Honda Sold? – Test Possible Next Week

Team staff at Honda’s Brackley headquarters have been told to prepare for imminent winter tests in Spain and subsequently the beginning of the 2009 season in Australia. “Everything’s positive — it’s all going ahead. Contracts are agreed and signed. It’s with the lawyers,” a source at the team told BBC Sport. It is almost certain [...]

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Jerez Test Day 3 – Hamilton Fastest

In contrast to the ongoing sandstorm debacle in Bahrain, sunny conditions greeted the five teams taking part in the third day of testing at Jerez in Spain.
2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton was back behind the wheel of the new McLaren Mercedes as the team continued to run the MP4-24 with the 2008 specification rear wing.
While [...]

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Bahrain Test Day 2 – Massa Fastest

Sunny conditions greeted Ferrari briefly this morning before conditions deteriorated and resulted in the curtailing of further running.
Today’s programme was stopped early, less than two hours after the start, because of a sandstorm hitting the Sakhir circuit, which meant it was impossible for the medical helicopter to fly, in the event of an emergency.
Up to [...]

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Jerez Test Day 2 – Kovalainen Fastest

While conditions in Bahrain resulted in a shortened programme for BMW Sauber, Ferrari and Toyota, the teams testing back in Europe enjoyed sunny conditions in what was the second day of the group test.
Heikki Kovalainen was back in action for the McLaren Mercedes team having dispensed of the 2009-specification rear wing in preference for 2008 [...]

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Bahrain Test Day 1 – Glock Fastest

Toyota’s Timo Glock led the opening day of testing today in Sakhir, as Ferrari, BMW Sauber and Toyota got their pre-season programmes back on-track. Glock, Massa and Kubica were on duty for their respective teams, with all drivers completing well over a race distance.
Unsurprisingly, the weather in Sakhir today was bright and sunny, bar a [...]

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Jerez Test – Day 1 – Vettel Fastest

Testing resumed today in Jerez. While BMW Sauber, Ferrari and Toyota tested in Bahrain, the remaining teams minus Force India Mercedes, were back in action at the Spanish test venue.
Sebastien Buemi set the pace as expected in the 2008 specification Toro Rosso Ferrari but his times are effectively meaningless in comparison with the other drivers [...]

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Red Bull RB5 Unveiled

Red Bull Racing this morning unveiled the new Renault-powered RB5 challenger that the team hope will be a step forward from the 2008 package which propelled the Milton Keynes-based team to seventh in the championship.
On hand for the unveiling of the new car in Spain, were Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber who will both test [...]

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The New Red Bull RB5 Video Preview

The Red Bull RB5 will officially be presented on Monday February 9th at the Jerez circuit in Spain, but we can already present the car to you thanks to a spectacular 3D animation video showcasing the differences between the RB4 and the new RB5.
The computer-animated clip features Mark Webber and Sebastian [...]

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Takuma Sato Very Disappointed

Scuderia Toro Rosso today confirmed that Sebastien Bourdais will remain with the team through 2009 alongside Sebastien Buemi. The news was naturally a disappointment for former Honda protégé Takuma Sato who had been in the running for the drive.
Takuma Sato
“I am not sure what my future holds, I will be discussing with my Manager what [...]

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Sebastien Bourdais Confirmed At Toro Rosso

After a winter of uncertainty Scuderia Toro Rosso today confirmed that Sebastien Bourdais will drive for the team again this season. It will be the 29 year-old Frenchman’s second season in Formula One and this year he will team up with Rookie Sebastien Buemi.
Sebastien Bourdais
“It has been a very long and difficult winter, but now [...]

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Mark Webber To Test RB5 Next Week

 

Mark Webber is using a cryogenic chamber and sub-zero therapy as a tool to returning to full fitness ahead of the 2009 World Championship. The Australian, who badly broke the two bones in his lower right leg in late November, is scheduled to return to the cockpit of his Red Bull next week. It emerged [...]

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Renault May Test At Silverstone

Renault has decided to add one more test to its pre-season preparations, according to the Spanish sports newspaper Diario AS.
The French team, believed to have struggled at the R29’s weather-affected debut test in Portugal, was scheduled to wind-up its winter programme on March 14th, some two weeks before the Australian Grand Prix.
But AS claims that [...]

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BMW Sauber Move Test To Bahrain

BMW Sauber has confirmed reports that it is set to join next week’s Bahrain tests. The Hinwil-based team had been scheduled to follow the majority of teams to Jerez in Spain, but following the recently affected Portimao session, more bad weather is expected in Europe in the coming days. Ferrari and Toyota will also be [...]

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