Ford Starts Plug-In Hybrid Testing in Florida
3 Mar 2010, 10:30 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Ford wants more plug-in hybrid cars in its line-up, so the American automaker decided to expand the range of its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) research program with the help of its regional...
Heidfeld Will Not Test for Mercedes GP This Winter
8 Feb 2010, 07:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Nick Heidfeld was signed as test and reserve driver for Mercedes GP this season, the German will not see too much of this year's car prior to the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The...
Valentino Rossi Fastest in Day 1 of Sepang Testing
4 Feb 2010, 11:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The first test meeting of the year in the MotoGP championship finally started in Sepang, with Italian Valentino Rossi clearly the rider to beat on Thursday. Only hours after FIAT Yamaha presented th...
Alonso Tops First Hour of Valencia Testing on Wednesday
3 Feb 2010, 10:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso didn't take long to climb on top of the timing reports in Valencia, as the Spaniard delighted his home crowd after one hour of testing by setting the fastest time on Wednesday. ...
Ferrari Changes Valencia Testing Schedule
1 Feb 2010, 08:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the failed promotional running of the Ferrari F60 by Brazilian race driver Felipe Massa, the Italian team decided to proceed to some changes regarding their maiden official test of the sea...
Ferrari Cancel Promotional F10 Test on Friday
29 Jan 2010, 13:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari will not debut their F10 model on the track this weekend, as poor weather near Maranello forced the Scuderia to cancel their promotional drive of the car on the Fiorano circuit. The drive wa...
Carlos Checa Tops Valencia Testing
29 Jan 2010, 11:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After being unable to complete the test session on Wednesday due to the bad weather conditions, yesterday Althea Ducati riders Carlos Checa and Shane Byrne were finally able to show their skills at ...
Barrichello Will Debut FW32 at Valencia
28 Jan 2010, 07:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Williams F1 Team will debut their 2010 challenger next Monday, on Valencia's Ricardo Tormo Circuit. The team announced it for quite some time, as a spokesman for the British organization reveal...
Campos to Miss All Testing Season in 2010?
27 Jan 2010, 12:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With their financial future still unclear before the official start of the testing season, Campos Grand Prix is allegedly in danger of missing all testing action prior to the season opening Bahrain ...
Valentino Rossi Tests Ferrari's F1 Simulator, New 458 Italia
18 Jan 2010, 09:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi decided to prepare himself for the testing session with Ferrari later this week and made a short visit to the Fiorano track during the course of last weekend. While initially plannin...
Alonso Not Bothered by Schumacher's GP2 Test
18 Jan 2010, 09:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso doesn't have any problem with Michael Schumacher's testing a GP2 development car for three days, prior to the official start of the testing season in Formula One. The Spani...
Alonso Ignores Hamilton Jibe
15 Jan 2010, 08:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso refused to spend too much time responding to Lewis Hamilton during the media meetings Ferrari held at the Madonna di Campiglio ski resort in northern Italy. Earlier this month, his f...
Schumacher Fires Up Best Time in Last Day at Jerez
15 Jan 2010, 07:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Michael Schumacher concluded the GP2 test in Jerez on Thursday, after finally being able to do some proper driving on the Spanish track in the last day of the session. Scheduled to take the wheel of...
Schumacher Reveals Slight Neck Pain during GP2 Test
14 Jan 2010, 09:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Here we go again! Following the second day of testing a GP2 development car at Jerez, 7-time world champion Michael Schumacher revealed to the media that he feels a bit of pain in his neck. Sounds f...
Rossi To Test a Ferrari F2008 in Barcelona
13 Jan 2010, 15:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Thought it may appear to be a deja-vu, current MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi will take a Ferrari to the track again later this month, Ferrari confirmed today. The Italian earned this by clin...
IRL Cuts Down Pre-Season Testing to One Event
13 Jan 2010, 11:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In a recent attempt to cut down expenditures of the teams lining up for the 2010 IndyCar Series, the North American championship officials decided to reduce the pre-season testing to only one sessio...
US F1 Gets 2 Extra Testing Days Prior to 2010 Season
11 Jan 2010, 14:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / We've already reported to you that US F1 team has received dispensation from the International Automobile Federation (FIA) to debut their 2010 challenger in the United States. Due to geographic...
F1 Teams Want to Test in Bahrain
10 Jan 2010, 13:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although the entire testing in the off-season has been scheduled by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) only on European soil, the Formula One teams are now discussing the possibility of t...
Lotus F1 to Launch Car on February 5
8 Jan 2010, 11:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus F1 Team will definitely miss the first official test of the off-season, at Valencia's Ricardo Tormo Circuit, as confirmed by the team's chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne. Accordi...
Vermeulen Completes Testing in Spain
23 Dec 2009, 12:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Finally, the Kawasaki WSBK racing team test programme in Spain came to an end, with positive results for Chris Vermeulen, who declared himself impressed with the progress which was made the past few...