CURRENT NEWS
ITALIAN GP EXTENDS DEAL THROUGH 2016
Monza officials have secured a deal to extend their current contract to host the Italian Grand Prix at the circuit until 2016, heading off rumors that a proposed Rome street race would take the race away.
MARK GALLAGHER Q&A
A post Bahrain Q&A with Cosworth's Mark Gallagher, the F1 Business Unit General Manager.
JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS
There were high expectations leading into the Bahrain Grand Prix by F1 insiders and fans alike of close competition in 2010, but since the first race the general feeling spreading in the media is that the race was "boring" and there have already been calls to introduce rules to make the racing more exciting.
VIJAY MALLYA Q&A
A post Bahrain Q&A with Force India's Team Principal Vijay Mallya:
SAUBER TO REQUEST NAME CHANGE
Peter Sauber is looking to make an application to change the name of his formula one team sometime this season.
RACE REPORT - ALONSO'S DREAM DEBUT
The record books will say Fernando Alonso won the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix on his debut for Ferrari, with team mate Felipe Massa in second place, in what was the first 1-2 finish for the Italian team since the French GP of 2008. The record books will also say Sebastian Vettel finished the race in fourth, but he really deserved more than he got...
SINGHA BEER INCREASES SPONSORSHIP ON RED BULL RACING
Red Bull Racing has announced that Singha Beer, which has a team supplier for the past two years, has increased their sponsorship to become a team partner for this season.
MCLAREN RULED LEGAL
The McLaren-Mercedes chassis has passed pre-race scrutineering today, in Bahrain, in preparation for the Grand Prix on Sunday.
FIA RE-OPENS SELECTION PROCESS FOR 2011
The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), F1's governing body, announced today that it will re-open the selection process for a potential 13th team to enter Formula One for the 2011 season.
RACING LEGEND STIRLING MOSS INJURED IN FALL
Stirling Moss (80) suffered a serious accident over the weekend as a result of a malfunctioning lift.
IAN PHILLIPS LEAVING FORCE INDIA
Force India has announced that Ian Phillips, the director of business affairs, is leaving the team.
RENAULT F1 TEAM ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH LADA
Renault F1 has announced a sponsorship deal with the Russian car builder Lada, which will see the firm's logo on the car and team overalls.
FIA ISSUES 2010 FORMULA ONE ENTRY LIST
The FIA has issued the final 2010 entry list, which does not include the USF1 Team - nor Stefan GP.
TEAM US F1 LOSES GRID SLOT
The FIA issued a statement today that the USF1 Team will not be in a position to participate in the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship.
CAMPOS TO RACE AS HISPANIA RACING F1 TEAM
The Campos Meta 1 team will change it's name to HRT F1 - Hispania Racing F1 Team, and will announce their driver line-up Thursday afternoon at a press conference in Murcia, Spain.
LOTUS ANNOUNCES CNN PARTNERSHIP
Lotus Racing has announced a partnership with CNN International.
BARCELONA TEST, DAY 4
On the final day of testing at Barcelona before the kickoff to the 2010 season in Bahrain on 14 March, Lewis Hamilton went quickest for McLaren.
BARCELONA TEST, DAY 3
On the third day of testing at Barcelona, drizzle in the morning and a few rain showers in the afternoon disrupted many of the programmes that the teams were trying to accomplish.
BARCELONA TEST, DAY 2
The second of four days of the final test before the start of the 2010 Formula One season took place at the Circuit de Catalunya, in Barcelona.
BARCELONA TEST, DAY 1
The final test before the start of the 2010 Formula One World Championship began today at the Circuit de Catalunya, in Barcelona, Spain, today.
JAMES KEY REPLACES RAMPF AT SAUBER
Less then one day after Force India announced his departure, James Key has been named as BMW Sauber's new Technical Director, taking over from Willy Rampf.
MARK SMITH NAMED TECHNICAL DIRECTOR AT FORCE INDIA
In a reshuffling at the Force India team, Mark Smith has been named the new Technical Director.
STEFAN GP FORCED TO CANCEL TEST
Serbian backed Stefan GP have been forced to cancel a planned test at the Algarve track, in Portugal, because of a lack of tyres.
VIP TREATMENT FOR LOTUS
Over the past two days Lotus has played host to prestigious visitors.
VIRGIN RACING NAMES ANYDY SOUCEK AS RESERVE DRIVER
2009 Formula 2 champion Andy Soucek has been named as Virgin Racing's reserve driver for the 2010 season, and will attend races with the team.
JEREZ TEST, DAY 4
Jenson Button made the most of the perfect weather conditions that greeted the teams on their final day of testing in Jerez de la Frontera to set the best time of these two weeks and confirm the view he expressed on Friday.
JEREZ TEST, DAY 3
In the third day of testing in Jerez, Mark Webber set the best time in a 2010-spec Formula One car on Friday, making the most of the fine weather the teams and drivers enjoyed at the end of the afternoon.
CAMPOS F1 TEAM TO ANNOUNCE RESTRUCTURING
It is expected that there will be an announcement shortly of a restructuring of the Campos Meta team, with Jose Ramon Carabante taking 100% ownership in the team.
JEREZ TEST, DAY 2
More rain sums up how things have gone so far in the second week of testing in Southern Spain. The forecast wasn't good for Thursday but was quite accurate for once.
JEREZ TEST, DAY 1
Testing resumed in Jerez de la Frontera after three days off, but the weather has continued to disrupt the teams' plans. With Lotus joining the ten teams that had been in Southern Spain since last week, there were eleven cars in action on Wednesday.
LOTUS UNVEILS T127 IN LONDON
Lotus is the latest team to launch their 2010 Formula One chassis, unveiling it in London today at the Royal Horticultural Hall. The Lotus T127 uses the green and yellow colours that are remanisant of the legendary team in the 1950s and 1960s.
RED BULL LAUNCHES RB6 CHASSIS
Red Bull Racing unveiled their 2010 RB6 chassis at Jerez today - the last of the existing teams to launch.
FORCE INDIA UNVEILS VJM03 CHASSIS
Force India today unveiled it's 2010 challenger, the VJM03. The team will begin testing the car tomorrow in Jerez.
STEFAN GP SHOWS INTEREST IN RALF SCHUMACHER
Ralf Schumacher has confirmed today that the Stefan GP team, which is still hoping to obtain an entry to Formula One, is interested in signing the German driver for the coming season.
NICK HEIDFELD NAMED AS MERCEDES GP THIRD DRIVER
Mercedes GP has confirmed that Nick Heidfeld will be the team's 2010 reserve and test driver.
VALENCIA TEST, DAY 3
Day three of the first pre-season at Valencia saw Ferrari's domination continue, Fernando Alonso carrying on where his team mate Felipe Massa left off, leading the time sheets during almost the entire session.
VIRGIN UNVEILS VR-01 CHASSIS
Virgin Racing is the first of the new F1 teams to unveil it's 2010 chassis, the VR-01.
VALENCIA TEST, DAY 2
The second day of Formula One testing for 2010 continued today at Valencia, where Felipe Massa once again dominated the test sessions, setting the fastest time of the day.
FORCE INDIA SIGNS PAUL DI RESTA AS THIRD DRIVER
The Force India team has announced today that it has signed Paul di Resta to be it's test and reserve driver for 2010.
TEAMS APPROVE NEW RULES FOR 2010
In a meeting of the Formula One Commission yesterday, Formula One teams have approved a number of rule changes for the coming season.
VALENCIA TEST, DAY 1
The 2010 Formula One pre-season kicked off today at the Valencia circuit. Seven new cars hit the track on a day with fine weather, allowing most of the teams to put in significant mileage and learn more about their new cars.
MERCEDES GP BREAKS COVER WITH MGP W01
Mercedes GP today hit the track for the first time with it's new chassis for 2010, the MGP W01, at the Valencia circuit.
