Barcelona - Renault - Test day 2
Renault remained at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona today to continue with its preparations for the 2008 season. The team was operating two R28s with Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet on driving duty.

Like yesterday conditions were cold and damp with consistent showers leaving the circuit wet for most of the day ... [ more ]

Valencia - BMW Sauber - Test day 2
BMW Sauber continued to go it alone at the Valencia circuit today with regular race drivers Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld back in action at the Spanish test circuit.

In the morning the team did a full race simulation following the official time schedule and pre-race procedures of a race day. On a wet track Kubica and ... [ more ]

Barcelona - Williams Toyota - Test day 2
While it rained for much of the morning today at Circuit de Catalunya, the Williams Toyota team had a busy day the Spanish Grand Prix circuit with Nico Rosberg, Kazuki Nakajima as well as Nico Hulkenberg in action.

Rosberg put on 97 laps of the 4.655km circuit today, 50 more than any other non-Williams runner, recording ... [ more ]

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 ]