Stories about: Valencia

Maldonado Feels No Pressure on F1 Debut

8 Feb 2011, 07:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Pastor Maldonado signed a one-year racing deal with Williams F1 Team for the 2011 season, replacing one of the most talented and impressive rookies of 2010, Nico Hulkenberg. And although that should...

Button Praises New Pirelli Tires

4 Feb 2011, 10:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In the wake of recent criticism related to the high level of degradation experienced by the new Pirelli tires, 2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button argued that the new compound will bring to the sp...

Kubica Takes R31 to the Top in Valencia Despite Problems

4 Feb 2011, 10:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The first group test of the winter, in Valencia, ended with a surprising car on top of the timing reports. After 3 days of lapping the Ricardo Tormo circuit, it was Renault that saw its highly-innov...

Pirelli Boss Defends F1 Tires after Valencia Test

4 Feb 2011, 08:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The majority of the drivers present in Valencia to test their 2010- and 2011-spec single-seaters have agreed that the new compound provided by Pirelli wears out quite fast. While some like it, as it...

FIA Adds New Regulations to Adjustable Rear Wing Concept

4 Feb 2011, 08:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has brought some further clarifications to the adjustable rear wing concept introduced in Formula 1 as of this season. Throughout this week's r...

Felipe Massa's Ferrari Catches Fire in Valencia

3 Feb 2011, 11:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Felipe Massa did not have the start of his dreams with the new Ferrari F150 in Valencia, as his 2011 challenger caught fire due to an oil leak in the early stages of the Thursday session. Having ...

Hamilton Says McLaren MP4-26 Different from Rival Cars

3 Feb 2011, 09:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / All major title contenders for the 2011 Formula 1 championship have already unveiled their challengers prior to the first group test of the winter, in Valencia, trying to do as much mileage as possi...

Alonso Tackles 2011 F1 Season with No Pressure

3 Feb 2011, 08:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Despite dominating the action in Valencia on Wednesday, Fernando Alonso stopped short from making bold predictions for the 2011 Formula 1 championship. The 2-time world champion played it safe in fr...

F1 Drivers Confirm High Pirelli Tire Wear

3 Feb 2011, 07:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The first group test of the 2011 Formula One championship has gotten under way in Valencia earlier this week, and it seems that Pirelli already has some homework to do before the next F1 meeting, at...

Alonso Sets Pace on Day 2 in Valencia

3 Feb 2011, 06:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso took Ferrari on top of the timing reports in Valencia on Wednesday, after Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel had dominated the running on Day 1 of the group test. Once again, the S...

Lotus T128 Begins 2011 Testing in Valencia

2 Feb 2011, 11:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Team Lotus continue to shock the world of Formula 1 with their overoptimistic predictions for the 2011 season. And unless they are looking to make fools out of themselves, they'd better back it...

Ecclestone Aims to Strip Spain of One F1 Race

2 Feb 2011, 10:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A nation cannot have more than one Grand Prix during the course of the same season in Formula 1. That's what everybody kept saying when the Italian capital of Rome was knocking on F1's doo...

Vettel Yet to Nickname Red Bull RB7 for 2011

2 Feb 2011, 09:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Winning often comes with a superstition related to it and, since we're talking about reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel, we figure most of you already know what the German driver's i...

Schumacher Optimistic Despite Limited Valencia Running

2 Feb 2011, 08:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Michael Schumacher did not show a pessimistic face following the first day of action in Valencia on Tuesday, despite the fact that his running on the Spanish track has been limited due to a hydrauli...

Alonso Enjoys High Mileage with F150 in Valencia

2 Feb 2011, 07:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso couldn't wait to get his hands on Ferrari's new F150, and his desire to understand the car as mush as possible was obvious by the high number of laps he put in yesterday. T...

Vettel Tops First Test of the Season, in Valencia [Gallery]

2 Feb 2011, 07:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull have began their preparation for the 2011 Formula 1 championship the same way they ended the 2010 season, on top of the classification. After a limited programme in the morning, when he had...

Renault Stuns F1 with Innovative Exhaust System

2 Feb 2011, 06:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the first day of testing in Valencia, it was not Ferrari, Red Bull or Mercedes GP that stole the show, like everyone would have expected, but Lotus Renault. And their newly launched black&...

Alonso Sets Early Pace in Valencia

1 Feb 2011, 14:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari and Fernando Alonso finished the first session of winter testing at Valencia's Ricardo Tormo circuit on top of the timing reports, as the Spaniard put more than 2 tenths of a second bet...

Mercedes GP Aims for Stronger 2011 F1 Campaign

1 Feb 2011, 10:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / All eyes (or at least the majority of them) will be Mercedes Grand Prix this season, as this is the team everybody expects to have the most important improvement curve from all F1 contenders in 2011...

Red Bull Racing Unveils RB7

1 Feb 2011, 10:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Racing have become the 5th team to unveil its 2011-spec single-seater before the Valencia group test this week. After some pictures of the Red Bull RB7 had appeared on the team's media...