Test Driver Crashes BMW i8 in Germany
24 Jan 2014, 10:03 UTC · By: Liana Nastase / When it comes to testing brand new cars, prototypes, one needs to be very careful as we’re talking about extremely expensive vehicles most of us can’t afford. Unfortunately, one particul...
Two Mercedes-Benz Test Drivers Killed in McLaren SLR Crash
7 Sep 2011, 14:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Supercars are engineered to handle the demands of high speed driving and when a professional test driver gets behind the wheel of such a machine, things should be safe. Well, unfortunately it ...
De la Rosa Back to McLaren as Reserve
10 Mar 2011, 09:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Pedro de la Rosa has returned “home” to McLaren Mercedes and will be test and reserve driver for the British squad for the 2011 season of Formula 1. The Spaniard had hoped to return t...
Badoer Says Emotional Good-Bye to Ferrari
9 Dec 2010, 07:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After 12 years spent within the Scuderia garage as either a test/reserve driver or an official racer, Italian driver Luca Badoer said an emotional good-bye to Ferrari yesterday, after a special visi...
Ferrari Confirms Badoer Out by Year End
8 Dec 2010, 09:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / We don't want to be rude or anything, but after a 12-year career as an official test and reserve driver for a team, one may consider that he deserves at least a full press release (stating the ...
De la Rosa Might Return to McLaren as Reserve Driver
7 Dec 2010, 11:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Spanish driver Pedro de la Rosa might return to his job as official tester and reserve driver for McLaren Mercedes. In case the F1 veteran fails to secure a racing spot for the 2011 campaign, which ...
Badoer to Leave Ferrari F1 Team
3 Dec 2010, 09:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Luca Badoer will reportedly leave Ferrari F1 Team before the official start of the 2011 season, after a 10-year tenure as test driver of the Prancing Horse. According to Italy's Autosprint maga...
Bianchi to Replace Fisichella at Ferrari
12 Nov 2010, 07:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Yesterday it was announced that 21-year old French driver Jules Bianchi will become the official test driver of Ferrari's F1 team for the 2011 season. The first member of the Ferrari Driver Aca...
Jules Bianchi Confirmed Ferrari Test Driver for 2011
11 Nov 2010, 10:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari confirmed today that they have signed Jules Bianchi as their new test driver for the 2011 season of Formula One. In fact, this may very well be regarded as a promotion for the 21-year old Fr...
De la Rosa Official Test Driver for Pirelli
23 Sep 2010, 13:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After two bad news, Pedro de la Rosa finally got some perspective for the final months of the 2010 Formula One season. According to the latest statements coming from Italian tire manufacturer Pirell...
Sauber Signs Esteban Gutierrez as 2011 Reserve
20 Sep 2010, 14:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / BMW Sauber-Ferrari has made the first step into securing their future – from a drivers standpoint – by signing the newly-crowned champion of the GP3 Series, 19-year-old Mexican Esteban G...
Grosjean Replaces Heidfeld as Pirelli Test Driver
17 Sep 2010, 06:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nick Heidfeld has just completed his last test with Pirelli this year, during a 2-day session at Jerez this week. However, more of a news is the fact that the Italian tire manufacturer, which will b...
Mercedes GP and Nick Heidfeld Part Ways
17 Aug 2010, 09:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes GP confirmed that they have released Nick Heidfeld of his contract with the Stuttgart-based manufacturer for the remainder of the 2010 Formula One season. This way, the 33-year old driver w...
Heidfeld Pushes for 2011 Seat in F1
28 Jul 2010, 07:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nick Heidfeld did not forget about Formula One, and it's likely that Formula One has not forgot about the 33-year old German either. Although he is currently a test and reserve driver for Merce...
Klien to Discuss Potential Friday Role with HRT F1?
12 Apr 2010, 10:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Last week, we had reported to you that Hispania Racing's team boss Colin Kolles was contemplating the signing of an experienced driver to develop the Dallara-built car through the Friday sessio...
Andy Soucek Signs Virgin Racing Deal
23 Feb 2010, 09:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / What was only a rumor yesterday turned into a certainty less than 24 hours later, as Spanish driver Andy Soucek was today confirmed as new test and reserve driver for newly-entrant team Virgin Racin...
Klien to Become McLaren's Test Driver
18 Feb 2010, 10:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Christian Klien might not leave the world of Formula One just yet, even though his chances of securing an F1 driver for the upcoming campaign are close to zero. The test/reserve driver market out th...
Massa Thinks Heidfeld Deserved 2010 F1 Drive
15 Feb 2010, 09:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Felipe Massa hasn't forgot all about his former teammate from Sauber F1, Nick Heidfeld. The two used to drive for Peter Sauber's team back in 2002, but only the Brazilian managed to mainta...
Heidfeld Holds No Regrets over Mercedes Move
13 Feb 2010, 05:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nick Heidfeld insisted that he feels no remorse over the fact that he'll take a sabbatical from F1 racing during the 2010 season. As confirmed by Mercedes GP last week, the German driver will n...
Paul di Resta to Be Force India's Test Driver in 2010
26 Jan 2010, 11:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While Force India is yet to make an announcement on their future test/reserve driver for the 2010 season of Formula One, McLaren's team principal Martin Whitmarsh had no problem revealing some ...