F1 testing

Kevin Magnussen says he is "not getting excited" despite finishing second for Haas on the penultimate day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Barcelona, remaining wary about the programmes other teams ran.

Stoffel Vandoorne feels it was "important" for McLaren to bounce back from its reliability issues earlier this week and complete more than two race distances on the penultimate day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Barcelona.

Sebastian Vettel may have obliterated the existing track record on the morning of day three of the final Formula 1 pre-season test in Barcelona, but a look at the numbers suggests Ferrari may not hold the advantage reflected in the end-of-day timesheets.

Sebastian Vettel ended the penultimate day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Barcelona quickest for Ferrari as his new track record from the morning session went unbeaten through the afternoon.

Formula 1 pre-season testing continues in earnest at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Thursday as drivers and teams get their penultimate day of running before the first race of the year.

Sebastian Vettel stole a march on the field through the morning session of the penultimate day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Barcelona, blitzing the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya track record as Ferrari turned up the wick.

The updated classification from day three of the final F1 pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. F 1 Pre-Season Testing - Day 7 Lap Times (12pm)

The updated classification from day three of the final F1 pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. F1 Pre-Season Testing - Day 7 Lap Times (11am)

The updated classification from day three of the final F1 pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. F1 Pre-Season Testing - Day 7 Lap Times (10am)

Romain Grosjean fears there could be "carnage" on standing restarts that could be used in Formula 1 following a red flag stoppage in 2018 following initial trials in Barcelona this week.

Six days down, two to go. Formula 1’s pre-season testing schedule in Barcelona is starting to wind down, yet after the freezing conditions that marred much of last week’s running, we are only just starting to see the teams and drivers stretch the legs of their new cars.

Low track temperatures and the new track surface at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya left drivers struggling to manage their tyres through Tuesday's Formula 1 pre-season test running.

Formula 1 pre-season testing takes place at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain across the end of February and beginning of March, giving all 10 teams a chance to complete an extended run with their new cars for the first time.

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Pierre Gasly remained upbeat about Toro Rosso's running on the opening day of the second Formula 1 pre-season test in Barcelona, finding plenty of positives to take from the day despite losing the afternoon session to a brake issue.

Sebastian Vettel led Ferrari to the top of the timesheets on the opening day of the second Formula 1 pre-season test in Barcelona as McLaren completed fewer laps than any other team, suffering three on-track stoppages.

Zak Brown hopes that Fernando Alonso will not only see out his time in Formula 1 with the McLaren team, but also remain with the British marque until he is ready to retire from all forms of motorsport.

Full testing times from the first day of the second F1 pre-season test at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain (Tuesday 1pm).

McLaren hit early trouble on the opening day of the second Formula 1 pre-season test in Barcelona as Stoffel Vandoorne suffered two stoppages within the first hour of running on Tuesday.

As snow stopped play for Formula 1 last Wednesday in Barcelona , Crash.net's Luke Smith sat down with Haas driver Kevin Magnussen to look ahead to the new season, talk about the Dane's Indianapolis 500 dr

Red Bull Formula 1 chief Christian Horner says he has never doubted the team has enjoyed parity with the works Renault team for its power units, but believes the recent FIA technical directive is a positive step.

Pierre Gasly feels the time he spent racing in Japan last year is easing Honda's arrival at Toro Rosso ahead of the 2018 Formula 1 season, having enjoyed a successful first pre-season test in Barcelona last week.

Just four days of testing down and it would be fair to conclude that 2018 looks set to at the very least be another tussle between last year’s title contenders, Mercedes and Ferrari.

Pierre Gasly feels Toro Rosso's charge to the top of the lap charts through the first Formula 1 pre-season test in Barcelona this week has answered many of engine partner Honda's critics following the winter switch.