McLaren’s woeful pre-season continued on the final day of the Barcelona test as Fernando Alonso’s MCL32 twice ground to a halt at the Circuit de Catalunya. The former world champion’s team and engine suppliers Honda have been plagued by problems which showed no signs of improving, with the first race of the season in Australia just over two weeks away.
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Vettel sets fastest preseason lap for Ferrari
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel recorded the fastest preseason time during the second-to-last day of Formula One testing on Thursday. Vettel pushed his Ferrari to a lap of 1 minute, 19.024 seconds, bettering his mark from earlier in the day that already was faster than that clocked by Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas on Wednesday.
Lewis Hamilton believes Ferrari could be favourites for new F1 season
Hamilton’s Mercedes team boasted greater mileage than any of their rivals and posted the fastest time at last week’s first winter test in Barcelona. But Ferrari, who failed to record a single victory last year, were evenly matched with the sport’s all-conquering team.
More misery for McLaren
McLaren's troubled pre-season campaign has suffered another setback after they encountered further engine problems on the opening morning of the concluding winter test. The British team were keen to bounce back from a disappointing week in Barcelona in which a number of reliability issues with their Honda engine plagued their running.
Petrobras in F1 talks with McLaren?
We reported last November that the Brazilian oil multinational would leave Williams. Indeed, the Petrobras logo is now missing from the side of the 2017 car’s monocoque.
F1 ACCESS03 Mar 2017 Food for thought – Eric Boullier on McLaren’s start to 2017
With Honda’s 2017 power unit featuring fundamental changes over its predecessor, it was perhaps inevitable that McLaren would experience a few teething problems with their MCL32 car at this week’s first pre-season test in Spain. We caught up with racing director Eric Boullier for an exclusive chat about what went wrong, what went right, and where they go from here Q: Eric, keeping expectations in check, the McLaren Technology Group’s Executive Director Zak Brown previously indicated that wins are pretty much out of the question this season.
Lewis Hamilton car issues force him to miss final day of testing in Barcelona
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Lewis Hamilton misses last day of F1 testing due to electrical…
Lewis Hamilton has missed the final day of this week’s testing in Barcelona after Mercedes reported a problem with his car. Hamilton, who joked on Wednesday night that he would fake a muscle injury to avoid taking part in the concluding day, was scheduled to run at the Circuit de Catalunya on Thursday morning.
Valtteri Bottas sets pace as Mercedes continue to dominate Barcelona test
Valtteri Bottas set the fastest lap of pre-season as Mercedes continued to ramp up their dominance on day three of the opening Formula One test. The reigning world champions have been the class of the field in Barcelona this week and they showed little signs of easing up on their relentless pace on Wednesday.
McLaren suffer further reliability problems as frustration grows in Barcelona
McLaren’s troubled pre-season campaign showed little sign of abating in Barcelona as further reliability issues plagued their second day of testing. While Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas pounded around the Circuit de Catalunya as Mercedes showed off the astonishing reliability they hope will fire them to yet further glory, McLaren were restricted to 40 laps.
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes set blistering pace during testing in Barcelona
Lewis Hamilton started the new Formula One season where he left off as Mercedes set a blistering pace on the opening day of testing in Barcelona on Monday. Hamilton – winner of the final four grands prix of last year, but who finished runner-up to the now retired Nico Rosberg – had to wait until after lunch to get his first real taste of the car which he hopes will fire him to a fourth world championship.
Red Bull unveil Daniel Ricciardo’s car to take on Mercedes
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Faster cars set for track in Barcelona ahead of new season
… the grid with 20 cars. Bernie Ecclestone is gone after nearly four decades as F1’s boss. In charge now is U.S. sports and entertainment firm Liberty Media, which took over to try to win back dissatisfied fans and make the series thrilling again. The …
Mercedes-AMG F1 W08 EQ Power+ for 2017 season
Mercedes-AMG Petronas has unveiled its title defender for the 2017 season, the W08 EQ Power+ – the latter suffix to the racer’s name a new tag that will find its way on to future road-going , AMG performance hybrid models, according to Autocar . As with the other 2017 cars launched thus far, the W08 is wider, lower and equipped with wider tyres, featuring ultra-slim sidepods atop a larger floor.
Why his engineers have Lewis Hamilton worried
… coming in and I hope they do something new. “Formula One is a bit outdated in the sense of, if you look at other sports, they are further ahead in the entertainment factor. Formula One is really catching up and they have a lot of catching up to do.” …
Sport24.co.za | F1 legend: Rosberg should pip Wayde for Laureus award
Wayde van Niekerk won’t find himself in the same conversation as Nico Rosberg very often, but the 18th Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco have provided an exception. South Africa’s Van Niekerk is nominated for Breakthrough of the Year at Tuesday night’s ceremony following his stunning gold medal in the 400m at last year’s Rio Olympics.
Capito and McLaren officially part ways
McLaren has now officially parted ways with its CEO Jost Capito, just months after he joined the Formula 1 team. His first official race was at last year’s Italian Grand Prix and he was regularly seen in a prominent position in the team garage.
Ferrari call Liberty’s hand on future of F1
We spoke yesterday concerning the news that some teams are still considering the offer to invest in Liberty Media’s Formula One Group and how McLaren’s Zak Brown felt there needed to be more time to vet the opportunity. Today, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has, unsurprisingly, offered his thoughts on investing as well as Ferrari’s CEO, Sergio Marchionne.
2017 F1: Vandoorne to ‘fight and work with’ Alonso
F1 rookie Stoffel Vandoorne agrees with his McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso that their head-to-head fight will not be too intense in 2017. But Alonso said of his new Belgian teammate: “He is not a driver to fight for the title against me now, because our goal is something else.
2017 F1: Vandoorne to ‘fight and work with’ Alonso
F1 rookie Stoffel Vandoorne agrees with his McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso that their head-to-head fight will not be too intense in 2017. But Alonso said of his new Belgian teammate: “He is not a driver to fight for the title against me now, because our goal is something else.
Valtteri Bottas’ future set to be clarified in coming week
Valtteri Bottas’ much-touted switch from Williams to join Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes appears set to be clarified over the next week. Claire Williams, deputy team principal of Bottas’ current marque, has confirmed an announcement is imminent on whether the Finn will be free to fill the seat at Mercedes vacated by Nico Rosberg, who unexpectedly announced his retirement soon after winning last year’s Formula One world title.
Nico Rosberg says he will watch the F1 2017 opener from the couch
… up there with friends,” he said. “Apart from that, nothing at the moment. What I need is competition. There are other sports I also have passion for. I know that even if I play tennis, I can get a similar sort of thrill and fun out of it. So let’s …
Lewis Hamilton has won the British Grand Prix in the each of the last three years
… of the British sporting summer, as happens with almost every other circuit on the F1 calendar and numerous other sports events in the UK. Speaking to Press Association Sport, Hill said: “This is a much-loved national event but, for whatever reason, …