Jerez - Ferrari - Test day 3
Overcast conditions with intermittent rain greeted the Ferrari duo of Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen for the third and final day of testing this week for Ferrari at Jerez.

Massa and Raikkonen brought to an end the development work planned for this session on the F2008 which centred mainly on learning about the new car, the ... [ more ]

Jerez - Toro Rosso Ferrari - Test day 3
Sebastien Bourdais and Sebastian Vettel were back in action for the final day of running today at Jerez, recording the fourth and 14th fastest times respectively.

“Overall, this has been a positive test with the main work focusing on our new gearbox, this being the first time we ran the 'four race' version,” explained ... [ more ]

Jerez - Force India Ferrari - Test day 3
Adrian Sutil brought the Force India's first test of the year to a close today at Jerez.

Sutil, who turned 25 last Friday, drove on the third and final day of the scheduled test, completing the team's planned programme of evaluating the 2008 standard electronic control unit and a range of set-up options. Sutil also ... [ more ]

Red Bull confirm Buemi in the test role
Red Bull launched its Renault-powered 2008 challenger, the RB4, this morning at the Jerez circuit, where grey skies and rain are the order of the day.

Despite the wet track, David Coulthard completed an installation lap early this morning. “It’s great to see a new car come together,” he commented. “Inevitably, a ... [ more ]

First laps for Kubica in Valencia
The maiden laps of the BMW Sauber’s new car went off according to plan. The doors of the pit garage opened at 12.00, and seven minutes later Robert Kubica emerged with the BMW Sauber F1.08 for its first installation lap on the Valencia circuit.

BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen was clearly satisfied: "The roll-out ... [ more ]

First impressions and his Renault return
Fernando Alonso climbed aboard a Renault for the first time today since clinching the championship in Brazil in 2006. After his first morning of running in the R27, Alonso gives his thoughts on his return to Renault, former team-mates and his hopes for the coming season...

Happy New Year Fernando. What have you ... [ more ]

Jerez - Red Bull Renault - Test day 1
This week’s first test of 2008 marks the swansong for the the RB3, and for the morning at least, the weather was certainly the sort much loved by swans and other water birds.

Overnight rain continued into the morning, giving David Coulthard his first chance of driving in the wet without any traction control and engine ... [ more ]

Jerez - Williams Toyota - Test day 1
With the first of six snazzy new paint jobs ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Williams Toyota kicked off its three day test today at the Jerez circuit.

Ahead of the track debut of the new FW30, scheduled for next week, the team ran two interim FW29B chassis' for Nico Rosberg and Kazuke Nakajima.

Rosberg ... [ more ]

Jerez - Super Aguri Honda - Test day 1
The first day of group testing for the new year would prove to be a troubled one for the Super Aguri Honda team.

The team drafted in James Rossiter for the test but the British driver was only able to complete ten lap in the SA07B before an undisclosed problem halted his day.

Unsurprisingly, Rossiter was slowest ... [ more ]

Jerez - McLaren Mercedes - Test day 1
With heavy rain leaving the track very wet McLaren Mercedes limited their testing programme in the morning to carrying out sign off tests on some of the new components on Heikki Kovalainen’s car with Pedro de la Rosa not leaving the garage apart from his installation lap first thing.

Once the track dried out in the ... [ more ]