Formula 1 Pre-Season Test 3: 5 Observations from Day 2 at Barcelona

The second day of the final pre-season test was arguably the most intriguing day since Formula One’s winter schedule almost four weeks ago. The 10th day of running in 2015 brought with it plenty of talking points, with McLaren finally showing signs of banishing their reliability problems, Force India finally introducing their new car and Mercedes finally showing their hand. Here are five things... 

10 Amazing Publicity Stunts in Formula 1 History

It’s been a decade since Mark Webber took his BMW-powered Williams Formula One car for a spin across the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The run across one of Australia’s most famous landmarks was among the better promotional stunts in F1 history. PR stunts are commonplace in F1, a sport that is constantly trying (but often failing) to reach out to the public and keen to emphasise the extraordinary... 

Fernando Alonso’s Formula 1 Testing Accident Handled Poorly by McLaren

In the aftermath of Fernando Alonso‘s bizarre accident at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya last Sunday, there was only one thing you could be sure of amid all the uncertainty: The lack of broadcast coverage of Formula One pre-season testing is both good and bad, depending on how you view it. Let’s start with the bad. Soon after Alonso’s McLaren MP4-30 came to a halt at Turn 3, social... 

5 Talking Points Ahead of Formula 1’s 3rd Test in Barcelona

Two-thirds of Formula One’s 2015 pre-season schedule has been completed, leaving the teams and drivers with just four full days of testing ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on March 15. After kicking off their winter preparations at the Jerez circuit at the beginning of February, the F1 fraternity moved on to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for last week’s second test,... 

Formula 1 Pre-Season Testing: 5 Observations from Day 3 at Barcelona

With over half of the 12 days of pre-season testing now done and dusted, the Formula One teams are now well into their winter schedules. Well, all apart from McLaren, whose racing director, Eric Boullier, told ESPN F1 on Friday that his outfit are “50 per cent behind on our plan.” If McLaren were 50 per cent behind on Day 2, one dreads to think about just how far behind the Woking-based... 

Formula 1 Pre-Season Testing: 5 Observations from Day 2 at Barcelona

There was a sense of deja vu on Day 1 of the second pre-season test at Barcelona, as the likes of McLaren-Honda and Red Bull Racing continued to suffer the problems which hindered their progress in the opening test of 2015. Day 2, though, seemed to mark the beginning of a resurgence for both teams, as Daniel Ricciardo and Fernando Alonso led a fightback against Mercedes and Ferrari, recording the most... 

Formula 1 Pre-Season Testing: 5 Observations from Day 1 at Barcelona

After a two-week break, Formula One pre-season testing has recommenced, this time at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The second of three four-day tests ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on March 15, this week’s running gives the teams a chance to build upon what they learned at the first test at the Jerez circuit. For the likes of Mercedes and Ferrari, the Barcelona test represents... 

F1 2015 Head-to-Head: Nico Hulkenberg vs. Sergio Perez at Force India

In Formula One, teams are often reflections of their respective driver line-ups, a concept that is especially true at Force India heading into the 2015 season. When Vijay Mallya took control of the outfit—then under the guise of Spyker—at the end of 2007, the team were rooted to the rear of the field. And it was mirrored in their driver pairing as a fading Giancarlo Fisichella was placed... 

Why Red Bull Is Under Most Pressure Ahead of 2nd F1 Test in Barcelona

Sebastian Vettel may have fled to join Ferrari, but his influence, it seems, remains at Red Bull. When the RB11 chassis was unveiled on the opening morning of the first pre-season test over a fortnight ago, the car’s colour scheme was arguably more striking than any of its technical details. The team’s camouflage testing livery, of course, is intended to disguise the magic of the 2015 machine,... 

Daniel Ricciardo Should Turn Nasty for 2015 Formula 1 Season

Aren’t nice guys supposed to finish last? Clearly that message didn’t get through to Daniel Ricciardo in 2014, as the Australian, previously regarded as just another driver in just another team in his days with Scuderia Toro Rosso, emerged as one of the stars of Formula One. In his debut season with Red Bull Racing, the four-time constructors’ champions, Ricciardo exceeded all expectations. From... 

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