AUTOSPORT.com PLUS offers features, interviews, analysis and columns from the world's leading motorsport experts. http://www.autosport.com en-us (c) 2012 autosport.com 60 http://cdn.images.autosport.com/autosportdotcom.gif http://plus.autosport.com By Edd Straw -- Lotus's reserve driver Jerome d'Ambrosio joined Edd Straw trackside at Jerez, and his expertise offered a unique insight into how Formula 1's 2012 challengers behave and compare out on circuit http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/4211/trackside-with-jerome-dambrosio/ 4211 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT By Craig Scarborough -- The FW34 needs to do a good deal better than its predecessor if Williams is to fight for consistent points. Craig Scarborough takes a look at the first car produced by the team's new blood http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/4210/tech-notes-team-revolution-car-evolution-at-williams/ 4210 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT By Edd Straw -- Lotus team principal Eric Boullier reveals how Kimi Raikkonen has galvanised the team after only two days of testing http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/4209/raikkonen-leading-from-the-front/ 4209 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT By Sam Tremayne -- Heikki Kovalainen has spent the last two years doing his utmost to haul his car into the F1 midfield. As Sam Tremayne found out, if Caterham can't give him the car to do just that this year, it may struggle to retain the highly-rated Finn. http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/4208/caterham-and-kovalainen-a-final-fling/ 4208 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT By David Evans -- Unbelievably, despite scoring podiums in nearly half the events it has contested over the past year, Prodrive lost its status as Mini's official World Rally Championship team last week, much to the disgust of David Evans http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/4207/a-mini-disaster-for-the-wrc/ 4207 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT By Jonathan Noble -- After a torrid pre-season in 2011, McLaren was under pressure to produce a good car from the off in 2012. Technical director Paddy Lowe says the goal has been achieved http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/4206/why-it-is-game-on-for-mclaren/ 4206 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT By Niki Takeda -- In a high-pressure year for Ferrari, the Italian giant has turned to a Japanese tyre expert to help get the best out of its rubber. Niki Takeda spoke to Hirohide Hamashima http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/4205/helping-ferrari-get-a-grip-on-tyres/ 4205 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT By Craig Scarborough -- It was the last car to hit the track at Jerez, but Red Bull's RB8 is still the F1 machine everyone is looking at. Craig Scarborough gives his views on whether Adrian Newey and his team have produced another winner http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/4204/tech-notes-inside-red-bull-title-defender/ 4204 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT By Jim Bamber -- Jim Bamber's unique take on events in the F1 world http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/4203/bamber-week/ 4203 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Ferrari's admission that it is not where it wants to be, after three days of testing, has AUTOSPORT's Simon Strang wondering whether there is anything to be concerned about over the team's 2012 challenge http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/4196/inside-testing-jerez-daily-blog/ 4196 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT By Alexander Sims -- With the aim of raising money for the Henry Surtees Foundation, Alexander Sims set himself the goal of tackling the world's highest solitary mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. AUTOSPORT will bring you updates from Sims as he tackles the 5,895m ascent. http://plus.autosport.com/free/feature/4184/conquering-kilimanjaro-sims-diary/ 4184 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT By Edd Straw -- Want to know which of 2012's new F1 machines looked best at Jerez on Tuesday without being influenced by the timesheets? So did Edd Straw, so he ventured down to the final corner to find out http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/4202/trackside-view-from-jerez/ 4202 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT By Jonathan Noble -- HRT is, in 2012-spec, effectively an all-new team. Jonathan Noble spoke to its new boss, former grand prix driver Luis Perez-Sala, and asked what he's doing to move the outfit off the back of the Formula 1 grid http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/4201/perezsala-hitting-the-reset-button-at-hrt/ 4201 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT By Craig Scarborough -- We've seen a launch frenzy over the past couple of days as teams unveiled their cars prior to the first test of the season at Jerez. Craig Scarborough takes you through the key points to look for on the new Force India, Sauber, Toro Rosso and Lotus http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/4200/tech-notes-decoding-secrets-of-the-midfield-pack/ 4200 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT By Tony Dodgins -- As Red Bull launches its RB8, Tony Dodgins looks at some of the key aspects of launch season and whether any of the world champion's rivals are potential swans http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/4199/how-ugly-rules-could-hurt-red-bull/ 4199 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT