New Ferrari to break cover on Friday

Ferrari have announced that they will unveil their 2016 car this coming Friday, three days before the start of the first pre-season test of the year in Barcelona.


The wraps will come of the as-yet-unnamed machine - the successor to 2015’s race-winning SF15-T - at 1400 CET (1300 GMT) on Ferrari’s official website.

According to Formula1.com's technical illustrator Giorgio Piola, Ferrari are set to make a raft of changes to their car for 2016, including radical innovations in the layout of their power unit, the introduction of pushrod front suspension, a shorter nose (which falls somewhere between what Mercedes and Toro Rosso used in 2015), lower sidepods with a narrower ‘coke bottle’ rear end, and a narrower gearbox.

The Italian team finished second in last year's constructors' championship, with Sebastian Vettel taking three wins. The German is expected to share driving duties with team mate Kimi Raikkonen when testing gets underway in Spain on February 22.

(source: f1.com)

A Remarkable Recovery - Coulthard on Vettel's 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix

Take a look at this video from 2012. I have gotta say that this was a great moment in Formula One history. This is the kind of drama you would want in the last race of the season. Remember 2007 Kimi, Hamilton and Alonso? or 2008 with Massa and Hamilton? or with Vettel and Alonso in 2010? I hope 2016 will be like those years were. 2012 was very exciting in the last race and it has been almost 4 years since we have seen something like that. 

Top 5 Overtakes Of The Last 5 Years

These are all nice ones! I also miss the days when Schumacher was at Mercedes and Räikkönen at Lotus.

What if drivers raced in reverse gear

Haven't posted a mini in a while so here's one. Have a great weekend you guys!

F1 Records | Most Wins by a Team in a Season

Which team do you think they mean? Hey that rhymes..

Manor sign rookie Wehrlein to lead 2016 F1 attack

Mercedes reserve driver Pascal Wehrlein will make his F1 race debut in 2016 after signing a deal with Marussia, who are set to compete as Manor Racing this season.

The highly regarded German, 21, graduates to F1 as the reigning DTM champion, and will drive the Banbury-based team’s Mercedes-powered MRT05 challenger.

“Manor Racing is a great place for me to start my Formula One racing career - I’m very pleased to be here,” said Wehrlein, who has taken part in eight official F1 tests since 2014.

“It’s a small and totally focused team and I soon hope to know everyone. Though it’s my first F1 season my aim is to help Stephen [Fitzpatrick, Manor Racing’s owner] and the guys achieve their goals. It will be a tough challenge but I think we should be able to challenge for points along the way. It’s going to be good fun.

“A word for my racing family at Mercedes-Benz, and particularly for Toto [Wolff], who have guided my career this far and made this opportunity possible. Thanks for the incredible support to help me achieve my dream; now it’s down to me to grab the moment and perform on track.”

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Manor Racing’s owner, added: “Pascal is a sharp driver with a very promising future; Manor Racing is excited to have him aboard. We’re a small team up for a big challenge this season, so we’ve chosen a driver with the talent and hunger to match our own on-track ambitions.

"Pascal has impressed in testing for Mercedes and Force India, together with commanding performances in DTM, culminating in the championship win last year. Manor Racing is perfectly placed to help Pascal make a big impact in his first season. We’re looking forward to it!”

Wehrlein will be behind the wheel for both of this year’s pre-season tests, starting in Barcelona on February 22.

The identity of his 2016 team mate is currently unconfirmed, though Alexander Rossi - who competed in five Grands Prix for Marussia last year - has said that his chances of returning to the grid for the forthcoming season are ‘looking positive’.

(source: f1.com)

Rossi: 2016 chances 'looking positive'

Alexander Rossi says his chances of returning to the Formula One grid in 2016 are looking good, and that he hopes to have a resolution within the next two weeks.

The only vacant seats for 2016 are at Marussia - set to compete as Manor Racing this season - with the team yet to confirm either of their two drivers.

Rossi already has links with the team, having raced for them five times last year, including making his Grand Prix debut at Singapore.

"Talks are [happening] every day," Rossi told British F1 broadcaster Sky Sports while attending the 2016 Zoom Auction for Great Ormond Street's Children's Charity.

"I think the deadline really is when cars roll in Barcelona in a couple of weeks. Things sometimes get pushed out in this sport and it is something I am used to.

"Hopefully it doesn't go on too much longer, but I'd say things are looking positive and I hope to get it done very soon."

Manor are expected to make major steps forward in 2016, having made a number of personnel changes and agreed a deal to use the class-leading Mercedes power units.

Alongside Rossi, the team have been linked to Indonesia's Rio Haryanto, who has spent the last few seasons competing in GP2. He won three times and claimed five podiums in the series last year, finishing fourth overall, two places behind Rossi.

(source: f1.com)