Feb 20, 2020 Formula One’s preseason continues on Thursday with the final day of testing at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya. ESSENTIAL READING LIVE BLOG (All Central European Time) 1300: That’s lunch, wrapping up one of the best sessions from a analysis standpoint so far. Yesterday afternoon was also very good with several race simulations. Here’s
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The coronavirus epidemic is giving Formula One teams a logistical headache as they prepare for a new season and the run of long-haul races scheduled to start in Australia on March 15. The Chinese Grand Prix on April 19 has been called off but the first three races involve the teams traveling from Europe to
11:59 AM ET BARCELONA, Spain – An engine issue curtailed Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes’ running on the penultimate day of Formula One’s preseason tests, while Sebastian Vettel went quickest in the Ferrari. With reigning champion Hamilton at the wheel in the afternoon session, Mercedes was uncharacteristically slow to emerge from the garage as work took
9:08 AM ET The Zandvoort circuit set to host the Dutch Grand Prix has released images of the banked corners it hopes will become an iconic feature of the new race. Banked corners are commonplace in oval racing but are rarely used on modern F1 circuits. Zandvoort has already revealed its two banked corners will
Feb 20, 2020 Formula One’s preseason continues on Thursday with the second day of testing at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya. ESSENTIAL READING LIVE BLOG (All Central European Time) 1500: F1 Editor Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes has come to a halt on the 13th lap of what looked like a race simulation. The car stopped between Turns
3:36 PM ET BARCELONA, Spain — With just two days of preseason testing left to run, Ferrari is convinced that it is lagging behind its rivals. It’s not yet clear by how much, but the message from Maranello is clear: Mercedes is still the team to beat. A quick glance at the lap times from
12:23 PM ET BARCELONA, Spain — Robert Kubica does not have a full-time race seat in Formula One in 2020, but the Polish driver topped the fourth day of its preseason tests for Alfa Romeo. Kubica is Alfa Romeo’s reserve driver this year and has been given two stints in the car this preseason. He
8:56 AM ET Vietnam Grand Prix organisers have insisted the country’s debut Formula One race will go ahead as planned despite the ongoing spread of coronavirus. Hanoi will host Vietnam’s first grand prix on April 5, two weeks before the Chinese Grand Prix was supposed to take place — the Shanghai event has been postponed
Feb 20, 2020 Formula One’s preseason continues on Thursday with the second day of testing at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya. ESSENTIAL READING RECAP LIVE BLOG (All Central European Time) Laurence Edmondson says: Stood trackside for the first time this year and the thing that strikes me the most is the noise from the Honda engine
2:45 PM ET Fernando Alonso will race at this year’s Indy 500 with McLaren’s new IndyCar team. It will be the Spaniard’s third attempt to win the famous race, the final part of a ‘Triple Crown’ which includes the Monaco Grand Prix and Le Mans 24 Hours. He has won both the other events on