks off in March—and both will be hoping for a better year than the one just gone. While the Mercedes engine remained the class of the field and Ferrari made huge strides with their own power unit, Renault continued to struggle. The result was another difficult season for...
Published: February 10, 2016
By moving from Ferrari to McLaren, Fernando Alonso might have made a terrible career move. If he has, he’ll be in good company—Formula One history is filled with tales of drivers who ended up at the wrong team at the wrong time. The most recent standout example is, unfortunately, Alonso himself. The Spaniard, considered one of the greatest drivers of his generation, had the misfortune to...
Published: February 8, 2016
The Manor Formula One team are yet to name either of their drivers for the 2016 season, but they’ve been busy behind the scenes building up a formidable backroom staff. Ex-McLaren sporting director Dave Ryan joined the team toward the end of November last year, and he was joined in January by former Ferrari designer Nicholas Tombazis. Soon after, the team welcomed an even bigger name—F1...