Jerez - Red Bull Renault - Test day 3
It’s all well and good heading for Southern Spain to get the warmest of the European winter weather, but with Jerez de la Frontera located on the breezy Atlantic coast, strong winds are an ever present threat.

Yet again today, gusty conditions meant that it was difficult to draw any meaningful results on the aerodynamic ... [ more ]

Jerez - Toro Rosso Ferrari - Test day 2
High mileage continues to be the theme of this winter’s testing, even though Sebastien Bourdais was sidelined in the garage for a while with a mechanical problem.

Both examples of the STR2B are now running the latest spec front suspension and the two drivers completed a couple of long runs today, with the car seemingly ... [ more ]

Jerez - Super Aguri Honda - Test day 2
Super Aguri Honda continued its proposed three-day test at the Circuito de Jerez with Takuma Sato remaining behind the wheel for the second day.

The Japanese racer used his last day in the SA07B to run through a number of set-up optimisation tests whilst continuing to work with the MES system, including start work. ... [ more ]

Jerez - BMW Sauber - Test day 2Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld continued to work on the general set-up of the BMW Sauber F1.08 today at Jerez following the test schedule as planned.

Completing 116 and 109 laps respectively without any major problem both drivers collected valuable data. Both drivers did several practice starts and pitstops to check the car's ... [ more ]

''We never had problems of this type here''
Lewis Hamilton, the recent victim of racist abuse during testing in Barcelona, has received a warmer reception during a three-day session in southern Spain.

"The McLaren stable didn't ask us to take any particular security measures for the three days of testing but in any case we never had problems of this type ... [ more ]

Jerez - Renault - Test day 1
Renault returned to action today, completing the first of three days in Jerez. With the opening Grand Prix in Melbourne just over a month away, the team is entering the busiest phase in its winter testing programme with three tests planned for the next three weeks.

Warm and sunny conditions greeted the team this morning and ... [ more ]

Jerez - Super Aguri Honda - Test day 1
Super Aguri Honda commenced its proposed three-day test at the Circuito de Jerez in southern Spain today with Takuma Sato undertaking the team’s initial driving duties.

Both the morning and afternoon sessions saw the team concentrate on running more mileage with the 2008 MES system.

The SA07B interim car ran ... [ more ]

Jerez - Toro Rosso Ferrari - Test day 1
The penultimate pre-season team test got underway today for Toro Rosso Ferrari at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in southern Spain and both Sebastian Vettel and Sebastien Bourdais will be in action over the three days at the wheel of an STR2B each.

Apart from a strong and intermittent wind making for inconsistent ... [ more ]

Jerez - McLaren Mercedes - Test day 1
McLaren had little competition today as race driver Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets from test driver Pedro de la Rosa. With Ferrari taking its own testing route, the two top teams of the current era are not testing together again this week.

However, the focus for the McLaren Mercedes test team today was on aerodynamic ... [ more ]

Jerez - BMW Sauber - Test day 1
Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld drove the two F1.08 cars during the first of three test days in Jerez.

In perfect weather conditions the duo completed 91 and 94 laps respectively, completing today’s test schedule as planned.

Both drivers worked on the setup of the car trying various solutions and system checks, ... [ more ]