Vermeulen Makes Progress in Almeria Testing
22 Dec 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Having been signed by Kawasaki for the 2010 World Superbike Championship season, Chris Vermeulen recently completed two days of testing at the Almeria circuit in Spain. The tests were reportedly fru...
Leon Haslam Confident in 2010 Season
20 Dec 2009, 15:48 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Having left the recently defunct Stiggy Racing Honda team, Leon Haslam, who has been signed by the Alstare Suzuki team for the next WSBK Championship season, is feeling confident in his chance...
Virgin Racing Announce F1 Car Ready by February Testing
15 Dec 2009, 11:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After confirming their second race driver for the 2010 Formula One championship, in the person of Brazilian racer Lucas di Grassi, Virgin Racing also confirmed the fact that their 2010 challenger is...
Ferrari Signs Jules Bianchi after Jerez Test
2 Dec 2009, 14:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari's announcement last month that they are looking to sign a young promising driver for a potential job with the Scuderia's F1 operations seems to have been serious business. After on...
Ecclestone to Push for Monday Testing in F1
12 Oct 2009, 10:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone echoed the voices of the team principals in Formula One when arguing that the lack of in-season testing has put an end to the test-driver era in the series and has made it virtuall...
KTM Takes 2010 X-Bow GT4 Testing
22 Sep 2009, 10:42 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After conducting a number of racing enhancements on its X-BOW GT4, KTM took it to the track to complete some final tests the past weekend at the 2009 British GT championship. The machine qualified j...
Ferrari to Push for Testing Ban Exemption for Massa
10 Sep 2009, 10:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari yesterday unveiled that they will ask the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the members of the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) for an exemption from the current in-season te...
Bourdais Wants F1 Drive in 2010
11 Aug 2009, 10:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / French driver Sebastien Bourdais is determined to make a Formula One comeback from as early as next year. After being ousted by Scuderia Toro Rosso following the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring...
De La Rosa Urges FIA, FOTA to Change Risky Test Rules
17 Jul 2009, 07:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Iconic figure of the Grand Prix Drivers Association (GPDA), Spanish driver Pedro de la Rosa urged the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the members of the FOTA to change the testing rule...
Toyota's Prius, Not Tree Hugging but Tree Cutting
3 Jul 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Here's a piece of news that might keep fake city environmentalists and Prius owners up all night, curled up in a fetal position. While largely perceived as a company devoted to the preservation...
Honda Insight Gets Bad CR Review
30 Jun 2009, 09:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The acclaimed Honda Insight hybrid seems not to be to the liking of Consumer Reports (CR) engineers who, after testing the vehicle, came to the conclusion that its only worth-mentioning achievement ...
Senna Wants 2010 Drive, Not 2009 Vacancy Role
12 Jun 2009, 07:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Brazilian driver Bruno Senna reiterated his desire to debut in Formula One and revealed he is ready to wait until 2010 to secure a driving seat. When asked by British magazine AUTOSPORT if he would ...
Paul Ricard Testing - Results Day 1
12 Mar 2009, 10:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The GP2 Series teams have concluded their first testing session at Paul Ricard this week, with the best time of the day going to new Super Nova driver Javier Villa. Trying on the brand new engine pr...
KERS Failure Stops Ferrari's Test Session in Barcelona
11 Mar 2009, 11:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen might have topped yesterday's testing session at Barcelona, but Ferrari were certainly not very content with the car's development on Tuesday. The Finnish driver focused muc...
Alexander Wurz Takes Advisory Role with Brawn GP
11 Mar 2009, 10:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The fact that Ross Brawn managed to save Honda's F1 team thanks to the management buyout confirmed late last week did not necessarily mean good news for until-then test driver Alexander Wurz. K...
Renault Give Alonso More Testing Days to Develop 2009 Car
11 Mar 2009, 09:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso has taken over from Nelsinho Piquet during the second day of testing at Barcelona this week. Although the Brazilian was scheduled to complete 2 days of testing at the Circuit de Cata...
Dovizioso Unhappy with New Bike from Honda
10 Mar 2009, 10:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Andrea Dovizioso was arguably one of the most impressive riders to debut in the MotoGP last season. Although he competed on a customer Honda bike, the Italian – former 125cc champion – s...
McLaren and Red Bull Revise Cars at Barcelona
10 Mar 2009, 09:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / For the first time this off-season, all 10 teams have tested their 2009 challengers in the same day and on the same circuit, at Barcelona, this week. Apart from seeing Ross Brawn's new car at w...
Massa Wants Testing Champions, Shorter F1 Races
5 Mar 2009, 08:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Massa seems to have returned from Brazil full of new exciting ideas. The Ferrari driver revealed some of his own thoughts on how the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) and FIA could make the sport...
McLaren to Debut KERS in Australia
4 Mar 2009, 13:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While most teams are keeping quiet on their plans to use the Kinetic Energy Recovery System next year – most of whom have already announced the delay in implementing the new system until after...