Kovalainen in talks to continue Caterham driving role
Heikki Kovalainen is in talks about extending his driving programme with Caterham beyond Barcelona. In his new reserve role, the team’s former racer was drafted back into the driver lineup recently, practising on Friday both in Bahrain and now Spain. The 31-year-old was actually slower than Charles Pic in Bahrain, but on Friday in Barcelona [...]
Caterham struggling because focus on 2014 car already
Heikki Kovalainen claims it is not a surprise to him that Caterham has struggled so far in 2013, as the team is focusing on 2014. The Finn, who has been a leading race driver at the team since its Team Lotus inception in 2010, was dropped for 2013 in favour of pay-drivers Charles Pic and [...]
Truphone becomes official telcoms provider for Caterham
Truphone, the pioneering international mobile communications company, today announces it has become Official Mobile Telecommunication Provider to Caterham F1 Team. Truphone will provide all of Caterham F1 Team’s mobile telecommunications through a range of services and handsets, giving the team a competitive advantage with patented technology that improves the quality and speed of their international [...]
Spanish Grand Prix: Caterham preview Barcelona
Drivers and teams preview the Spanish Grand Prix, Round 5 of the 2013 Formula 1 world championship, at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. Charles Pic: “The last race in Bahrain was very positive for us because that was clearly the best of the first four weekends for us in terms of the pace we showed [...]
Kovalainen ‘testing’ during Caterham ‘filming day’
In between his Friday practice outings in Bahrain and the forthcoming Spanish GP in Barcelona, Heikki Kovalainen was this week again been back in action at the wheel of Caterham’s 2013 car. In heavy rain, the Finn – newly signed up to a reserve and development role with Tony Fernandes’ struggling team – drove at [...]
QPR relegation woes has no affect on Caterham
Caterham team owner Tony Fernandes’ struggling premiership football club will not affect his Formula 1 team, an insider has insisted. Britain’s Sun newspaper said the relegation of Queens Park Rangers from the top tier English Premier League will “cost the West London club millions in lost TV revenue and sponsorship”. But journalist Ben Hunt insisted: [...]
Caterham: It’s been a good weekend for the team
Team and drivers report from the Bahrain Grand Prix, Round 4 of the 2013 Formula 1 world championship, at Sakhir. Charles Pic, car 20, chassis CT03-#6: “That’s our best race of the year so far and one the whole team should be pleased with. I quickly passed both the Marussia cars after starting on the [...]
Marussia: A difficult weekend continued into the race unfortunately
A challenging weekend in the desert continued into the race for the Marussia F1 Team today, when both Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton suffered a turbulent time with tyre degradation. Having started the race in P19 and P20, Jules and Max both made excellent starts and were soon up to P18 and P19 respectively, getting [...]
Caterham: We can be reasonably pleased
Drivers report from qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix, Round 4 of the 2013 Formula 1 world championship, at Sakhir. Charles Pic: “I’m pretty happy with where we finished today. We’d obviously have liked to be a little higher up the grid but with the package we have here in Bahrain I think we got [...]