The run plan for a team at the annual pre-Indianapolis 500 test is fairly standard. Drivers are asked to assess a range of ride height changes, suspension adjustments to things like camber and toe, and downforce settings during group outings and solo qualifying simulations.A change is made, the driver heads...

Lewis Hamilton doesn't expect to be able to challenge for victory in the Austrian Grand Prix as he will start from eighth place on the grid.Mercedes noticed damage to Hamilton's gearbox following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that required an unscheduled change ahead of Austria, resulting in an automatic five-place grid...

Haas will introduce an updated livery to its Formula 1 car from the Monaco Grand Prix and carry it for the rest of the season.Since entering the sport at the start of last season, Haas has run a predominantly two-tone gray color scheme with touches of red. While this year's...

Paul Hembery - Pirelli motorsport director: "Two key factors shaped the strategy during qualifying: the big lap time difference between the two compounds and the high degree of track evolution, which meant that the fastest times were usually set at the end of each session once the most rubber had...

Lotus has admitted that it simply got it wrong for Romain Grosjean after the Frenchman became a surprise Q1 casualty at the Indian Grand Prix. The Frenchman had been a front-running contender ahead of qualifying, but he failed to make it through the first session after not delivering enough speed...

Paul Hembery: "Essentially we went for softer compounds this time as in 2012 the Indian Grand Prix was just a one-stop race, and the combination we brought this year allows for a two to three stop strategy. After what we have seen today, wear and degradation is generally in line...

Esteban Gutierrez's strong qualifying performance for the Singapore Grand Prix, reaching Q3 for the first time in his Formula 1 career, came as no surprise to the Sauber team.Sauber's head of trackside engineering, Tom McCullough, had suggested after the Italian GP that Gutierrez was on the brink of outqualifying lead...

Esteban Gutierrez wants Sauber to adopt a more aggressive approach to qualifying to allow him to realize his potential in Formula 1.The Mexican has yet to score a point during his rookie season and failed to escape Q1 for the eighth time in the previous race at Monza. But his...