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Kimi Raikkonen set the fastest time of 2017 Formula 1 winter testing so far on the super-soft tyres on the final day of testing. Raikkonen’s time of a 1m18.634s is the fastest of winter testing and continues Ferrari’s impressive form going into the start of the season which gets underway on March 26 in Australia. […]
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel topped the timesheets on the penultimate day of winter testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The four-time Formula 1 champion set the fastest time of winter testing so far in the morning session with a 1m19.024s on ultra-softs despite some sandbagging from the German, lifting in the final sector. The majority of the […]
Valtteri Bottas returned to the summit of the timesheets on day two of the second pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Bottas bettered his best time of pre-season testing thus far to a 1m19.310s on the super-soft tyres as teams continued to find speed and lower the fuel loads. Williams continued to look strong […]
Testing continued at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and it was Felipe Massa who topped the timesheets. Massa completed a whopping 168 laps on day one of the second test which was only equalled by Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel who ended the day in third place. Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo was an impressive second albeit on the ultra-soft […]
After topping the timesheets on the first day of the second pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Felipe Massa hopes Williams can challenge for podium finishes in the upcoming season. The Brazilian enjoyed a successful day in Barcelona, circulating 168 times, the joint-highest total, and was fastest, a tenth-clear of Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo […]
Felipe Massa took top spot on day one of the second test in Barcelona with a 1m19.762s on the super-soft tyres. After spending only one day in the car in the first test due to team-mate Lance Stroll damaging the FW40 on several occasions, the veteran Brazilian made up for lost ground and completed a […]
The final day of the first test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was the day Formula 1 teams tested on the intermediate and wet tyres for the first time. Due to hot temperatures, drivers soon stuck on the slicks and continued with their usual programmes. Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen topped the timesheets ahead of Red Bull’s […]
On the final day of the first test of 2017, Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen led the way at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. In what was meant to be a wet-weather test, the majority of meaningful running was done on slicks however it did give the teams a first opportunity to test the new intermediate and wet tyres. […]
Formula 1 testing continued at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and it was Valtteri Bottas’ turn to top the timesheets. The Finn set the fastest time of winter testing so far dipping into the 1m19s bracket on the ultra-soft tyre. Despite this headline grabbing time, Ferrari continued to look strong in the hands of Sebastian Vettel ending […]
Four-time Formula 1 champion Sebastian Vettel has been impressed by the speed and performance of the new breed of cars. The German got his first proper taste of 2017 machinery on Monday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and continued to impress on day three of the test. Vettel ended the day in an impressive second […]
Valtteri Bottas set the fastest time of 2017 Formula 1 winter testing so far as Mercedes made use of Pirelli’s ultra-soft tyre in the morning session. Bottas enjoyed a busy morning as former Mercedes and reigning F1 champion Nico Rosberg watched on in the garage. The Finn set fastest times on the soft, super-soft and […]
Formula 1 testing continued at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen was fastest continuing the Italian team’s strong start to winter testing. The Finn ended day two fastest ahead of Lewis Hamilton. The Mercedes driver opted for supersoft rubber but was unable to remain on top of the timesheets. Lance Stroll only managed 12 […]