Toro Rosso heads into the new Formula 1 season with unprecedented confidence following its best pre-season testing programme yet, according to boss Franz Tost read more »

Fernando Alonso says McLaren has a lot of performance to find in the opening races of 2016 and predicts the team will fight for podiums later in the year. McLaren enjoyed a... read more »

After suffering two off-track incidents during pre-season testing in Barcelona, Haas racer Romain Grosjean has expressed his delight at the way the American team reacted. read more »

McLaren-Honda driver Fernando Alonso has admitted that they have been slightly conservative during their pre-season testing in Barcelona. read more »

Reining world champion Mercedes only topped once the time sheet over the course of the eight test days despite having dominated the preparation for the new season in terms of... read more »

According to Renault engine technical director Remi Taffin, World Champions Mercedes did not show anyone their full force while the teams were at pre-season testing in Barcelona. read more »

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier believes the team's improved pre-season testing performance compared to 2015 is a "big boost" heading into the new season read more »

Toro Rosso experienced none of the "headaches" that hurt its 2015 pre-season having switched from Renault to year-old Ferrari Formula 1 engines, says Carlos Sainz Jr read more »

Although Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari had a "very positive" pre-season, the German has stopped short of labelling his SF16-H a winner... read more »

Renault's 2016 Formula 1 car surprised the team in Formula 1 pre-season testing, and it believes it could sneak into the top 10 in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix read more »

Over the final four days of pre-season testing, 23 drivers lapped the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen posted the fastest overall time… read more »

Fernando Alonso is happier with his lot after F1 pre-season testing than he was last year, but admits McLaren-Honda still has work to do ahead of the Australian Grand Prix... read more »

Renault rookie Jolyon Palmer remains confident that he get himself up to speed ahead of his F1 race debut, but admits pre-season testing left a lot to be desired. read more »

Despite a troubled second pre-season test, Haas F1 principal Gunther Steiner is confident that the team can be in the mix at the Austalian Grand Prix. read more »

Marcus Ericsson is sat in his full race suit, his distinctive yellow and blue helmet perched on the table inside Sauber's hospitality unit, which is little more than an... read more »

Coming off a disappointing 2015 Formula One season due to poor reliability, Renault F1 engine technical director Remi Taffin has said that their results from pre-season testing... read more »

Honda's Formula 1 chief, Yusuke Hasegawa, says the manufacturer's showing during pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya confirmed the progress… read more »

Formula 1 concluded its pre-season running at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, but what could we learn from the last batch of group action before the Australian Grand Prix?... read more »

As pre-season testing came to a close in Barcelona, Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has hailed Lewis Hamilton as his perfect teammate for pushing him to do his best everytime he... read more »

The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya last week held the final pre-season test prior to the Australian Grand Prix. GPUpdate.net reflects on how each team fared as… read more »

Formula 1's 2016 pre-season testing in numbers read more »

Force Indian driver Sergio Perez said the final day of testing in Barcelona, this week, was not the easiest he had dealt with during the Formula One pre-season. read more »

Eric Boullier has confirmed that, having failed to complete its pre- season preparation 'by a day', McLaren will still be finalising the spec of the MP4-31 in Melbourne. read more »

McLaren Racing Director Eric Boullier believes that the outfit can still make progress, as it did not run its full 2016 specification during pre-season testing at the Circuit... read more »

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has declared itself "satisfied" with the performance of its various tyre compounds over the eight days of pre-season testing at… read more »