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‘Step noses’ still the hot topic at Jerez
Amid the European cold snap, Franz Tost admits he was worried Toro Rosso might be late for its own car launch. The STR7 was unveiled on Monday in the Jerez pitlane, a day ahead of its testing debut....
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Sauber undecided on copying Mercedes F-duct
Sauber has revealed it cannot afford to simply jump in and copy Mercedes’ innovative F-duct solution. The small Swiss team had almost winning race pace in Malaysia last weekend even without the extra...
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New film footage shows an F1 racing car sliced into two!
And now for something completely different For the last two years the Sauber F1 Team mechanics have been using their downtime to slice a Formula One racing car lengthwise down the middle with the...
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No ‘special trick’ as midfield shines in 2012 – report
Just a matter of balance ’2012 tyre lottery’ is not a term one would hear seriously deployed this season within the garages of traditional midfield teams including Sauber, Lotus and Williams. Until...
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‘Step nose’ fix not mandatory for 2013 – report
F1 fans might need to get used to the unseemly sight of this year’s ‘stepped noses’. Earlier this week, we reported FIA race director Charlie Whiting’s quote that he is “aware of the dissatisfaction of...
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Sauber reveals grey car for 2013 season
Sauber on Saturday revealed a new grey livery and a “very different” looking formula one car for 2013. Designer Matt Morris admitted the Ferrari-powered C32, no longer predominantly white but now...
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Sauber stuns with shrunken sidepods
“If the trick works, the competition has a problem” – Michael Schmidt. Sauber has revealed the first major technical innovation of the 2013 season, and according to Germany’s specialist Auto Motor und...
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The F1 world was ruing the cold and wet Barcelona weather on Thursday, as the...
Winter leaves F1 ‘unprepared’ for 2013 season “I do wonder why we come here to test every winter,” Pirelli’s Paul Hembery is quoted by La Gazzetta dello Sport. “In the past we have talked about going...
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Designer Matt Morris leaving Sauber – reports
Apparently after receiving an offer from another team Sauber’s chief designer Matt Morris is leaving the Swiss team, according to international media reports. The German-language Speed Week, Blick and...
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McLaren confirms Sauber designer coming to Woking
Matt Morris coming to McLaren McLaren on Friday confirmed that Sauber’s departing chief designer Matt Morris is now headed to the Woking based team. We reported earlier that Briton Morris could be...
View ArticleKaltenborn denies Sauber could exit F1
“We are currently going through a difficult phase” Sauber has allayed fears a financial crisis could see the Swiss team exit formula one before the 2013 season is out. A constant presence in F1 since...
View ArticleMcLaren-Honda Jerez Test, Day Four
Jerez test report – day four Despite a number of frustrating issues, the team still managed a number of long runs today, and was able to incorporate a compressed programme of aerodynamic testing into...
View ArticleTeams signal opposition to 18-inch wheels
Mercedes, McLaren and Ferrari air their misgivings about the proposals to increase tyre size to 18 inch rims The proposal to move to larger 18-inch wheels has come up against opposition from leading...
View ArticleFormula One teams Barcelona testing report day 2
Formula One day 2 test report Today’s testing report from Formula One teams & drivers at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. . . Formula One teams Barcelona testing results day 2 Position Driver Team...
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