Renault's return to Formula 1 has cleared another checkpoint, with the team announcing its 2016 car has passed the FIA's mandatory crash tests.Yet to rebrand from its Lotus F1 Team title – with Renault set to launch its full programme early next month in Paris – the Enstone, UK team...

The first car to be raced by Formula 1 newcomer Haas has passed the mandatory FIA crash tests ahead of the start of pre-season testing next month.The American team, which has entered into a partnership with Ferrari enabling it to obtain listed parts and an engine from the Italian manufacturer,...

Manor has moved another step closer its Formula 1 return after the team passed the mandatory FIA crash tests on Thursday.With former Marussia team chiefs Graeme Lowdon and John Booth having put in place the funding it needs to get back on the grid, the final hurdle to be overcome...

McLaren has become the first Formula 1 team to announce that its 2015 car has passed all the FIA's mandatory crash tests.The team, which reunites with Honda for next season, has yet to reveal a launch date for its new design. Pre-season testing begins at Jerez on Feb. 1. The...

McLaren is in a race against time to get its new Formula 1 car ready for the first 2014 test at Jerez.Although the team plans to launch its new MP4-29 online next Friday (January 24), doubts have now emerged about whether or not the new car will be able to...

Lotus is to miss the first 2014 Formula 1 pre-season test at Jerez in Spain.Just three weeks before the new 2014 cars are scheduled to run for the first time, Lotus has revealed that its E22 will not join the other teams in the test that starts on Jan. 28....