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Stroll confident despite a mistake

Lance Stroll has finished his first Formula 1 official appearance at Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit earlier than expected in the second day of pre-season testing. The Canadian was only able to complete 12 laps with the medium...

Dennis appointed as advisor of Defense Innovation

Ron Dennis has found a new role after being replaced by Zak Brown as McLaren's executive chairman. After 35 years as Executive Chairman, Ron Dennis left the team and Zak Brown replaced him. Dennis' new adventure will...

Hamilton leads the way in Barcelona

Lewis Hamilton keeps the momentum and sets the fastest lap time of the 2017 pre-season testing day 2 at Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit. He finished ahead of Räikkönen and Ocon. Today’s morning has been a little bit...

Tatiana Calderón becomes Sauber Development Driver

The Sauber F1 Team is pleased to announce Tatiana Calderón as a Development Driver for 2017. The 23-year-old started her racing career in karting back in her home country Colombia when she was nine...

Horner rate today as “unlucky” day

The Team Principal of Red Bull Racing, Christian Horner is confident on the reliability of the car, playing down the issues that they suffered today in the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit. Despite first engine sensor, and then...

Hamilton starts 2017 on top

The 3 times Formula 1 world-champion has been the fastest on the opening pre-season test day at Barcelona-Catalunya circuit. The Briton was the quickest of the day, beating the pole position lap time with a...

Bouiller blames Honda once again

The McLaren Racing Director, reported to FormulaRapida.net what was the reason of the lack of mileage in today’s first day of pre-season testing at Barcelona. Eric Bouiller, reported that they had a problem with the...

Wehrlein with no pain, hopes to test next week

Pascal Wehrlein reported today that he is no longer having pain on his injury but, he is not testing in order to avoid difficulties in the future. The new driver of Sauber F1 Team, Pascal...

Vettel set the pace in the morning

Sebastian Vettel has been the quickest during the morning practice at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, in the first hours of official Formula 1 testing. The morning started with some problems for Fernando Alonso (McLaren-Honda) and Daniel...

McLaren in trouble already in Day 1

It’s not the best way to start the 2017 Formula 1 season for McLaren-Honda, who have only completed one lap this morning. Despite having had two filming days for the British team, McLaren was only able to complete...

Driver’s line-up for F1 Pre-Season Test 1 in Barcelona

Today finally starts the 2017 pre-season of FIA Formula1 at Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit. Next up we tell you who is driving every day. With team teams on track, 21 drivers will be driving in the Catalan...

Preview: 2017 Formula 1 pre-season in Barcelona

The “Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya”, as usual, will host the end of the silence of the "off season", and will give us the answer to all the questions that the whole F1 paddock and its...

Toro Rosso changes its livery for the STR12

After twelve years spent with the same livery, Toro Rosso unveiled a new livery inspired by their new sponsor for the STR12. It’s at 18:00 today that Toro Rosso unveiled their 2017 car in the...

Red Bull unveils RB13

RB13 was unveiled today by Red Bull Racing prior to pre-season testing in Barcelona. Red Bull decided to play with the odds with their car names RB13 and presented at 13:13. The team lead by...

Haas officially unveils its VF-17

Haas F1 Team has presented its car for its second season in Formula One. Despite the leaked pictures of yesterday’s shake down in Barcelona, Haas F1 Team presented their new car under the name of...

Williams officially unveil the FW40

Williams have officially pulled the covers of their 2017 Formula One racing car, the Mercedes-powered FW40. Named to mark the team's 40th anniversary, the car was revealed two days ahead of the start of 2017...

Antonio Giovinazzi replaces Wehrlein in Barcelona

Antonio Giovinazzi replaces Pascal Wehrlein for pre-season testing in Barcelona. Following his accident in the Race of Champions in Miami in last January, Pascal Wehrlein had been forced to sit off for the first week...

All-new McLaren-Honda MCL32 breaks cover

A stunning new colour scheme that harks back to the team’s 1960s roots, a restructure in senior management, a new race driver, and a set of challenging but exciting new technical regulations all frame...

Ferrari reveals the SF70H

The 63rd single-seater designed and built by Scuderia Ferrari to take part in the Formula 1 World Championship is born out of a regulation change that is without precedent in this category of motor...

Mercedes unveils its W03

  The most excepted F1 car of 2017 has been unveiled today at Silverstone by Mercedes AMG F1. The date of presentation being the same than the promotional shakedown, the first pictures of the new Mercedes...

2 years of success of the SMP F4 NEZ

The FZ NEZ (Northern European Zone) in its short two years of life has managed to have no fewer than three graduates in the orbit of F1 teams. Niko Kari and Richard Verschoor, champions in...

Force India reveals new look for 2017 season

Sahara Force India launched its 2017 season today offering fans and media their first look at the team’s new car, the VJM10. Silverstone circuit was the venue as Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon pulled...

Norris joins and leads McLaren Junior Program

McLaren-Honda is pleased to announce the recruitment of another exciting talent to its Young Driver Programme, following Stoffel Vandoorne’s successful graduation to a Formula 1 race seat for the 2017 season alongside Fernando Alonso.  Lando...

Aitken, Fewtrell, Opmeer and Yue Yang the juniors of Renault

The Renault Sport Academy was launched by Renault Sport Racing and Renault Sport Formula One Team in February 2016, tasked with continuing Renault’s rich heritage of developing young driver talent, with the aspiration of...

Wolff and Lauda renew Mercedes contracts until 2020

Team bosses Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda have signed new contracts with Mercedes, tying them to the world championship squad until the end of 2020. “It’s great news that Toto and Niki have extended their...

Renault target fifth place with launch of the R.S.17

Renault have revealed their new car, with drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Jolyon Palmer taking the wraps of the R.S.17 at an unveiling ceremony in the UK on Tuesday. With it the team are targeting...

Sauber reveal new car in anniversary livery

Sauber have become the second team to release pictures of their 2017 challenger, with the Swiss team also unveiling a brand-new colour scheme. The Ferrari-powered C36 will run in a blue, white and gold livery...

Williams Retains Paul Di Resta as Reserve Driver for 2017

WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING is pleased to announce Paul Di Resta will remain as its official Reserve Driver for the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship season. Paul made his Formula One debut in 2009 as...

James Allison to join Mercedes as technical director

Mercedes have announced that James Allison will become part of the team from the start of March. The British engineer has won world championships with both Ferrari and Renault, in addition to holding senior...

Wehrlein sits out of first Barcelona tests

Sauber driver Pascal Wehrlein has been said inapt to F1 driving for the first tests in Barcelona at the end of the month. Pascal Wehrlein has been forced to sit out of F1 testing following...