News headlines from Formula1.com http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/ en-US Formula1.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:31:55 GMT Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:31:55 GMT 15 http://www.formula1.com/wi/225x150/sutton/2011/dcd1210fe32.jpg http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/13011.html Fernando Alonso (ESP) Ferrari F2012. Formula One Testing, Day 4, Jerez, Spain, Friday, 10 February 2012 Ferrari's Fernando Alonso ended this week's Jerez test as Friday's fastest runner. Alonso's best, a 1m 18.877s set on Pirelli's soft tyre, was seven-tenths quicker than the Toro Rosso of Jean-Eric Vergne, also on softs. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel was third (on mediums), while Lotus's Romain Grosjean's Thursday best of 1m 18.419s (mediums) remained the week's fastest time from a 2012 car http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/13011.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:11:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/13011.html Formula1.com Red Bull reserve driver Sebastien Buemi will compete in this year's Le Mans 24Hours race for the works Toyota team. Buemi will share the Japanese squad's TS030 Hybrid car with F1 veteran Anthony Davidson and Hiroaki Ishiura. It will be Buemi's debut appearance in endurance racing, the Swiss driver having spent the past three seasons competing in Formula One with the Toro Rosso team. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/13010.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:34:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/13010.html Formula1.com Red Bull Racing's team principal Christian Horner and chief technical officer Adrian Newey will be swapping tyres for trainers next month when they take part in the Silverstone Half Marathon to raise money for the team's official charity, Wings for Life. Both men hope to complete three laps of the British Grand Prix circuit. Running as key members of a Red Bull Racing Management Team, Horner and Newey will be joined by other company employees http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/13009.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:49:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/13009.html Formula1.com Multiple Grammy Award winners Maroon 5 are to top the musical bill at the 2012 Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix. The US rock band will appear on the Padang stage on Saturday September 22 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, with admission free to all three-day race ticket holders. Having sold over 17 million albums worldwide, earned three Grammy Awards and topped the Billboard charts http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/13006.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:37:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/13006.html Formula1.com HRT have had to postpone the launch of their 2012 car after it narrowly failed two of the FIA's mandatory crash tests. Although it passed 14 other tests successfully and its chassis was approved, the Spanish team are now set to wait until March's final pre-season test to debut the F112. HRT had originally planned to start track work with their new challenger at the second multi-team test http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/13007.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:30:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/13007.html Formula1.com Mercedes remained on top of the Jerez timesheets on Thursday, courtesy of driver Nico Rosberg, but it was Lotus's Romain Grosjean who was the fastest of those running in 2012 machinery. Grosjean set a best time of 1m 18.419s in the E20, as this week's multi-team test continued in Spain. Defending 2011 world champion Sebastian Vettel was third quickest in the Red Bull ahead of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne. Vettel, Hamilton and Vergne were all behind the wheels of their respective team's 2012 cars for the very first time. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/13004.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:11:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/13004.html Formula1.com Force India have been forced to abandon their Thursday testing at Jerez after newly-signed reserve driver Jules Bianchi crashed early in the morning session. Although damage to the car was not severe, a lack of spare parts means the VJM05 will not be back on track until Friday. Following his impressive debut with the team on Wednesday, Bianchi had completed just two timed laps http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/13003.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:14:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/13003.html Formula1.com Didier Coton, the man best known for helping steer Mika Hakkinen to Formula One success, is to work closely with Lewis Hamilton in 2012 after being appointed by the British driver's management company, XIX Entertainment. Hamilton, previously managed by father Anthony, moved to XIX at the start http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/13001.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/13001.html Formula1.com HRT have decided to move their headquarters to Madrid's Caja Magica, a multifunctional centre designed by the architect Dominique Perrault in the Spanish capital city. The team have been based in Valencia. “Madrid and the Caja Magica facilities fit perfectly with the standards we were looking for,” said HRT CEO Saul Ruiz de Marcos. “In the last few months we have assessed different options, looked at their pros and cons, and we feel that the decision to establish our permanent headquarters in Madrid was the best one. I want to thank Madrid Espacios y Congresos for the interest they have shown in this going ahead and I'm sure that this relationship will be very beneficial for everyone.” http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/13000.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:16:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/13000.html Formula1.com Michael Schumacher led the way at Jerez as testing continued in Spain on Wednesday. At the wheel of Mercedes' 2011 machine, Schumacher clocked a best time of 1m 18.561s from 132 laps, putting him half a second clear of Mark Webber in the new Red Bull RB8 http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/12999.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:11:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/12999.html Formula1.com He may have been away from the sport for the last two seasons but that didn't stop 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen from topping the timesheets, as this year's opening test got underway at Jerez on Tuesday. Raikkonen clocked a best time of 1m 19.670s at the Spanish circuit in the new Lotus E20. “It was a positive first day of testing and everything went almost to plan,” said the Finn. “We had no major issues and I got a good feel for the car and the tyres. The lap times don't matter today. I'm happy with the balance of the car, which feels good, and the fact that we didn't have any major issues. Also, I did more than a race distance today and did not have any physical problems at all, which is good. I'm looking forward to making further progress with the car tomorrow.” http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/12996.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:10:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/12996.html Formula1.com Following a disastrous 2011 season, Williams opened a new chapter in their history on Tuesday as they unveiled their 2012 car, the Renault-powered FW34, at Jerez in Spain. This year marks the team's 35th year competing in the sport which they will do with a revitalised line-up. Bruno Senna partners Pastor Maldonado after a considered winter evaluation process, while Finn Valtteri Bottas completes the driver line-up as official reserve, taking part in most of the season's Friday practice sessions http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/12993.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:42:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/12993.html Formula1.com Toro Rosso followed in the footsteps of Sauber and unveiled the car with which they will contest the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship at Jerez on Monday afternoon. The Ferrari-engined STR7 will make its on-track debut on Tuesday morning, when this week's opening pre-season test gets underway at the Spanish track. The Italian team's 2012-spec line-up, Australian Daniel Ricciardo and Frenchman Jules-Eric Vergne, were in attendance at the pit-lane launch. Toro Rosso hope the new car - and new signings - will help them establish a firmer foothold in the midfield, after they finished eighth in the 2011 standings. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/12992.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:05:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/12992.html Formula1.com The car with which reigning world champions Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull will defend their titles was revealed to the world on Monday. The Adrian Newey-designed RB8 is the eighth Formula One car produced by the team. Its predecessor, the RB7, dominated the 2011 season, winning 12 Grands Prix in the hands of Vettel and team mate Mark Webber, and powering the team to their second championship double http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/12986.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:12:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/12986.html Formula1.com Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez unveiled the new Sauber in Jerez on Monday. The Ferrari-engined C31 will take to the Spanish track later in the day for some promotional filming, ahead of the start of the first multi-team test of the winter on Tuesday. “We're aiming to start the new season as strongly as we did in 2011, but then also to maintain this level of performance throughout the year,” explained Peter Sauber http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/12985.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:15:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/2/12985.html Formula1.com