Lotus reveal T128

Lotus have shown off their 2011 car: The T128. Originally intended to be named the TL11, it was changed after the recent disputed with Renault/Group Lotus regarding who owns the Lotus name. This car features extremely thin sidepods, as well as the split airbox design that Mercedes introduced last year. While the 2011 regulations were [...]

Sauber C30 released

Sauber are the second team today to show off their 2011 car, the C30. With this model, the team say they are hoping for regular points finishes. It is Sauber’s first car designed by James Key, the man who turned around their 2010 season after moving from Force India. As expected, it was shown off [...]

Renault R31 launched

The Renault R31 has been revealed today, featuring its new black-and gold livery. It was unveiled today in the pit lane in Valencia, where testing starts tomorrow. At the same time, the team have also announced their two newest test drivers as Bruno Senna and Romain Grosjean, joining Jan Charouz, Ho-Ping Tung and Fairuz Fauzy. [...]

First image of Mercedes W02

The first rendering of Mercedes’ 2011 challenger, the W02, has been published by the team. Although this is not the actual launch, as that is happening on Tuesday in Valencia, it gives us a good look at the car. Mercedes appear to have adopted Red Bull’s high nosecone, which becomes wider at the front, similar [...]

Ferrari F150 launched

The first of the 2011 Formula 1 cars have been revealed, with Ferrari showing off their newest challenger: the F150. The 150 in the name is in recognition of 150 years since Italy’s unification. It was launched today at the team’s base in Maranello. In technical terms, it’s certainly a case of evolution over revolution. [...]

Di Resta joins Sutil, Hulkenberg test driver for Force India

After weeks of speculation, Paul di Resta has finally been announced as the second driver for Force India. He will join Adrian Sutil, while Nico Hulkenberg has been appointed as the team’s test driver. There is no news yet as to what will happen with Vitantonio Liuzzi. Di Resta was unveiled today in Glasgow, at [...]

Force India poised to unveil Di Resta

After a lengthy contract tussle involving Vitantonio Liuzzi, Paul di Resta is finally set to be revealed as Force India’s second driver. He will be unveiled at a press conference in Glasgow on Wednesday, to race alongside Adrian Sutil for 2011. Over the last few weeks, 2009 and 2010 driver Liuzzi has been struggling to [...]

Australian GP’s future in doubt?

While the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne has a contract for Formula 1 until 2015, annual losses and a lack of investment have thrown the event’s future into doubt. While the 2010 race saw over 300,000 in the grandstands over the three days, the A$49.2m loss per year was a huge worry, and the state [...]

Rome gives up on Grand Prix plans

The speculated Rome Grand Prix has officially been ditched by the city, who now claim that they will be concentrating on hosting the Olympics instead. From the end of 2009 onwards, it became apparent that Bernie Ecclestone was in negotiations to bring Formula 1 to the Italian city. However, in recent weeks, he has been [...]

Pirelli aiming for two-stop races

Pirelli have stated that they are still hoping to have every Grand Prix next year to incorporate two-stop strategies. The plan is to use much softer and quicker-wearing tyre compounds than those used in recent years. The extremely durable Bridgestones last year were certainly effective at lasting the distance – too well, many would say. [...]