Formula-1 Racing News

Fernando Alonso reckons Ferrari still have a lot of work to do before Melbourne, saying they are only "20 percent" there with their new F2012.

Peter Sauber says it "doesn't look" as if any of the teams have found that "revolutionary invention" that puts their car in front of the chasing pack.

Victor Getter, 96, of Redford Township has been volunteering at the Detroit Grand Prix since its inaugural race downtown in 1982.

The late Ayrton Senna adjusts the mirrors on his McLaren MP4-6 Honda during practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix on March 23, 1991, at Interlagos.

After months of winter testing... working in wind tunnels and on computer programs, the 12 teams participating in the new championship season finally put rubber to asphalt... at the circuit in Jerez, Spain, for the first official test of the season.

Paul Hembery is confident Pirelli are "on course" to meet their objectives after the first of the three pre-season tests.

The Japanese driver spent two days in his new C31 at the Spanish track, completing 106 laps on Tuesday and an additional 76 on Friday.

India's first F1 driver and former Jordan and Williams teamster, Narain Karthikeyan will be driving for Spanish squad Hispania HRT in 2012.

INTERVIEWS usually start slow and then build up. That's not how a grand prix begins, nor for the most part Mark Webber.

JEREZ: Ferrari's Fernando Alonso ended the final day of Formula One's first pre-season test at Jerez on Friday with a flourish despite lingering concern about the performance of his new car.

Four members of the England ODI squad in the United Arab Emirates were fortunate to escape injury when the taxi in which they were travelling was involved in an incident.

Team principal Tony Fernandes believes Caterham's lap tally in their opening winter test proves the strides the Hingham-backed team has made.

Romain Grosjean had no complaints after his first pre-season test as a F1 driver, saying the car and his neck both feel good.

Nico Hulkenberg was relieved to get some laps in the new VJM05 under his belt on Friday but admits there is still a lot to be done in the final two tests.

Being recognised as an ambassador for women in motorsport and becoming the first female F1 champion are just two of the goals ambitious teenager Jessica Hawkins has set herself.

Pirelli motor sport boss Paul Hembery says the company is satisfied with how its 2012 tires performed this week in Jerez.

Despite topping the timesheets on the final day of the testing at Jerez, Fernando Alonso insists that times at this stage are unimportant and that the true order will only be obvious in Melbourne .

It's so far so good for Caterham with sporting director Steve Nielsen saying they are "pretty" pleased with how their car has performed in pre-season testing.

Construction at Circuit of the Americas is scheduled to be essentially completed two months before the Nov.

It seems there are early troubles in the Ferrari camp with technical director Pat Fry admitting he is "not happy" with where they are with the F2012.