Toro Rosso impressed by Renault gains
2017 F1 season
Toro Rosso has praised the gains made by engine supplier Renault, who it is working with again following a one-year spell with Ferrari.
Toro Rosso has praised the gains made by engine supplier Renault, who it is working with again following a one-year spell with Ferrari.
Lewis Hamilton has backed Ross Brawn’s suggestion of running a non-championship event to experiment with a new race format.
Williams rookie driver Lance Stroll received words of encouragement from one of his F1 rivals after damaging his car twice in his first two days of testing.
Williams will not take part in the fourth day of testing today after its car was damaged in Lance Stroll’s crash yesterday.
Today’s wet weather test is unlikely to provide useful data because the conditions won’t be representative of real racing conditions, according to drivers.
F1 Fanatic is at the Circuit de Catalunya for the first test of the 2017 F1 season. Join us to follow all of the developments from day four.
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Williams defended its rookie driver Lance Stroll after a crash on Wednesday left the team’s participation in the final day of the test in doubt.
Sebastian Vettel is keeping his hopes in check despite Ferrari consistently featuring near the top of the times in testing so far.
Lewis Hamilton remains unconvinced the new regulations for 2017 will deliver more exciting action on the track after his first runs in the new Mercedes.
A flying lap by Valtteri Bottas left Mercedes just 0.024 seconds away from hitting F1’s target of improving lap times by five seconds.
McLaren says there is no fundamental problem with its new Honda power unit despite its early problems.
Pirelli have met the goal of producing tyres which give very little degradation, according to Jolyon Palmer.
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Fernando Alonso says Formula One’s new cars for 2017 could make it harder to tell which drivers are performing best.
Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery has predicted Formula One’s new cars will set a record-breaking pace.
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve has extended its deal to host the Canadian Grand Prix until 2029.
Romain Grosjean is wary Pirelli’s wider tyres could be more prone to aquaplaning in 2017.
F1 Fanatic is at the Circuit de Catalunya for the first test of the 2017 F1 season. Join us to follow all of the developments from day three.
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