Better racing in 2017? “Don’t hold your breath” says Hamilton
2017 F1 season
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.
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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Jolyon Palmer admitted he was amazed at how much running Mercedes and Ferrari have managed to accumulate in the first two days of testing.
Stoffel Vandoorne says it isn’t clear yet whether the power unit problem which stopped his running today is related to his team mate’s yesterday.
Max Verstappen says he has already tried overtaking in the new Red Bull and isn’t concerned passing will be more difficult this year.
Ferrari were quickest on the second day of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya as Kimi Raikkonen put over 100 laps on the SF70H.
Pirelli says its new tyres are degrading at a much lower rate and it is “very unlikely” to resort to using its backup 2016-style compounds.
Lance Stroll said he will change his approach when he gets back in the Williams tomorrow after a spin ended his running early today.
Williams has confirmed it will not run any more in the second day of F1 testing following Lance Stroll’s spin in the morning.
Day two at the Circuit de Catalunya and the cars are getting faster. See how close they’ve got to the five-second lap time target.
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