http://www.nekoauto.com Auto News, Information and Picture gallery Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:59:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lotus have confirmed on Friday that Luiz Razia and Davide Valsecchi will combine their 2011 GP2 Team AirAsia commitments with Lotus test roles. Razia will be the team's third driver and Valsecchi will be the outfit's test driver, joining race driver Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli in the team's line-up. ... http://www.nekoauto.com/razia-valsecchi-and-teixeira-to-form-lotus-test-line-up/ Mercedes GP's Michael Schumacher ended Friday on top of the timesheets as this week's final pre-season test continued at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya. Schumacher's best at the Spanish circuit, a 1m 21.249s, was over three-tenths of a second quicker than second-placed Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari. With Schumacher's team mate ... http://www.nekoauto.com/barcelona-day-four-schumacher-on-top-for-mercedes-gp/ With the start of the new season fast approaching, Formula1.com is pleased to confirm that it will again be offering registered users its free and highly-acclaimed mobile app, with an Android version and a push notification service among the new features for 2011. The Formula1.com 2011 application, in association with ... http://www.nekoauto.com/coming-soon-the-formula1com-2011-application/ HRT became the final team to reveal their 2011 car on Friday as they took the wraps off the F111 in the pit lane of Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya during this week's final pre-season test. The Spanish team's recently completed line-up - Narain Karthikeyan and Vitantonio Liuzzi - were both ... http://www.nekoauto.com/last-2011-car-unveiled-as-hrts-f111-breaks-cover/ With very little pre-season testing time at their disposal, Formula One rookies have to climb a very steep learning curve ahead of their Grand Prix debut. They must not only adjust to life in a Formula One cockpit, they must also carry out vital set-up and evaluation work for the ... http://www.nekoauto.com/pastor-maldonado-qa-williams-are-going-to-have-a-great-season/ Sauber's Sergio Perez has ended Red Bull's two-day reign at the top of the timesheets after setting Thursday's quickest time in testing at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya. Perez posted a best lap of 1m 21.761s as this week's final pre-season session continued at the Spanish track. With McLaren and HRT ... http://www.nekoauto.com/barcelona-day-three-saubers-perez-ousts-red-bull/ Right now the potential of McLaren's new MP4-26 remains unclear to say the least. What is clear is that if there's one team you write off at your peril, it's McLaren. While some of their fiercest rivals have faded to the midfield over the years, they have remained at or ... http://www.nekoauto.com/exclusive-qa-mclarens-martin-whitmarsh/ Soft Pauer, maker of the official F1™ 2011 Timing and Track Positioning App, has launched its new and improved app on the iTunes App Store, with the Android Market to follow shortly. Already award winning and five-star rated by iTunes in 2010, the 2011 app promises to bring even more ... http://www.nekoauto.com/official-f1%c2%99-2011-live-timing-and-track-positioning-app-launches/ After a spell racing for BMW Sauber last year, long-term McLaren tester Pedro de la Rosa has rejoined the British team as their official test and reserve driver. De la Rosa originally joined McLaren back in 2003 and worked closely with the team for over seven seasons, helping develop cars ... http://www.nekoauto.com/de-la-rosa-rejoins-mclaren-as-reserve-driver/ Red Bull's Mark Webber topped the timesheets as the final pre-season test began at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on Tuesday. Webber's best time, a 1m 22.544s, was almost four-tenths of a second faster than the quickest lap from McLaren's Jenson Button in second. The weather made life tricky for the ... http://www.nekoauto.com/barcelona-day-one-webber-sets-the-standard-for-red-bull/