Tag Archives: testing

2013: Spanish GP: Race Preview

Posted on May 8, 2013 by hannahough

Following four flyaway races and a three week gap, this weekend Formula One heads to Barcelona for the Spanish GP. The race, which kicks off the European leg of the season, was won last year by Pastor Maldonado. It was … Continue reading →

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2013: Winter Testing in Numbers

Posted on March 4, 2013 by hannahough

Winter testing drew to a close at the Circuit de Catalunya with Nico Rosberg topping the times. After twelve days of testing, split between Jerez and Barcelona, the teams now head to Melbourne for the start of the 2013 season. … Continue reading →

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It’s official: Adrian Sutil is back!

Posted on February 28, 2013 by hannahough

After months of speculation, Formula One’s most highly anticipated announcement has finally been made: Adrian Sutil will return to the Force India team for the 2013 season. Having previously driven for the team in their other guises, Sutil was dropped … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, News | Tagged 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, Adrian Sutil, Australian GP, Barcelona, F1, Force India, Formula 1, Formula One, Jerez, Jules Bianchi, midfield, Midland F1 Racing, Nico Hulkenberg, Paul di Resta, Sauber, Spyker, testing | Leave a comment

2013: Barcelona (2) Winter Test Preview

Posted on February 27, 2013 by hannahough

In just two weeks time, Formula One teams and drivers will be preparing to take to the track in Melbourne ahead of the first Grand Prix of the season. But first there is the small matter of the final winter … Continue reading →

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2013: Barcelona (1) Test in Numbers

Posted on February 22, 2013 by hannahough

Total Number of Laps Completed (by driver) Fernando Alonso 283 (three days) Max Chilton 241 (four days) Valtteri Bottas 189 (two days) Jean-Eric Vergne 186 (two days) Nico Hulkenberg 179 (two days) Pastor Maldonado 178 (two days) Sergio Perez 174 … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Testing | Tagged Adrian Sutil, Barcelona, Circuit de Catalunya, F1, Fernando Alonso, Formula 1, Formula One, Jules Bianchi, laps, McLaren, Sergio Perez, testing, times, Williams | 1 Comment

2013: Jerez Test in Numbers

Posted on February 8, 2013 by hannahough

Total Number of Laps Completed (by driver) Esteban Gutierrez 252 Paul di Resta 240 Felipe Massa 227 Sebastian Vettel 198 Sergio Perez 179 Nico Hulkenberg 178 Valtteri Bottas 178 Jean-Eric Vergne 177 Mark Webber 174 Charles Pic 166 Nico Rosberg … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Testing | Tagged driver, Esteban Gutiérrez, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, James Rossiter, Jerez, laps, Mercedes, Nico Rosberg, numbers, Paul di Resta, Pedro de la Rosa, pre-season, statistics, team, testing, times | 3 Comments

2012: Barcelona Test 2: Statistics

Posted on March 5, 2012 by hannahough

Number of lap (by driver) Nico Rosberg 257 Fernando Alonso 240 Sergio Perez 232 Daniel Ricciardo 231 Felipe Massa 227 Vitaly Petrov 224 Bruno Senna 212 Paul di Resta 206 Romain Grosjean 197 Lewis Hamilton 180 Michael Schumacher 179 Mark … Continue reading →

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2012: Barcelona 2: Day 4

Posted on March 4, 2012 by hannahough

Kimi Räikkönen ended 2012 pre-season testing at the top of the time sheets, also completing the most laps on the final day. Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso also completed a solid number of laps as the teams wrapped up their testing … Continue reading →

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2012: Barcelona 2: Day 2

Posted on March 2, 2012 by hannahough

Romain Grosjean topped the times as he went fastest with just three minutes to go. The session was delayed by half an hour due to heavy fog but ran half an hour later than the scheduled finishing time so the … Continue reading →

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2012: Barcelona 2: Day 1

Posted on March 1, 2012 by hannahough

Roman Grosjean returned to the top of the time-sheets,demonstrating that Lotus’ absence from testing last week hadn’t hindered them too much. His time was set towards the end of the day, moving ahead of Jenson Button who had topped the … Continue reading →

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