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Formula One’s 2014 preseason testing ended on Sunday at the Bahrain International Circuit. The teams now head halfway across the world to Australia for the opening race of season. A recurring theme of this winter has been the assertion that no team knows exactly where they are in relation to their rivals. For some, this is no doubt true; for others, it’s a little bit of a fib. Felipe Massa’s...
Published: February 28, 2014
The second day of the third Formula One preseason test at Bahrain brought with it some wonderful news. The almost universally loathed double points plan will not be extended to cover the final three races. The F1 Strategy Group voted against the plans, meaning only the final race will be affected. Meanwhile, on the track, time is running out for the teams to fix their problems and get their cars ready...
Published: February 27, 2014
The third and final Formula One preseason test got underway today at the Bahrain International Circuit. This is the last chance for the teams and drivers to get their machines as close to perfection as possible before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in a little over two weeks. Mercedes were looking to hammer home their advantage, Ferrari had a small gap to close, and the Renault-powered Red...
Published: February 26, 2014
The third 2014 Formula One preseason test at the Bahrain International Circuit is the final chance for the teams to iron out their reliability gremlins before the first race of the year. Of those, there are many. It’s also a chance for us fans to get one last look at which teams are setting the pace. Can Mercedes stay on top, or have Ferrari been hiding the pace of their car? Red Bull badly need...
Published: February 24, 2014
Williams announced today that Susie Wolff will become the first female driver to take an active part in a Formula One grand prix weekend since 1992. She will drive two free practice sessions at some point during the 2014 season. Elsewhere, Marussia have revealed a computer virus affected their test in Bahrain, and Renault’s powertrain issues look set to continue. And are Ferrari hiding their...
Published: February 24, 2014
The second Formula One 2014 preseason test at Bahrain is now behind us. Mercedes-powered cars followed up their good form from Jerez, Spain. Mercedes, McLaren and Williams led the way, doing more laps than anyone and backing up their reliability with promising displays of speed. Renault also carried over their form, which was bad news for the teams using their engine. Red Bull, Toro Rosso and Lotus...
Published: February 21, 2014
Lotus raised plenty of eyebrows when they announced they would be missing the first of the three 2014 Formula One preseason tests. To miss any testing opportunity is bad, but this year it seemed even worse. With so many changes to the technical regulations over the winter, getting maximum track time was at the top of every team’s list of priorities. Lotus knew that but didn’t believe their...
Published: February 20, 2014
Formula One preseason testing has reached its halfway mark. Six days have been completed and only six remain before the first race weekend of the year in Australia. Renault’s many woes have dominated the headlines, while Mercedes-powered cars have been claiming more positive plaudits. But what about Ferrari? The apparent progress of F1’s longest-serving and most famous constructor is usually...
Published: February 19, 2014
Red Bull continued to struggle on the first day of the second Formula One preseason test. The reigning world champions spent the first four hours at the Bahrain International Circuit working on the car behind closed doors. Live coverage of the test on Autosport’s website noted that there was a lot of cutting and grinding sounds coming from the garage as the team worked on the rear of the car. The...
Published: February 18, 2014
The second 2014 Formula One preseason test starts on Wednesday at the Bahrain International Circuit. At Jerez a few weeks ago, we got our first look at the new cars and drivers. The 1.6-litre V6 turbo hybrid engines, and in particular the struggles experienced by the Renault-powered teams, dominated the headlines. Mercedes and Ferrari looked stronger, but it’s still too early to tell who has...