Barcelona - Ferrari - Test day 1
Today marked the first day of testing for Ferrari at Circuit de Catalunya as the team plan to test alone for a third and final day alone at the circuit on Friday.

On a day when the circuit was affected by intermittent rainfall, Felipe Massa and Luca Badoer were the two drivers designated to start this test.

The Brazilian ... [ more ]

Barcelona - Toyota - Test day 2
The weather continued to dominate proceedings at Barcelona on the second day of this week’s test programme for Toyota.

There was again rain before the start of the day’s running and regular showers after that ensured that most of the action took place on a wet track.

The 2008 restrictions on testing mileage and tyres ... [ more ]

''It was not difficult to get Alonso back''
Flavio Briatore, Managing Director of Renault's F1 programme, says he first discussed the return of Fernando Alonso to the French outfit as early as the first Grand Prix of the 2007 season.

Alonso has re-joined Renault for the forthcoming season after a turbulent year with McLaren Mercedes, but Briatore admitted ... [ more ]

Learning from the problems of 2007
Fuji Speedway promised on Wednesday that it will do a better job hosting the Japanese Grand Prix in October after last year's event was marred by debacles.

Toyota-owned Fuji Speedway, in the foothills of Mount Fuji, hosted the Japanese Grand Prix for the first time in 30 years last year, replacing the Suzuka Circuit, ... [ more ]

Barcelona - Renault - Test day 1
The Renault F1 Team returned to the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona today to resume its preparations for the 2008 season. The team was again running two R28s and will remain in Barcelona for the next couple of weeks to continue with the development of the new car.

A grey and overcast sky greeted the team this morning ... [ more ]

Valencia - BMW Sauber - Test day 1
Working apart form the group session being held near Barcelona, the BMW Sauber F1 team could be found further down the Spanish coast on the Valencia circuit.

Different track, but same conditions: due to the bad weather, the team could not run the first of three test days as scheduled. It was decided to save testing mileage ... [ more ]

Barcelona - Red Bull Renault - Test day 1
Today provided what the Red Bull team hopes will be the last outing for their 2007 wet weather clothing, as rain meant that this first of three days' testing was very much a washout.

The cold conditions did not help much either. Both Mark Webber and David Coulthard did some practice starts, but the team chose not ... [ more ]

Barcelona - Toyota - Test day 1
Following two weeks of work in the heat of Bahrain, it was a return to winter testing in its truest form for the Toyota Racing team today. Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya provided a cold, grey setting for the start of this week's running. There was light rain around the circuit at regular intervals throughout the day and temperatures ... [ more ]

Ticket sales are up
Hans Werner, boss of the German Touring Car (DTM) Championships, says the interest in Ralf Schumacher's debut season has already boosted ticket sales and generated extra media interest.

The 32-year-old German signed for Mercedes on Monday to race in this year's DTM championship, whose 12-race season runs from April until October, and ... [ more ]

Williams' champions have their say
Revealing the fifth in a series of six anniversarial racing liveries today at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, two Williams FW30s will take to the track carrying the handwritten best wishes of the team’s seven World Champion drivers.

Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill ... [ more ]