Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. FIA president Jean Todt does not understand driver criticisms of the halo – because the push to introduce it in Formula 1 was started by them in the first place. A number of leading F1 racers have continually criticised the look

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The FIA has warned it will not tolerate Formula 1 teams developing trick engine modes to make exhaust-blown rear wings more effective, in the wake of Renault’s aggressive 2018 design. Renault’s concept, which features an angled exhaust and a heat proofed

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel believes Mercedes and Red Bull’s strong long-run pace in winter Formula 1 testing could prove to be deceptive. Analysis of the testing times suggested Mercedes had a clear edge on race pace at Barcelona, with Ferrari potentially falling

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost thinks it inevitable that Honda will discuss tactical engine change penalties during the 2018 Formula 1 season. F1 teams are bracing themselves for a tough time in managing engine life in 2018, with new rules

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Renault has willingly given itself a cooling “headache” in the pursuit of improving its 2018 Formula 1 car’s aerodynamic performance, according to chief technical officer Bob Bell. The French manufacturer made a significant step forward in 2017 and its expectations have

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Ferrari’s 2018 SF71H Formula 1 car grabbed attention in pre-season testing thanks to the appearance of new bodywork tunnels exiting alongside the gearbox. The intrigue over the tunnels was such that they prompted some wild conspiracy theories about double diffusers, although

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Nigel Mansell has described his epic pursuit of Nelson Piquet to win the 1987 British Grand Prix in great detail in a new interview for Motorsport.tv. In the latest episode of ‘The Windsor Interviews’, the 1992 Formula 1 world champion sits

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Brendon Hartley says Toro Rosso can revise its targets for the Formula 1 season opener in Australia after pre-season testing exceeded the team’s expectations. The Honda-powered squad enjoyed a largely trouble-free winter, completing the third most laps of any team behind

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Robert Kubica says he is enjoying his Williams Formula 1 reserve role already because it has allowed a deeper understanding than what he had a race driver. The 2008 Canadian Grand Prix winner targeted a stunning F1 race return after successfully

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Pierre Wache has been promoted to the newly created role of technical director of Red Bull in a move the team calls “part of the evolution” of its structure. Wache, who joined Red Bull in 2013, previously held the title of

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 rookie Charles Leclerc has admitted he was angered by the spin that contributed to almost five hours of lost running on the final test day before his debut. The Sauber driver lost his C37 at the uphill Turn 12

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Kimi Raikkonen believes Barcelona unofficial lap record breaker Ferrari could have gone faster during Formula 1 pre-season testing if it wanted to. Sebastian Vettel’s Thursday benchmark smashed the previous fastest lap around the Spanish Grand Prix venue and Raikkonen lapped only

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. A hugely upbeat Mercedes team says the only doubt it has about its new Formula 1 car is how well it can perform on Pirelli’s softer tyres. The Brackley-based outfit rounded out its pre-season testing programme with another solid day at

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull is more prepared for the upcoming Formula 1 campaign than it has been before during his time at the team. Red Bull’s 2018 RB14 covered 783 laps during the two weeks of pre-season testing in Barcelona

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Christian Horner has dismissed Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff’s suggestion that Red Bull made a “mistake” by not having the same fuel supplier as engine partner Renault’s works programme. Red Bull uses ExxonMobil while the factory Renault team runs BP/Castrol

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The Renault Formula 1 team has rubbished talk the legality of its blown rear wing could be questioned, because it has no doubts the aggressive concept complies with rules. The manufacturer’s RS18 and the way its exhaust is angled to direct

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says Red Bull could pose a “real challenge” to four-time reigning champion outfit Mercedes this season. Mercedes technical director James Allison said there was “no doubt” Red Bull had emerged as a title threat after

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Max Verstappen says he does not consider McLaren and Renault as major rivals for Red Bull in 2018, amid growing optimism about the pace of his RB14 Formula 1 car. Red Bull has had a strong pre-season testing programme so far,

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Romain Grosjean believes some Formula 1 restarts in 2018 could descend into chaos if drivers have to stick with old tyres after a red flag. F1 races this year may feature standing starts after red-flag periods, with the cars being led

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Fernando Alonso says he “doesn’t need” the final day of Formula 1 testing at Barcelona, despite McLaren’s lack of running so far this week. Team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne managed only 38 laps on the first day of the second and final pre-season

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. McLaren insists the various reliability problems that have struck its Formula 1 car during the second week of pre-season testing are unrelated and not indicative of a flawed design concept. The new MCL33 caused two red flags during Tuesday’s running at

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The FIA conducted a test of Formula 1’s new standing restart procedure at the end of Tuesday’s Barcelona running, with Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull, Haas and Williams choosing to participate. This year, races will feature standing starts after safety car periods,

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. McLaren is set to modify the internal cooling of its Formula 1 car after suffering minor bodywork burning problems during testing. The McLaren MCL33 is running with three additional cooling slots towards the rear of the engine cover at this test

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. GP3 racer Tatiana Calderon could test a Formula 1 car for the first time this year as part of an expanded role with the Sauber team. Calderon, 24, was named Sauber development driver last year, although her role was restricted to

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The halo represents not just a structural challenge to the teams to incorporate it onto their cars, but it has opened up new aero development paths too. As part of the rule package that has come with the mandatory use of

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Claire Williams has denied suggestions that her team played a role in persuading the FIA to clamp down on Formula 1 customer engine parity this season. In the wake of a technical directive issued by Charlie Whiting in January, Red Bull

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1’s move to ban monkey seats and change the rules regarding exhausts for 2018 was meant to close off potential benefits from blowing wings with exhaust gases. However, the latest car designs and concepts that emerged in pre-season testing last

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1’s halo is still annoying, ugly, awkward and distracting, and could cause problems at corners such as Eau Rouge, says Haas driver Kevin Magnussen. This week’s Barcelona test was the first time the halo had been in mandatory use. While

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The Barcelona track resurfacing has robbed the Spanish Grand Prix venue of its “character”, according to reigning Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton. Resurfacing works at the Catalunya circuit took place in January at the behest of MotoGP, as riders had complained

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Toto Wolff has denied that the FIA’s push to ensure equal treatment for Formula 1 engine customers was aimed at Mercedes, insisting Force India and Williams have always had parity. The FIA recently sent a technical directive to all F1 teams