Paffett joins Williams to work in simulator
2016 F1 season
Williams has hired long-time McLaren tester Gary Paffett to be its new simulator driver.
Williams has hired long-time McLaren tester Gary Paffett to be its new simulator driver.
In the round-up: Chilton – I almost had same crash as Bianchi • Honda’s 2015 testing “useless” • Toro Rosso rushing to finish new car
Pastor Maldonado has announced his departure Formula One five years after making his debut as a Williams driver. Look back on his career in pictures.
Pastor Maldonado has officially confirmed he will not be on the F1 grid in 2016.
Force India has appointed Russian 16-year-old Nikita Mazepin as a development driver.
In the round-up: One month to agree 2017 rules • Toro Rosso wary of ‘pushing drivers too hard’ • Magnussen contract ‘may not be signed yet’
Top F1 figures are set to discuss the drivers’ call for rubber which allows them to drive flat-out. Is it time to ditch ‘designed to degrade’ tyres?
In the round-up: Ferrari to drop pull-rod suspension • Ericsson doubts Sweden will join calendar • Palmer to use number 30
Supply the best caption you can devise to go with this snap of Eddie Jordan handing Romain Grosjean an award at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year.
In the round-up: Haryanto’s F1 debut at risk over funds • Haas could share Ferrari reserve driver • 2017 rules delay ‘bad for small teams’
Over 100 driver penalties were issued for the first time last year, but the sanctions are becoming more lenient and consistent.
In the round-up: More signs Magnussen will replace Maldonado • “No doubts” over COTA – Ecclestone • Claire Williams: ‘I wish I was braver’
Pirelli has repeated its call for more tyre testing ahead of a crunch meeting over F1’s tyre plans for the future.
Jean Todt and Bernie Ecclestone made unlikely allies in their bid to change F1’s engine rules. But only one of them got what he really wanted.
In the round-up: Ecclestone sides with drivers’ call for ‘flat-out F1’ • Current engines most powerful – Mercedes • Ferrari livery ‘to go retro’
The organisers of Azerbaijan’s first F1 race have revealed more about the Baku City Circuit including the expected top and average speeds at the new track.
The first Formula One car from new team Haas will break cover when F1 testing begins on February 22nd at the Circuit de Catalunya.
In the round-up: Pirelli could make ‘performance’ tyres • Senna opposes aero boost • FIA leaning towards cockpit ‘halo’
Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time during Pirelli’s two-day test at Paul Ricard which was focused on developing new wet-weather compounds
The second and final day of wet tyre testing has begun at the Paul Ricard circuit in France.