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The first test session of the off-season will be staged at Barcelona, Spain, November 17-18-19. Several teams will be in action, and some drivers will have a chance to impress the directors to get a regular seat in 2009.
Scuderia Toro Rosso to test hopeful trio in Spain
Three contenders for a Toro Rosso race seat next year are set to test with the Faenza based team. The Ferrari-powered outfit confirmed that incumbent Sebastien Bourdais, Red Bull test driver Sebastien Buemi, and Japanese veteran Takuma Sato will all appear in the STR3 over three days at the Circuit de Catalunya next week.
Honda on the Brazilian track
Bruno Senna has also been linked with the partly Red Bull-owned team, and he will be in action for Honda at Barcelona. The 25-year-old Senna, as well as fellow GP2 driver Lucas di Grassi, are believed to be in contention for the race seat occupied in 2008 by Rubens Barrichello.
Brendon Hartley tests F1 car again
Nineteen-year-old Red Bull junior driver Brendon Hartley was recently back in action in a formula one car. His father Bryan told New Zealand press that the F3 star, who has previously tested with Toro Rosso, ran for the senior Red Bull team at Silverstone prior to the Chinese grand prix. Hartley, in Macau for this weekend's famous F3 race, finished this year's British F3 series in third place. His father hinted that Brendon will step up into another category in 2009.
Ferrari to test car called 'F2008K'
Ferrari's winter test car, based on the 2008 single seater, will be designated 'F2008K'. It is believed the 'K' is a reference to the incoming KERS systems for 2009. According to sources, the F2008K will be able to run in several key specifications; ranging from using ballast to simulate the weight of the energy-recovery technology, to eventually a fully operational KERS. The car is set to make its imminent debut at Ferrari's own local test circuit Fiorano, and also in Luca Badoer's hands in Barcelona next week.
Fernando Alonso unlikely to test until 2009
Fernando Alonso is unlikely to return to the cockpit of a Renault single seater until the new year. The 27-year-old, and other notable race drivers, will probably not reappear at test circuits until January, when the new 2009 cars begin to arrive. Until then, Alonso plans to spend his time at his Swiss residence in Mont-sur-Rolle, and at his parents' house in Spain.
photo:Toyota
The first test session of the off-season will be staged at Barcelona, Spain, November 17-18-19. Several teams will be in action, and some drivers will have a chance to impress the directors to get a regular seat in 2009.
Scuderia Toro Rosso to test hopeful trio in Spain
Three contenders for a Toro Rosso race seat next year are set to test with the Faenza based team. The Ferrari-powered outfit confirmed that incumbent Sebastien Bourdais, Red Bull test driver Sebastien Buemi, and Japanese veteran Takuma Sato will all appear in the STR3 over three days at the Circuit de Catalunya next week.
Honda on the Brazilian track
Bruno Senna has also been linked with the partly Red Bull-owned team, and he will be in action for Honda at Barcelona. The 25-year-old Senna, as well as fellow GP2 driver Lucas di Grassi, are believed to be in contention for the race seat occupied in 2008 by Rubens Barrichello.
Brendon Hartley tests F1 car again
Nineteen-year-old Red Bull junior driver Brendon Hartley was recently back in action in a formula one car. His father Bryan told New Zealand press that the F3 star, who has previously tested with Toro Rosso, ran for the senior Red Bull team at Silverstone prior to the Chinese grand prix. Hartley, in Macau for this weekend's famous F3 race, finished this year's British F3 series in third place. His father hinted that Brendon will step up into another category in 2009.
Ferrari to test car called 'F2008K'
Ferrari's winter test car, based on the 2008 single seater, will be designated 'F2008K'. It is believed the 'K' is a reference to the incoming KERS systems for 2009. According to sources, the F2008K will be able to run in several key specifications; ranging from using ballast to simulate the weight of the energy-recovery technology, to eventually a fully operational KERS. The car is set to make its imminent debut at Ferrari's own local test circuit Fiorano, and also in Luca Badoer's hands in Barcelona next week.
Fernando Alonso unlikely to test until 2009
Fernando Alonso is unlikely to return to the cockpit of a Renault single seater until the new year. The 27-year-old, and other notable race drivers, will probably not reappear at test circuits until January, when the new 2009 cars begin to arrive. Until then, Alonso plans to spend his time at his Swiss residence in Mont-sur-Rolle, and at his parents' house in Spain.
photo:Toyota