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Clarie Williams announced as deputy Team Principal

Williams Grand Prix Holdings PLC (WGPH, Ticker: WGF1) has announced today that Claire Williams is to become the Deputy Team Principal of the Williams F1 Team. This newly created position will see Claire work alongside...

Ma Qing Hua will participate in F1 Free Practise session

The Chinese driver, Ma Qing Hua will drive again a Formula 1 car this time with Caterham F1 Team in the next Gran Prix of the season, Gran Prix of China. This is what...

Barcelona could run out of GP in 2014

Barcelona track seems to enter the switching circuits with Valencia, according to recent statements by the President of Valencia. The Catalonia Circuit regain the controversy over the recent years these last Grand Prix in Formula...

Sebastian Vettel wins a tense Malaysian GP

Sebastian Vettel has won the second race of a great season surrounded by a huge controversy with his teammate. The two Red Bull drivers have followed slightly different strategies, but Webber had gone ahead...

Vettel gets the pole position under the water.

In Q1, the surprise has been the elimination of Valtteri Bottas. Jean Eric Vergne was the first eliminated, and has complained that a Marussia has spoiled his lap. The final position of the qualification...

Vettel sets the fastest time in FP3

A free of trouble FP3, but not less interesting. Sebastian Vettel has been fastest once again, but it doesn’t look like his Red Bull is as superior as in Australia, because he’s been closely...

Raikkonen at the top of the second free practice

Kimi Raikkonen continued his fine start to the 2013 season by setting the fastest time in second practice ahead of this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix. Raikkonen’s time of 1:36.569 was set on the medium compound...

FP1: Webber sets the pace in Sepang

Red Bull driver Mark Webber set the fastest time, followed by less than a tenth by Kimi Raikkonen, by Vettel a tenth and a half and 4th finished Alonso, a tenth ahead from Vettel. Both...

NEW P ZERO ORANGE TYRE MAKES ITS DEBUT IN MALAYSIA

The toughest compound in Pirelli’s new 2013 range of tyres makes its debut in Malaysia, complete with a brand new colour. The P Zero Orange hard has been nominated for Sepang together with the...

FP3 Rain is the main character today

It has been a fp3 where rain has been the main actor, all teams have tried to shoot dry as possible at the time the rain has allowed dry running in the Australian track....

FP2 – Red Bull scares, and Vettel dominates again

Sebastian Vettel dominated again the second practice session of Australia, the first GP of the season. Vettel set a time of 1:25.908 followed by his teammate Webber two tenths behind, and a surprising Nico...

First free practice of the Australian GP 2013 – F1

Sebastian Vettel was the fastest in the first practice session disputed in Australia. The German driver, as Fernando Alonso has done, had to roll out in the last 30 minutes of session, being the...

Australian GP Preview by Williams F1 Team

Mike Coughlan, Technical Director: We had a successful winter test and are continuing to look at all the data we gathered. Following this, we have some further aero tests planned for Friday with both drivers...

Hamilton breaks all the times

Lewis Hamilton was the fastest in the seventh day of preseason testing at the Circuit of Catalunya. The Mercedes British driver scored a stratospheric time in the morning session, which has led him to...

Jules Bianchi to Race

We have appointed 23 year old Frenchman Jules Bianchi to a race seat for the 2013 season. Jules will participate in the remaining two days of the final pre-season test in Barcelona this week to...

Grosjean dominates the rainy second day in Montmeló

One more day, the rain has been the protagonist in these preseason tests in Montmeló. The session has already started from the beginning with the wet track. The rain has been making intermittent appearances...

Mark Webber, the fastest during the first day of the second tests in Montmeló

The Red Bull pilot Mark Webber ruled the rainy test session in Barcelona followed by Hamilton, Vergne and Bottas. Massa was eighth having had a problem at the end. Webber did his timing with...

Official: Adrian Sutil will drive for Force India in 2013

Force India has confirmed today that Adrian Sutil, German driver aged 30, will be back in Formula 1 racing for them, alongside Paul di Resta. This way, Jules Bianchi will probably remain as third...

Hamilton leads a complicated fourth day in Barcelona

Just as expected, the rain and bad weather have appeared today in the Montmelo circuit. Session began with a slightly rain, but the track was still dry. The drivers could not use it thanks...

Oris and Williams, to continue their partnership

Williams F1 Team has announced this morning that their partnership with Oris has been renewed. Swiss watches manufacturer Oris entered into partnership with Williams in 2003, so this is going to be their eleventh...

Barcelona Test Report, day 3. Fastest time for Alonso.

Morning: Fernando Alonso has set the fastest time this morning in Montmeló, with a 1:22.875 in soft tyres. Ferrari's been working on short stints this morning. Pastor Maldonado (Williams) has been the driver who's...

Barcelona Test Report, day 2

Morning: Lewis Hamilton has been the man who has done more laps this morning. After a first contact, the Englishman has made four lengthy stints, lowering his times every time he went back to...

Barcelona test report, day 1

Most of the teams have published a report on the first testing day in Barcelona, let's see what they've explained following the results order: Mercedes: Nico Rosberg has done 54 laps the best of which...

UPS, new sponsor for Ferrari

Before the beginning of the Test in Catalonia Circuit, Ferrari announced a new patner: the logistical company UPS. This agreement is for many years, and not only to became a patner of Team, but...

Williams launches the FW35

Williams has launched his new car. The team said that they have made "some big improvements", and there is a new vanity panel to smoth the step. Pastor Maldonado: "There is a lot of innovations...

Force India and Mercedes announce their line-up for tests

Force India has announced on his website that Paul di Resta will drive the car during tuesday and wednesday. Adrian Sutil will do it thursay, and Jules Bianchi will drive the final day. Sutil...

Driver line-up for Barcelona test

This week, the second preseason test will take part at Circuit de Catalunya (Montmeló, Barcelona), from 19th to 22nd. Williams will launch his new car tomorrow, just before the test starts. Another point of...

Preview Test in Barcelona: The teams try out full Pirelli Tyre range on familiar...

The teams head off to Barcelona this week for the second four-day test of the year. The venue is the Circuit de Catalunya: a popular location for testing due to temperatures that are usually...

Pirelli announces nominations for start of 2013 season

For the start of the 2013 Formula One World Championship season, Pirelli has nominated its slick P Zero compounds for the first four races in Australia, Malaysia, China and Bahrain. In Australia, the P Zero...

The truth about Jerez

The tests that have been carried out on February 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th in Jerez, have given much of themselves. Sauber has been the team with more laps done, and the least has...