Fernando Alonso has tipped his departed Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa to be a "strong rival" in 2014. After eight years in red, Brazilian Massa's move to the... read more »

As the Formula One fraternity gathers itself before the long haul flight to Melbourne, some within the paddock believe not all is as it should be with regards to engines. read more »

Renault head into the opening race of the season in Australia with many unknowns; whether their power unit can complete a race distance; whether it meets the strict fuel... read more »

The 2014 F1 season opener in Australia is now very close and the third and final pre-season test has come and gone. It is just over ten days until first practice at... read more »

With F1 2014 pre-season testing now over, GPUpdate.net brings you all the stats in one easy to digest format so you can see who’s looking good and not so good ahead... read more »

Renault Sport F1's Rob White has conceded the 2014 F1 season opener in Australia will be an 'anxious' weekend for the French manufacturer. read more »

Renault's deputy managing director (technical) Rob White says that the French company is anticipating an 'anxious' opening round to the 2014 season.... read more »

Rob White says more issues encountered at the final test in Bahrain leaves a lot for Renault still to do and says "Melbourne will be an anxious... read more »

"We can't escape the fact that we did not complete the entire programme with all the teams and that some Melbourne preparations are incomplete," admits Renault... read more »

Tech director Nick Chester fears Lotus will "need a bit of luck" to even reach the chequered flag in Melbourne... read more »

That's it now. 12 days' of pre-season testing have gone in a flash as the Formula 1 teams now prepare for the first race of the new era. Some will head to Melbourne... read more »

The Australian Grand Prix is poised to remain in Melbourne beyond 2015, when its current contract is due to expire. read more »

Speaking exclusively to Crash.net, Force India's Bob Fernley believes pre-season testing has shown the team to be a podium contender come... read more »

Williams' former chief operations engineer Mark Gillan has tipped Mercedes for victory in Australia with a close battle between Williams and Ferrari for the podium.... read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne gave the STR9 his and the team's last pre-Melbourne outing, as this was the twelfth and final day of winter testing. The Frenchman completed 74 laps with... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says it's no secret that Red Bull doesn't have the pace or the reliability to compete with the front-running teams at present. The German completed a... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has conceded that Red Bull aren't currently in a position to match the outright pace of the pre-season front-runners and in any case first have to solve... read more »

A series of problems on the final day of pre-season restricted McLaren's attempts to trial their new Melbourne-spec front-wing as the team's pre-season preparations... read more »

The final day of testing at Bahrain is the last chance for teams to verify reliability and detect further issues that can be resolved before Melbourne. Little time remains... read more »

The final day of pre-season testing has arrived, with just eight more hours of track time before the teams pack up and look towards Melbourne. GPUpdate.net has put together a... read more »

Felipe Massa was again in the cockpit of the Williams FW36 today, completing a solid 99 laps an for the first time doing performance work on the car. This resulted in the best... read more »

Romain Grosjean's insistence that scoring a "few points" at the season opening race in Australia would be a good result, is probably a strong sign that Lotus... read more »

Christian Horner believes Red Bull would require another ten days of pre-season testing to ensure they'll be 100 per cent ready for the 2014 season. The team has completed... read more »

With just two days of testing remaining before the teams head to Melbourne, Fernando Alonso concedes he is "probably not" ready... read more »

Fernando Alonso says he is encouraged by Ferrari's progress but stressed that he is unsure where the team sits in relation to their rivals. Alonso completed 122 laps on... read more »