Nine teams have launched their 2012 Formula One cars so far. Of those, all but the McLaren feature a stepped nose that dominates the appearance of the front half of each car. The initial reaction of many was to declare the cars "ugly". After a bit of consideration, I have to strongly disagree. The 2012 cars are beautiful.... Continue Reading →
Jerez Day 4 – Alonso’s glory run
The final day of the first pre-season test at Jerez saw a suddenly quick Ferrari, driven by Fernando Alonso. Alonso delighted his Spanish fans by setting the quickest lap of 1m18.877s, in what can only be assumed to be a glory run. The Ferrari has not been quick the whole week, and Alonso completed only... Continue Reading →
Jerez Day 4 – Live Commentary
Day 4 of the first pre-season test is well underway. Follow Autosport.com's live commentary: http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/438
Jerez Day 3 – Rosberg leads, Lotus impresses
Nico Rosberg led the way in testing today, beating team-mate Michael Schumacher's fastest time of yesterday by almost a full second. Rosberg clocked up 118 laps in the Mercedes W02 with a fastest time of 1m17.613. It is worth noting, though, that Rosberg and Schumacher's lap times cannot be compared with the rest of the... Continue Reading →
