Force India believes that fifth place in the constructors championship is a realistic goal for the 2010 season
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AutoSport.com - Sutil boosted by Force India test pace: Adrian Sutil believes his Force India team's hope of fighting for points in every race this year is realistic, following his impressive performance in this week's test at Jerez
Planet F1 - Sutil relishing Force India's early start: Adrian Sutil is relishing the opportunity to get some running under his belt before the season kicks off, a feat Force India haven't always managed.
Paul di Resta has declared himself pleased with his half-day at the wheel of Force India's VJM-03 at Jerez today, despite the test being affected by constantly-changing weather.
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Planet F1 - Ambitious Force India eye 'fifth or sixth' place: Force India have set their sights on a fifth or sixth-place finish in the 2010 Championship.
AutoSport.com - Q and A with Paul di Resta: Q and A with Paul di Resta
GPUpdate - Hill not happy with new-look Silverstone: Silverstone undergoes a multi-million pound revamp ahead of this year's British Grand Prix, with the new Arena circuit layout being the biggest attraction. However, Damon Hill - 1996 Champion and Chairman of the BRDC, the committee which owns the venue - believes money is not being best spent in the most efficient of ways.***
Force India changes testing plans -
GPUpdate
With the adverse weather conditions continuing to disrupt proceedings at Jerez this week, the Force India team has elected to modify its testing line-up at the Spanish circuit. Having driven on Wednesday morning, Scotland's Paul di Resta is back in the cockpit today.
Jerez update: Button beats Button -
Planet F1
Reigning World Champion Jenson Button set the two fastest lap times of the year during the final morning at Jerez on Saturday.
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BBC F1 - Button beats the clock and rivals: World champion Jenson Button clocks the fastest time of pre-season tests at Jerez over the last two weeks.
Planet F1 - Jerez update: Blue skies and Button on top: Jenson Button topped the charts on Friday morning, setting the fastest time for this week's Jerez test. It was, however, still eight-tenths short of his team-mate's best from last week.
Planet F1 - Jerez Day Four: There's no stopping Button: Jenson Button's 1:18.871 proved to be unbeatable on the final - and very productive - day of testing at Jerez.
Pitpass F1 - F1: Button fastest of all at Jerez (with pictures): Reigning world champion Jenson Button brought the Jerez test to a pleasing conclusion for McLaren today, posting the fastest overall time of the two week test.
ITV F1 - Button storms to fastest time at Jerez: Jenson Button ended the Jerez testing week with the fastest time of the fortnight as the rain stayed away.
Alonso: It's always special to race Schumi -
Planet F1
Fernando Alonso is enjoying his time up against Schumacher after sharing the track with the German at Jerez on Thursday.
F1: Changes to technical department at Force India -
Pitpass F1
Force India has announced a restructure to its technical department, due to James Key, technical director, leaving the team to pursue new opportunities.
Nico Rosberg is confident that there is more to come from the Mercedes and that the team is yet to show its true competitiveness
McLaren sparked into life during the final day of the second pre-season test at Jerez today, with Lewis Hamilton setting the fastest time overall after four days of running
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AutoSport.com - Alguersuari tops rain-hit Jerez test: Jamie Alguersuari made up for team-mate Sebastien Buemi being knocked off top spot in the final moments of yesterday's Jerez test by setting the pace at the Spanish track on a rain-hit third day.
Pitpass F1 - F1: Test Times: Jerez 13-02: Today's times from Jerez de la Frontera the final day of testing this week.
Pitpass F1 - F1: Test Times: Jerez 12-02: Today's times from Jerez de la Frontera, the third and penultimate day of testing at the Spanish track.
Pitpass F1 - F1: Test Times: Jerez 11-02: Today's times from Jerez, the second day of four days at the Spanish track.
AutoSport.com - Hamilton on top at end of Jerez test: Lewis Hamilton ended the week on top at Jerez, the McLaren driver setting the fastest lap of the four-day test in the final 10 minutes of today's session
Friday's F1 gossip column -
BBC F1
Damon Hill criticises the new Silverstone layout, FIA confirm 2010 rules, plus other stories and rumours.
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BBC F1 - Wednesday's F1 gossip column: First glimpse of the new Lotus car, Kimi Raikkonen and Jacques Villeneuve linked to comebacks, plus other rumours.
The FIA's Charlie Whiting is to visit McLaren's Woking HQ to check the legality of the rear wing on its MP4-25 following claims that Red Bull and Ferrari believe it contravenes the rules.
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Pitpass F1 - F1: FIA's Whiting visits US F1 HQ: It is understood that Charlie Whiting, the FIA's race director, official starter and safety delegate, is in the process of visiting US F1's North Carolina HQ in order to report back on the state of the team's progress.
BBC F1 - Virgin F1 car hit by wing failure: The new Virgin team have called off testing their new car until Friday following a front-wing failure at Jerez as Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi sets the fastest time.
AutoSport.com - Di Grassi: Wing issue is resolved: Lucas di Grassi is confident that Virgin Racing has solved the front wing-mounting issue which has forced the team to miss significant running at Jerez after the problem did not repeat itself today
Indian driver Karun Chandhok has denied reports that he's signed a deal with F1 hopefuls Stefan GP.
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Pitpass F1 - F1: Stefan GP boss calls for 14th grid slot: While the future of both US F1 and Campos Meta remains in doubt, Stefan GP boss Zoran Stefanovich has called on the FIA to allow a 14th slot on the 2010 grid in order that his team might take part.
Lotus return to F1 in track debut -
BBC F1
The historic Lotus name returns to Formula 1 as the new Lotus F1 car makes its track debut.
Hulkenberg: Let's wait until Bahrain -
Planet F1
Nico Hulkenberg is the latest driver to voice his thoughts on pre-season testing and - like his rivals - he says it's too early to tell who is leading the way.
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Planet F1 - Di Grassi: We'll improve before Bahrain: Although the team had all sorts of problems during their first pre-season test, Lucas di Grassi is confident Virgin will be able to put in a solid showing in Bahrain.
Jerez update: Vettel leads the way -
Planet F1
Sebastian Vettel set the pace on a dreary morning at Jerez, although the good news is that rain is expected to clear.
Trulli: Schumi can win another title -
Planet F1
Jarno Trulli sees no reason why Michael Schumacher can't add an eighth World Championship to his trophy cabinet.
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Planet F1 - Schumi: Barcelona will be the important outing: Michael Schumacher is satisfied that Mercedes GP are on track for the year after spending his final day at Jerez.
ITV F1 - Schumi: No idea of pecking order yet: Michael Schmacher says the weather and varying fuel loads mean it is too soon to say where anyone stands.
Planet F1 - Jerez update: Schumi and the sun shine: Michael Schumacher made the most of the Jerez sunshine to lead the way after the opening hour on Day Three at the Spanish circuit.
Planet F1 - Schumi: A good basis for the rest of the week: Michael Schumacher is confident Mercedes GP has established a good platform for the rest of the week's Jerez test after amassing 111 laps on Wednesday.
Anderson: USF1 could miss up to four races -
Planet F1
USF1 co-founder Ken Anderson has finally publicly admitted that his team won't make the starting grid in Bahrain - and could miss as many as four races.
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Pitpass F1 - F1: US F1 looking to miss first four races: The sorry saga that is US F1 has taken a further twist with team boss Ken Anderson revealing that he is seeking permission from the FIA to miss up to four races.
Planet F1 - 'USF1 on the verge of quitting F1': The USF1 team is reportedly on the verge of quitting Formula One - and before they had even started.
BBC F1 - Teams not allowed to skip races: Motorsport's governing body says reports that teams can miss up to three grands prix in 2010 are incorrect.
Adrian Sutil says he is thrilled with the performance of Force India's VJM03 and has never felt so confident going into a season before
Kubica encouraged by Renault gains -
ITV F1
Robert Kubica and Renault feel they were getting quicker and quicker at Jerez this week.
Rubens Barrichello is hoping to be able to work on set-up and performance this afternoon if the Williams team has the chance of some dry running on the final day of the Jerez test
Lotus technical chief Mike Gascoyne reckons his team could not have done a better job to get where it is today, considering it was only granted an entry in September
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GPUpdate - Lotus pride for designer Gascoyne: The revealing of the Lotus T127 meant more to Mike Gascoyne than unveiling one of his many Formula 1 designs, as the Englishman hails from the same county as the legendary squad, which - under its first guise as Team Lotus - was formed by the late Colin Chapman in 1954.
AutoSport.com - Gascoyne proud of Lotus effort: Lotus's technical chief Mike Gascoyne says he is extremely proud of his team after it unveiled its new car in London on Friday.
ITV F1 - Gascoyne says Lotus ready to surprise: Points should be possible by the end of the year, reckons the Lotus technical chief.
Lotus unveil the T127: A tremendous journey ahead -
Planet F1
Lotus became the second of the newcomers to unveil their 2010 challenger, taking the covers off the T127 in London on Friday evening.
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Pitpass F1 - F1: Lotus unveils the T127: Lotus Racing unveiled its 2010 challenger, the Lotus Cosworth T127, at London's Royal Horticultural Hall this afternoon.
GPUpdate - Lotus launches T127 in London: The 1Malaysia team has launched the first Lotus Formula 1 car for 16 years in a presentation at London's Royal Horticultural Hall on Friday evening. Race winners Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen spearhead the line-up as the T127 model was launched in a traditional yellow and British racing green colour scheme.************* ***
Virgin has announced that it has signed Andy Soucek to the role of reserve and test driver, following Alvaro Parente's failure to secure the necessary funding.
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GPUpdate - Davidson joins Peugeot for Le Mans: Anthony Davidson will be one third of Peugeot's leading Le Mans line-up as the French manufacturer attempts to defend its title in the coveted race this year. The Englishman, Formula 1 commentator for BBC Radio 5 live, will share the drive with fellow ex F1 racers Alexander Wurz and Marc Gené.
GPUpdate - Sato joins Indycar Series for 2010: Former Formula 1 driver Takuma Sato will be joining KV Racing in the Indycar Series for the upcoming season. After his adventure with Super Aguri, which came to a sudden*end in 2008 when the team went bankrupt, the Japanese driver was unable to find a racing seat in F1*so has*decided to join Indycars*as of this season.
Bahrain preview quotes: Mercedes
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AutoSport.com - Mercedes targets victory in Bahrain: Mercedes GP boss Ross Brawn says his team is aiming to win the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, despite admitting that his outfit is not as prepared as it would like to be.
Hamilton parts ways with Hamilton senior -
Planet F1
Lewis Hamilton has parted ways with his father Anthony, who will no longer be managing the 2008 World Champion's career.
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Planet F1 - Hamilton: It's just one of those days: Lewis Hamilton was rather philosophical about his disrupted outing at Jerez on Friday, saying it's was just "one of those days."
AutoSport.com - Q and A with Lewis Hamilton: Q and A with Lewis Hamilton
Pitpass F1 - F1: Hamilton quickest on Day 4 (with pictures): Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets on the final day of testing this week at Jerez de la Frontera as the rain finally eased off allowing teams to get in some serious mileage.
BBC F1 - Ferrari the big threat - Hamilton: Lewis Hamilton says up to six teams have competitive cars but names Ferrari as McLaren's fastest rival.
AutoSport.com - Car much stronger this year - Hamilton: Lewis Hamilton is confident that McLaren is in a much better position than it was at the start of last season after day two of the final pre-season test at Barcelona.
Red Bull in the hunt, says Webber -
BBC F1
Mark Webber is hopeful of a strong season after a "very positive" first test of the new Red Bull
DC sits on the fence in Lewis vs Jenson battle -
Planet F1
David Coulthard admits it's hard to predict who is going to win the battle between Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button at McLaren.
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AutoSport.com - Q and A with Jenson Button: Q and A with Jenson Button
Planet F1 - Jerez: A Brazilian battle as the track dries out: Rubens Barrichello and Felipe Massa tussled for top honours in the morning session at Jerez, where thankfully track conditions improved to allow for plenty of dry running.
We're reasonably satisfied with what we've achieved so far, but we know better than to be complacent and we never under-estimate our rivals.
No Stefan GP deal, says Chandhok -
GPUpdate
Karun Chandhok has responded to internet rumours on Thursday by stating that he has not signed a contract to be part of the Stefan GP team this year. Hope of joining the Formula 1 grid appears to have risen for the Serbian hopefuls after reports emerged that US F1 may elect not to compete in 2010.
Formula 2 champion Andy Soucek has joined the Virgin Racing team as its reserve driver for the 2010 season, it was announced on Tuesday.
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Planet F1 - Parente loses Virgin test driver role: Alvaro Parente has lost his Virgin test driver role after his sponsorship deal fell through.
AutoSport.com - Jerez test's full driver line-up: Jerez test's full driver line-up
F1: Campos Meta to become Hispania Racing -
Pitpass F1
The Spanish newspaper Diario AS reports that Campos Meta intends to change its name to Hispania Racing F1 Team before the season gets underway. However, the name change would need to be approved by the FIA.
F1: Virgin ends Thursday session early -
Pitpass F1
Virgin Racing has brought its Thursday test programme to an early conclusion following problems with the front wing on its new car.
Domenicali predicts open title race -
ITV F1
Ferrari chief reckons 'big four' teams could face other competition given close testing times.
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Pitpass F1 - F1: Domenicali: We're ready for the challenge ahead!: "That's it with the exhibition games, now we're getting serious," declare Stefano Domenicali, referring to the end of pre-season testing and the forthcoming battle for the 2010 world championship proper.
Pitpass F1 - F1: Late race starts see F1 TV viewing figures crash: We've heard of shooting oneself in the foot but this is ridiculous. A report written by Pitpass' business editor Chris Sylt in the {i}Mail on Sunday{/i} reveals that F1 lost 80 million viewers last year as a result of later race start times.
GPUpdate - Qantas returns as Australian Grand Prix title sponsor: The Australian Grand Prix Corporation announced Australian airline company Qantas as this year's naming rights sponsor and premier partner for the 2010 Australian Grand Prix. Qantas has a long history of partnership with the Grand Prix since Formula One came to Australia in 1985.
Schumacher: Still a lot of work ahead -
GPUpdate
Michael Schumacher was both optimistic and realistic in Spain on Friday as he finished his running for Jerez testing this week. Having begun Mercedes' programme on Thursday, the German hands the MGP W01 back over to team-mate Nico Rosberg as the 4-day test comes to a close on Saturday.
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AutoSport.com - Fernandes: Drivers must work together: The success of the new Lotus outfit this season will depend on whether it can stick together as a team during its learning period, reckons chief Tony Fernandes
AutoSport.com - Lotus hails 'excellent' first day of work: Lotus chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne hailed the team's public debut at Jerez as "very successful" after a promising first outing for the T127 car.
GPUpdate - Work in progress: Definitive F1 documentary: Exclusive Media Group (EMG) has begun producing a feature-length documentary on the history of Formula 1 racing, which is scheduled for cinema release in the spring of next year. The moving picture will describe the sport from Silverstone 1950 to Abu Dhabi 2009 plus more, including interviews with leading personalities.
Brawn positive on Mercedes' pre-season programme -
GPUpdate
Mercedes Grand Prix team principal Ross Brawn is positive about the team's work in Jerez. The Briton looks back at a difficult week weather-wise but was pleased with the team's progress and believes the team will be fully prepared for the first race in four weeks time.
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GPUpdate - Schumacher positive on final day of testing: Mercedes Grand Prix Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher completed Mercedes' fourth and final day of testing this week on Saturday in Jerez. The German completed 84 laps setting a quickest time of 1.20.613. The German was positive after his day of testing and said the team is making good progress so far.
F1: Kobayashi quickest on Day 2 (with pictures) -
Pitpass F1
Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi popped in a late 1:19 to go quickest in the closing moments of testing at Jerez de la Frontera today. Sebastien Buemi had been the pace-setter for much of the day ahead of Jenson Button and Nico Hulkenberg.
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Pitpass F1 - F1: Alguersuari quickest on Day 3 (with pictures): Toro Rosso's Jaime Alguersuari topped the timesheets on the third day of testing as continuous rain from mid-morning onwards restricted running and compromised programmes.
Kubica and Renault happy with improvements -
Planet F1
Robert Kubica and Renault are happy with the progress they made during the second pre-season test in Spain.
Alguersuari fastest before more rain falls -
GPUpdate
Jaime Alguersuari has finished atop the final Friday classification at Jerez after another heavy rainstorm hit the Spanish circuit in the afternoon. With dry times having been posted earlier on, Pedro de la Rosa was second for Sauber as Adrian Sutil made the top three on his first day of testing in 2010.
Hamilton tops testing for McLaren -
BBC F1
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton sets the fastest time of the rain-hit winter test in Jerez late on the final day.
Trulli: Lotus move is kind of a gamble -
Planet F1
Jarno Trulli admits he has taken a bit of a gamble by joining Lotus Racing, but is glad to be part of something special with the reborn F1 team.
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ITV F1 - Lotus puts Sepang move on back burner: Team boss Tony Fernandes says he has no immediate plans to relocate team HQ to Malaysia.
AutoSport.com - Trulli calls for patience with Lotus: Jarno Trulli has called for patience with the new Lotus Formula 1 team, as it prepares for to make its debut this year
ITV F1 - Trulli: Lotus best option for F1's new era: Jarno Trulli believes being with a small independent squad is the right choice in 2010.
Renault already like home, says Kubica -
GPUpdate
Robert Kubica remains confident as he joins Renault for 2010 after switching from the departed BMW team. The Pole is pleased to have found, as expected, a homely atmosphere at the Enstone team as much development work continues with the season nearing ever closer.
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Planet F1 - Kubica feeling at home at Renault: Robert Kubica is enjoying life at his new team Renault, saying everything "has been just as I expected".
Schumacher positive over Mercedes reliability -
GPUpdate
Mercedes Grand Prix driver Michael Schumacher started the team's second four-day test at Jerez on Wednesday. The German completed 111 laps and set the sixth fastest time of the day before handing over to team-mate Nico Rosberg for Thursday.
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GPUpdate - Brawn positive over Mercedes testing programme: Mercedes Grand Prix Team Principal Ross Brawn is positive*about the team's work in Jerez last week. The*Englishman looks back at what was*a difficult week*in terms of conditions*but was pleased with the Brackley team's progress and believes it will be fully prepared for the first race in four weeks' time.
GPUpdate - Schumacher positive over final day of test: Michael Schumacher completed Mercedes' fourth and final day of testing this week in Jerez on Saturday. The*7-time World*Champion*completed 84 laps in total,*setting a quickest time of 1.20.613,*stating that*the team formerly known as Brawn GP is making good progress so far.
AutoSport.com - Lotus thrilled with early reliability: The Lotus F1 team was thrilled to complete a trouble-free first day of official Formula 1 testing at Jerez on Wednesday
Virgin signs Soucek as test driver -
GPUpdate
Virgin Racing has confirmed that Formula 2 Champion Andy Soucek has been signed up as official test and reserve driver ahead of the team's maiden season in 2010. The Spaniard replaces Portugal's Álvaro Parente, who lost the seat due to sponsorship issues.
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Planet F1 - Sato gives up on F1, signs IndyCar deal: Former F1 driver Takuma Sato will race IndyCars this coming season after signing a deal to race for Jimmy Vasser's KV Racing Technology.
GPUpdate - Parente loses Virgin test seat: Álvaro Parente has revealed that he is no longer a test and reserve driver of the Virgin Racing team after sponsorship from a key backer fell through. Having represented the outfit at its launch in London in December, Brazilian Luiz Razia remains as the sole reserve alongside Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi.
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GPUpdate
Hamilton blitzes final day of Jerez test -
ITV F1
Lewis Hamilton waited until the final ten minutes of the Jerez test to set the fastest time of the week.
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GPUpdate - Hamilton finishes Jerez test on top: 2008 Champion Lewis Hamilton has confirmed that four different teams have finished at the top of the timesheets on as many days in Jerez as the second test session came to a close on Saturday. With morning rain having seemingly signalled another gloomy day, drivers were able to enjoy a dry surface from lunchtime onwards.*********
Planet F1 - Jerez: Hamilton on top but the day is Virgin's: Lewis Hamilton may have set the fastest lap on the final day of testing at Jerez but the biggest grins in the paddock belonged to Virgin Racing.
Q and A with Nico Rosberg
Mark Webber has revealed that he would have quit Formula One if last year's RB5 had turned out to be a "sh** box" - it didn't.
It's two down and two to go in the Formula One testing schedule as Jerez prepares to play host to the penultimate test of the 2010 season.
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GPUpdate - Jerez Day 4: The line-up: Nico Rosberg, Kamui Kobayashi and Jaime Alguersuari have ensured that three different teams have led the timesheets on as many days so far in Jerez this week and, as the fourth and final day of the first Jerez 2010 pre-season test looms, yet more rain is forecast?
Pitpass F1 - F1: An eventful week for Cosworth: Cosworth has continued pre-season preparations with two of its customer teams in action at the Circuito de Jerez this week, while today a truly historic F1 pairing was officially reunited with the launch of the Lotus-Cosworth.
When Christian 'Toto' Wolff took a minority holding in Williams it was widely accepted that it was another step in getting the Grove outfit on the right track but as Pitpass' business editor Chris Sylt explains, it looks like it still has an uphill climb.
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Planet F1 - Button: It's important to protect your rear: Jenson Button concedes it's going to be vital for drivers to protect their rear tyres if they want to do well this season.
GPUpdate - Williams not worried by gearbox problems: The Williams team saw its fourth day of Jerez testing come to an early end on Saturday as Rubens Barrichello's running was shortened*due to a gearbox problem. Despite the issue, team Technical Director Sam Michael is not worried*over the matter.
ITV F1 - Lotus boss: 2010 is our building year: Fernandes says he'd be happy to have reliable car and be best new entrant in '10 before setting sights on bigger goals.
GPUpdate - Williams team not worried by gearbox problems: On Saturday the Williams Formula 1 team saw its fourth day of testing at Jerez come to an early end. Rubens Barrichello had to shorten his day of testing due to a gearbox problem with the Williams F1 team. The team's technical director, Sam Michael, is not worried though about the team's gearbox problems.
ITV F1 - Lotus boss: 2010 is our building year: Fernandes says he'd be happy to have reliable car and be best new entrant in '10.
Just 24 hours after it was announced that he was leaving Force India, James Key has been named as Sauber's new technical director.
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Planet F1 - Kobayashi: No big surprise from Sauber: Although Kamui Kobayashi has ruled out Sauber being the "big surprise" of the season, he's confident that the team will be consistent point scorers.
ITV F1 - Sato seals IndyCar move: Ex-Super Aguri man will race for the KV Racing IndyCar team in 2010 after F1 options dry up.
Planet F1 - Alonso: Going to McLaren was a good career move: In a candid interview, Fernando Alonso has revealed how his difficult stay at McLaren helped him to grow up both personally and professionally.
Champion Button on Laureus list -
BBC F1
World champions Jenson Button, Tom Daley and Mark Cavendish will battle it out in the breakthrough of the year category of the Laureus Sports Awards.
'Lopez to head over to Campos with Senna' -
Planet F1
It's another nail in USF1's coffin as reports claims Jose Maria Lopez is on his way to Campos Meta.
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Pitpass F1 - F1: Whither Lopez?: While US F1 uses Twitter to report that all is well and that there will be more news to follow, it is reported that driver Jose Maria Lopez has already agreed a deal which will see him join Bruno Senna at Campos.
AutoSport.com - Lopez would welcome Valles at US F1: Jose Maria Lopez says he would welcome Adrian Valles as his team-mate at the US F1 team, the Spaniard having been linked with the drive earlier this month.
Planet F1 - Lopez: I would like to have Valles as a team-mate: Adrian Valles' hopes of securing a race seat at USF1 have received a big boost with Jose Maria Lopez giving him his full backing.
Mid-Session Times: Jerez 11-02
Dennis 'completely' confident of McLaren harmony -
Planet F1
McLaren Group chairman Ron Dennis is confident the new partnership between Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton will not result in the same intra-team tension as witnessed when Ayrton Senna drove with Alain Prost.
Useful wet weather practice for Petrov -
GPUpdate
Although the poor conditions were bad news for all teams at Jerez on Friday, scampering any chances of comparing dry track conditions with data predictions, Vitaly Petrov was handed the chance of driving a Formula 1 car in wet conditions for the second time this week.
Jerez update: Another bad start for virgin -
Planet F1
Virgin Racing's foray into Formula One was dealt another blow when Timo Glock brought out the red flags in the opening hour at Jerez - and just when things were starting to look up for the team.
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GPUpdate - Jerez weather update: Flood risk: If the ten teams present in Jerez thought last week's weather conditions were tricky enough for testing, frustration levels are set to rise yet further this week as predictions for worse weather point towards a highly interesting development period on the run-up to the start of this year's World Championship.
Official: Campos becomes Hispania Racing -
GPUpdate
Following its recent management shakeup, the Campos Meta team has confirmed that it will change its name to Hispania Racing ahead of the 2010 championship's opening round in Bahrain next weekend.
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Pitpass F1 - F1: Official: Kolles confirms Campos name change: Colin Kolles has confirmed that Campos Meta 1 has been renamed "HRT F1" Team, ( Hispania Racing F1 Team) following Jose Ramon Carabante's acquisition of Campos Meta 1 earlier in February.
ITV F1 - Campos changes name to Hispania: The Spanish squad will now run under the Hispania Racing name following Jose Ramon Carabante's takeover.
AutoSport.com - Campos to race under Hispania name: The Campos Meta 1 team will race under the name HRT F1 - Hispania Racing F1 Team - following Jose Ramon Carabante's acquisition of the Spanish outfit last month
BBC F1 - Campos change name to Hispania F1: Formula 1 newcomers Campos are renamed Hispania Racing Team
Dallara: Campos chassis is on schedule -
Planet F1
Dallara insists their new F1 chassis, which will be used by the Campos Meta team, is on schedule having passed all crash tests.
Villeneuve linked to Stefan GP -
GPUpdate
Wednesday's reports of US F1 possibly not making the grid this season have been receiving with a rapid reaction of internet rumours, not least that 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve could make a return to Formula 1 with the Stefan GP team, which still hopes for a place on the grid.
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Planet F1 - Stefan GP urge FIA to consider 14th team: Stefan Grand Prix have urged the FIA to open the 2010 grid up to a 14th team as they continue their quest to enter Formula One.
Raikkonen buoyed by rally debut -
BBC F1
Former Formula 1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen says he is encouraged by his World Rally Championship debut for Citroen after finishing 30th in Sweden.
Heikki Kovalainen interview -
ITV F1
In an exclusive interview with [I]itv.com/f1[/I], Heikki Kovalainen talks about his Lotus move and his McLaren stint.
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AutoSport.com - Q and A with Heikki Kovalainen: Q and A with Heikki Kovalainen
F1: Vettel quickest as Jerez testing resumes (with pictures) -
Pitpass F1
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel topped the timesheets at Jerez de la Frontera today as the third, and penultimate, pre-season test got underway.
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ITV F1 - Jerez testing review: A team by team rundown of what happened at 2010's second test, plus all the top times and mileages.
Michelin could make 2011 return -
ITV F1
Senior figure says firm in 'formal discussions" with FIA and could come back if conditions met.
Virgin faces hydraulic problems -
GPUpdate
Wednesday saw the*Virgin Racing team begin its second full day of testing the VR-01 at Jerez. After a successful conclusion to its testing debut*last week, the Sheffield-based squad experienced more of the rough than the smooth today when an elusive hydraulics problem proved hard to pin down.
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GPUpdate - Power steering problems at Lotus: Lotus*enjoyed a reasonable start to its new Formula 1 adventure on Wednesday*when joining*ten other teams at Jerez*for the start of*a four-day test. The*Norfolk-based*squad*completed over 300 kilometres*with*res driver Fairuz Fauzy, which sees the Malaysian gain an FIA Superlicence despite suffering from power steering woes.
Barca update: Alonso sets a blistering pace -
Planet F1
Fernando Alonso set a blistering pace on Friday morning at Barcelona to lead the timesheets with a 1:20.637, 0.336s up on his closest rival.
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BBC F1 - Webber sets pace as rain clears: Mark Webber goes fastest for Red Bull as the rain finally clears at the third winter test in Jerez.
Planet F1 - Barca Day Two: Hulkenberg topples Alonso: Nico Hulkenberg put an end to Fernando Alonso's reign on Friday at Barcelona, narrowly edging ahead of the Ferrari driver to claim the week's fastest lap time.
GPUpdate - Alonso not impressed by Button's pace: Fernando Alonso completed 137 laps at Jerez on Saturday on his way to setting the sixth fastest time on the clocks. The Spaniard isn't worried about the times seen at the top end of the timing sheets, though, as Champion Jenson Button completed the fastest lap on the final day of testing in south-east Spain; Alonso believes that McLaren were showing off their pace while Ferrari focussed mainly on reliability rather than the F10's abilities to set quick laps.
AutoSport.com - Webber cautious over RB6 testing pace: Mark Webber says he is not taking anything for granted ahead of the new Formula 1 season after the Red Bull driver set a new benchmark time of 1m19.299s time in testing at Jerez on Friday
GPUpdate - Webber hushed over Red Bull pace: Mark Webber was not giving a large amount away after posting the quickest time on a rare dry day of testing at Jerez on Friday. The Australian topped the timesheets for Red Bull courtesy of a quickest lap of 1:19.299, beating second placed Fernando Alonso's Ferrari by over eight tenths of a second.
Interview with Sebastian Vettel
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Webber fastest as rain clears at Jerez -
ITV F1
Red Bull's Mark Webber set the pace as the teams finally got some dry weather running in at Jerez on Friday.
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ITV F1 - Rubens fastest at wet and windy Jerez: Rubens Barrichello set the quickest wet-weather time at Jerez on Thursday, while Kovy crash cut Lotus's day short.
GPUpdate - Vettel fastest as testing resumes at Jerez: Sebastian Vettel completed the fastest lap at Jerez on Wednesday*at what was the start of a second week of testing*in the south-east of Spain. The German*registered his fastest lap*of 1.22.593*to finish well ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa.
Planet F1 - Jerez: Vettel takes over as the rain comes down: Sebastian Vettel set the pace at Jerez on Thursday morning as the rain came down and the red flag count came up.
Alonso: No one has yet to pull off a Brawn -
Planet F1
With none of the teams having pulled a 'Brawn' so far in pre-season testing, Fernando Alonso reckons we'll have to wait until Bahrain to see who's on top.
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Planet F1 - Alonso: No clue what they're talking about: Fernando Alonso has downplayed comments Felipe Massa allegedly made to the Spanish press in which he criticised his new Ferrari team-mate.
'McLaren have invited FIA to inspect their wing' -
Planet F1
Charlie Whiting, the head of the FIA's technical department, has been invited to McLaren to inspect their controversial rear wing.
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ITV F1 - McLaren unconcerned by wing query: McLaren brushes off suggestions from Red Bull that its rear wing design is questionable.
Pitpass F1 - F1: McLaren wing row to overshadow season opener?: Ahead of the most eagerly anticipated season of recent times, a row over the legality of the rear wing on the McLaren threatens to overshadow next week's race in Bahrain.
Pitpass F1 - F1: McLaren "unaware" of problem with wing: In response to claims that Red Bull and Ferrari are considering issuing a protest regarding the legality of the rear wing on the McLaren MP4-25, the Woking team has said that it is unaware of any problems.
Sauber driver Pedro de la Rosa needs more dry running to be fully prepared for his Formula 1 racing return in next month's Bahrain Grand Prix after admitting to feeling "rusty" this morning
Monday's F1 gossip column -
BBC F1
Michael Schumacher to keep a low profile, teams brace for more wet testing, plus other stories and rumours.
Lotus drivers ready for new challenge -
GPUpdate
The Lotus brand returns to Formula 1 this year with two race winners on-board in Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen. Having both switched from large organisations, Toyota and McLaren respectively, the duo are both prepared for an all-new task in 2010.
Former F1 driver Takuma Sato today announced his participation in the 2010 IZOD Indycar Series.
Jerez testing: Friday line-up -
GPUpdate
Friday sees the teams continue to work around the weather as best as possible in Spain on what had been a highly disrupted test session in Jerez. Six teams have been quickest on as many days since the Andalusian venue first hosted a day of pre-season running last Thursday.
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GPUpdate - Photos: Friday at Jerez:
GPUpdate - Jerez Day 6: The line-up: The ninth day of pre-season testing and the second of this week's test in Jerez gets underway at 9am on Thursday morning. Sebastian Vettel confirmed on Wednesday that five different cars have been quickest on as many days in Andalucía so far, with yet more rain forecast for today?
Pitpass F1 - F1: Jerez test line-up: As we await news of US F1 and Campos Meta, the eleven teams that will be on the grid in Bahrain next month will begin testing at Jerez de la Frontera tomorrow (Wednesday), the third of four pre-season tests.
Slimmed down and transformed into a private team, the BMW Sauber F1 Team is delighted to line up with two C29s for Pedro de la Rosa and Kamui Kobayashi at the season's opening race.
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GPUpdate - Key to take over from Rampf at Sauber: On Wednesday morning it was announced that James Key (top)*had left the Force India F1 team with immediate effect. In the afternoon, the 38-year-old Englishman was able to reveal that he will replace Willy Rampf as Sauber Technical Director.
GPUpdate - Key to take over from Rampf at BMW Sauber: On Wednesday morning it was announced that James Key had left the Force India F1 team with immediate effect. In the afternoon the 38-year-old Englishman was able to reveal he will replace Willy Rampf as BMW Sauber F1's technical director.
New Ferrari chassis for Massa -
GPUpdate
Felipe Massa took Ferrari's latest chassis, the F10's 282, on-track at Jerez on Wednesday morning. The car has a number of minor aerodynamic and mechanical updates compared to last week's 281 version of the*2010 car.
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Planet F1 - A second chassis and aero updates for Ferrari: Ferrari will put their second F10 chassis through its pace at Jerez this week, where aero updates will also be introduced.
This week will confirm Jerez as being the only venue to host two batches of pre-season test sessions on the run-up to the season, with the Andalusian track open for another four days from Wednesday. However, as the F1 fraternity welcomes Lotus, flood warnings look likely to throw a huge spanner into the works of the teams.
Virgin: Finally, some decent track time for Glock -
Planet F1
Virgin's tech boss Nick Wirth is confident the fledgling team's reliability issues are a thing of the past.
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Pitpass F1 - F1: As website goes missing, is US F1 finally deceased? (Updated): Could the fact that the US F1 website is currently down, mean that the North Carolina team has finally pulled the plug.
Jerez update: Liuzzi leads in sunny Spain -
Planet F1
Tonio Liuzzi set the pace in the opening hour of testing at Jerez on Saturday, topping an unusual looking leaderboard of Force India, Sauber and Toro Rosso.
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Planet F1 - Jerez update: Schumi on top as red flags rule: Michael Schumacher led the way in the opening hour of Wednesday's Jerez test as two red flag situations kept running to a minimum.
FIA ratify F1's new points system -
Planet F1
The FIA has published the definitive sporting regulations for the 2010 Formula One season, with the proposed new points system among changes to get the green light.
Wednesday's F1 gossip column -
BBC F1
Lotus make track debut at Jerez, Massa is surprised Heidfeld is overlooked, plus other gossip.
Bernie Ecclestone and Jean Todt have said that the Concorde Agreement allows teams to miss three races. The last thing we expected was for the FIA to deny this. Pitpass' business editor Chris Sylt explains what is really going on.
'Campos to become Hispania Racing' -
GPUpdate
The Spanish media reports on Tuesday that the Campos Meta team, recently purchased by shareholder José Ramón Carabante, will change its name to Hispania Racing F1 Team ahead of the upcoming season. Furthermore, India's Karun Chandhok is still expected to partner Bruno Senna in its line-up.
F1: Official: No 2010 entry for Stefan GP -
Pitpass F1
The FIA has tonight confirmed that neither US F1 or Stefan GP will be on the grid this season, while revealing that details of a selection process for 2010 will be announced shortly.
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AutoSport.com - Stefan critical of F1 entry process: Stefan Grand Prix believes that Formula 1 chiefs will have some explaining to do it if any of the new teams fail to compete this year and the Serbian outfit is not then given an entry
AutoSport.com - GP Prep gets official F1 approval: Anthony Hamilton's young driver academy has received the official approval from Bernie Ecclestone and Formula One Management for the use of the Formula 1 name.
AutoSport.com - Team US F1 still looking for 2011 entry: Team US F1 boss Ken Anderson insists his outfit has not yet given up on its dreams of entering F1 in the future, despite telling its staff to stop work on its current car
Massa pleased with general Ferrari performance -
GPUpdate
Rain or shine, Felipe Massa is content with the handling of his Ferrari F10 after passing the car over to Fernando Alonso for the conclusion of the second Jerez test. The Brazilian notched up a total of 164 laps over the course of Wednesday and Thursday and remains positive, despite the weather.
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AutoSport.com - Kubica pleased with Renault's progress: Robert Kubica says he has been pleased with the progress made by his Renault team in testing, despite a discreet showing in the opening two sessions.
GPUpdate - Button: Ferrari is the strongest: World Champion Jenson Button believes that Ferrari is in best shape to grab most points from the start of the season, judging by performances in Jerez testing this week. The Englishman also explained that he has been surveying his rivals' cars when following closely in testing.
AutoSport.com - Button: Ferrari strongest at present: Jenson Button believes the Ferrari is the strongest-looking car after the first full dry day of testing at Jerez this week
F1: Campos: Kolles issues a statement -
Pitpass F1
Jose Ramon Carabante has signed an agreement with the other shareholder that will bring him to the front line of Formula One as Carabante becomes the new majority shareholder and takes control of the Campos Meta 1 team.
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AutoSport.com - Campos set for takeover: The Campos Meta 1 team is set to make it to the grid this season after a restructuring, this week's AUTOSPORT magazine reveals
Planet F1 - Campos claim saviour, VW refuse to comment: Campos Meta have once again claimed that a saviour is on the horizon, however, Volkswagen refuse to comment on whether its them.
'Annoyed' Virgin hoping for a change in fortune -
Planet F1
Two days of 'encouragement' have finally dwindled into 'annoyance' for Virgin Racing as the delay in parts arriving kept their running to just eight laps on Friday.
Virgin snap up Soucek as test driver -
Planet F1
Virgin Racing have signed Formula Two champion Andy Soucek as their test and reserve driver ahead of their debut Formula One season.
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ITV F1 - F2 champion Soucek new Virgin reserve: Virgin signs Spaniard Andy Soucek to replace Alvaro Parente in its test and reserve driver role.
GPUpdate TV: Year of change for Felipe Massa -
GPUpdate
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GPUpdate - GPUpdate TV: Lotus shakedown at Silverstone:
F1: Brawn sponsors won value for money championship -
Pitpass F1
Itaipava isn't a well-known name in Formula One. In fact, the Brazilian beer brand only appeared at one race last year and with one team. However, it was a very crucial race and a very crucial team.
Villeneuve pushing for comeback with Stefan GP -
GPUpdate
1997 Champion Jacques Villeneuve freely admits that he is aiming to be back on the Formula 1 grid this year in a field of cars which he believes will better suit his driving style than at the time of his F1 exit in 2006. The French-Canadian targets a slot with the Stefan GP team, which could enter the sport should another team fail to do so.
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GPUpdate - 'Absolute madness!' - Villeneuve on Schumacher: Jacques Villeneuve is highly excited by the fact that he could be racing Michael Schumacher in Formula 1 again this year after it seemed that the careers of both drivers were over three years ago. The French-Canadian hopes for a place on this year's grid with the Serbian Stefan GP team.
Red Bull in best shape - Webber -
BBC F1
Mark Webber thinks his Red Bull team are ahead of their rivals after setting the pace on the first day of the final pre-season test.
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BBC F1 - Red Bull take wraps off 2010 car: Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber unveil their new Red Bull car at the start of the second pre-season Formula 1 test.
Villeneuve deal 'very near' says Stefan -
ITV F1
Stefan GP believes it's close to signing up ex-champ Jacques Villeneuve as it continues to push for 2010 grid place.
Hulkenberg takes Williams to the top -
ITV F1
Nico Hulkenberg gave Williams a boost by topping the times at the Barcelona test on Friday, just shading Alonso's Ferrari.
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BBC F1 - Williams novice upstages Alonso: Williams driver Nico Hulkenberg pips Ferrari's Fernando Alonso to the fastest time on the second day of the final pre-season test.
Today's times from Jerez the first day of the third major pre-season test.
Barcelona testing: The line-up -
GPUpdate
After generally atrocious conditions in Jerez, teams pray for dry weather as the final pre-season test session in Spain looms this week. Between Thursday and Sunday, drivers will be presented with a last chance to drive their F1 cars before the circus heads to Bahrain next month*for the opening round of the 2010 World Championship.
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Planet F1 - Vettel: The true test will be Barcelona: Red Bull may have topped the timesheets twice at Jerez this week, but Sebastian Vettel has downplayed his team's pace.
AutoSport.com - Button, Alonso to start Barcelona test: Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso and Nico Rosberg will kick off the final Formula 1 pre-season test at Barcelona this week as teams make their final preparations ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix
GPUpdate - Wirth: Hydraulic problems should be fixed in Barcelona: The Virgin Racing*squad continued to struggle in testing this week. The team, whose car*has*been solely*designed with computers rather than*the use of*wind tunnels, continues to struggle with hydraulic problems in Spain. According to Technical Director Nick Wirth, however,*the team hopes to have its problems solved by next week's test in Barcelona.
The embattled USF1 team have insisted that, contrary to reports, they are still going strong.
Webber: Four teams, eight drivers but it won't last -
Planet F1
Mark Webber reckons that while eight drivers may be in the title fight at the start of the season, it won't take long before the numbers start to dwindle.
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Planet F1 - Webber not reading too much into testing results: Mark Webber insists it's too early to draw any conclusions from the first two pre-season tests.
Hamilton blitzes final day of Jerez test -
ITV F1
Lewis Hamilton waited until the final 10 minutes of the Jerez test to set the fastest time of the week.
Di Grassi enjoys Virgin's first proper day of testing -
GPUpdate
On Saturday Lucas di Grassi completed the first proper day of testing for the Virgin Racing team at Jerez this week. After completing a shakedown on Wednesday the team completed little running on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday though the team managed to complete 63 laps without any major problems.
Nico Rosberg expects Mercedes GP's planned updates for Bahrain to provide a major boost to the team's form for the first race of the season.
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Planet F1 - Lotus boss: First step is to build a foundation: Lotus Racing supremo Tony Fernandes is confident the foundations are in place to take the re-born Formula One team on towards a successful future.
Planet F1 - Rosberg: Difficult and frustrating: Despite coming through the day unscathed, Nico Rosberg wasn't all that excited about Merc's progress at Jerez, mainly because it was difficult to make any.
Di Grassi enjoys first proper Virgin test -
GPUpdate
Lucas di Grassi completed the first full day of testing for the new Virgin Racing team at Jerez on Saturday. After running a shakedown at Silverstone last week,*the*squad*managed little running due to*aerodynamic*problems and the weather between Wednesday and Friday. On Saturday, however, the*outfit enjoyed 63 laps without any major problems.
Lopez's manager confirms talks with Campos -
Planet F1
Struggling USF1 have moved another step closer to sinking into oblivion after it was confirmed that their driver Jose Maria Lopez is in talks with Campos Meta about a possible move.
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Pitpass F1 - F1: FIA confirms rule changes: The FIA has issued an updated version of the 2010 Sporting Regulations, which sees a number of changes to the original version.
Pitpass F1 - F1: Locstein confirms end to US F1 deal: The Locstein Group, which was said to be one of the primary sponsors of the beleaguered US F1 team has officially confirmed that it has chosen to withdraw from further involvement in the American team.
Indian Chandhok set for Campos F1 -
BBC F1
Indian Karun Chandhok is poised to make his Formula 1 debut for the Campos team in 2010, BBC Sport has learned.
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Pitpass F1 - F1: Chandhok close to deal with Campos: Indian driver Karun Chandhok is understood to be close to finalising a deal with Campos Meta, according to the driver's father.
F1: Branson: Ferrari comments are "sad" -
Pitpass F1
Richard Branson, head of the Virgin empire which is backing Manor Grand Prix' effort, has hit back at comments made by Ferrari earlier this week when the Italian team was critical of the new teams entering the sport this season.
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Pitpass F1 - F1: Fry now an "observer" at Mercedes: Further details are coming to light about the resignation of Nick Fry from the board of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix, the company which runs the Mercedes F1 team.
Barca update: Alonso blitzes previous best -
Planet F1
Fernando Alonso took control of the timesheets on Friday morning, setting the fastest lap time for this week's Barcelona test, three-tenths up on the previous best.
Thursday's F1 gossip column -
BBC F1
World champion Jenson Button arrives for testing but USF1's F1 future hangs in the balance, plus other gossip.
Gascoyne: Lotus aim to be up in the points -
Planet F1
Lotus tech boss Mike Gascoyne is looking forward to an "interesting", confident his team will put in a "professional" performance.
'US F1 could skip 2010 season' -
GPUpdate
The US F1 team could decide not to compete in Formula 1 this year, according to reports in the Argentinean press on Tuesday. It is also believed that driver José María López could now switch to the Campos team as US F1 sponsor YouTube engages in discussions with the Spanish outfit.
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BBC F1 - F1 amends in-season testing rule: Formula 1 amends its ban on in-season testing following controversy over Michael Schumacher's abortive return for Ferrari last year.
Barcelona's driver line-up this week -
Planet F1
With the start of the 2010 season now just weeks away, Formula One teams will get a final chance in Barcelona this week to iron out some problems.
Branson hits back at Ferrari -
ITV F1
Virgin boss Richard Branson has expressed his annoyance at Ferrari's recent attack on F1's newcomers.
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Planet F1 - Barca: Webber hits top, di Grassi hits the barriers: Mark Webber topped the timesheets, Fernando Alonso was responsible for a red flag and Lucas di Grassi crashed into the barriers during an action-packed morning session in Barcelona.
Planet F1 - Hill hits out at Silverstone's 'Arena': Damon Hill has hit out at the new redesign of the Silverstone circuit, which will be used for the first time at this year's British GP.
Planet F1 - 'The old Michael is back': Michael Schumacher appears to have lost none of his self-confidence during his three years away from Formula One.
GPUpdate - Tricky first day back for Vettel: Sebastian Vettel drove a Formula 1 car in anger*on Friday for the first time since winning the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix just under fifteen weeks ago. However, conditions at Jerez were far off those of the Arabian Gulf in November as rain saturated the Spanish track in the afternoon.
Kolles takes helm in Campos takeover -
ITV F1
Spaniard Jose Ramon Carabante takes full control of struggling squad, with Colin Kolles installed as team boss.
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Planet F1 - Jerez: Rubens takes the honours on Day Two: Rubens Barrichello set the pace on the second day at Jerez, which could only be described as wet, windy and interrupted.
Pitpass F1 - F1: Lotus takes to the track at Jerez (with pictures): Fairuz Fauzy has taken to the track at Jerez as Lotus makes its track debut alongside ten of the teams it will compete against in the 2010 world championship.
Hydraulic problems should be fixed in Barcelona says Wirth -
GPUpdate
The Virgin Racing Formula 1 team continues to struggle in testing this winter. The team, who's car is being solely build with computers rather than using wind tunnels, continues to struggle with hydraulic problems in Spain. According to the team's technical director, Nick Wirth, the team hopes to have its problems solved by next week's test in Barcelona.
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AutoSport.com - Q and A with Nick Wirth: Q and A with Nick Wirth
Button and Brawn up for world awards -
ITV F1
2009 title-winning driver and team in the running for prestigious Laureus World Sports gongs.
Takuma Sato says driving for one of Formula 1's new teams was never an option for him, after the Japanese driver confirmed he is moving to the IndyCar championship this year.
Now Villeneuve downplays Stefan GP rumours -
Planet F1
Jacques Villeneuve has stopped short of confirming he's in talks with Stefan GP, the team he believes he could be the best newcomer if they make it into F1.
The much-anticipated 2010 Formula One Season gets underway in Bahrain next week and marks the return of a Mercedes-Benz works team to the sport for the first time in 55 years.
Sebastien Buemi says he is much better prepared for his second season of Formula 1 and believes he will be able to finish in the points on a regular basis this year
Brawn pleased with 'intensive' test -
Planet F1
Ross Brawn's only complaint with Mercedes GP's last two weeks of testing is the weather conditions encountered at Jerez.
Lewis Hamilton believes his new team-mate Jenson Button has given McLaren a boost, and says he is working well with his countryman
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Planet F1 - Merc to get big boost before Bahrain: They're already one of the front-runners and now Nico Rosberg has revealed that planned updates will give Mercedes GP another boost before the season gets underway.
BBC F1 - Ferrari and McLaren off to a flying start: Sarah Holt on the first clues to 2010 form at the Valencia F1 test
Planet F1 - Hulkenberg: Williams matching the likes of McLaren: Nico Hulkenberg reckons Williams still have some way to go before matching the pace of this week's Barcelona frontrunners.
Today's final times from Barcelona, the second day of the final pre-season test.
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AutoSport.com - Full Barcelona test driver line-up: Full Barcelona test line-up
Pitpass F1 - F1: Test Times: Jerez 19-02: Time from Jerez following the third day of pre-season testing at the Spanish track.
Force India has announced that its technical director James Key has left the team. Design director Mark Smith will be promoted to replace him
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ITV F1 - Key leaves Force India tech chief post: Force India has announced the departure of technical director James Key, with Mark Smith promoted to the role.
Soucek hopes to learn a lot at Virgin -
Planet F1
Andy Soucek admits he's still in dreamland after securing the Virgin Racing reserve seat for the 2010 season.
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BBC F1 - Virgin add Soucek to team line-up: Virgin Racing sign Spain's Formula Two champion Andy Soucek as their test and reserve driver.
Toro Rosso is hoping for more stable conditions over the remainder of this week's Jerez test after admitting that the frequently-changing weather during the opening day of running made it difficult to advance with its programme
The BMW Sauber F1 Team is taking 18-year-old Esteban Gutierrez, who will line up for the ART Grand Prix Team in the new GP3 race series this season, under its wing.
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ITV F1 - Key to replace Rampf at Sauber: Newly-departed Force India man James Key will take over from Willy Rampf as Sauber's tech boss from April 1.
Planet F1 - Key to replace Rampf at Sauber: James Key is to become the new technical director at Sauber as Willy Rampf is to step down at the end of April after 10 years in the role.
Soucek aiming to make key contribution -
ITV F1
Virgin reserve reckons fact he's joined a new team means he can help make a difference.
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Planet F1 - Sato: I didn't want to make up the numbers: Takuma Sato says that although he could have made a play for a race-seat with F1 newcomers, he opted instead for IndyCars as he wants to be competitive.
F1 ready for pre-season showdown -
BBC F1
Andrew Benson wonders whether anyone catch pace-setters Ferrari as the teams head into this week's crucial final pre-season test in Barcelona.
Thursday's F1 gossip column -
BBC F1
Robert Kubica says he has been rejuvenated by his move to Renault for 2010, plus other gossip and rumours.
Heikki Kovalainen believes the new Lotus T127 has fundamentally good potential, although he acknowledged that the team would take a while to get fully up to speed
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Planet F1 - Kovalainen doesn't regret choosing Lotus: Heikki Kovalainen insists he has no regrets signing for Lotus even though he was offered employment by other established teams.
Planet F1 - Di Resta: A good first impression: Paul di Resta is convinced Force India have made a step in the right direction following his first outing for the team on Wednesday.
Planet F1 - Massa: Good sensations: Despite an erratic day in the rain, Felipe Massa' is happy with his new F10 having been left with good "sensations."
Bahrain preview quotes - McLaren
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Planet F1 - Teams preview the Bahrain GP: Formula One is gearing up for the season-opening Bahrain GP, a whole host of new faces, a few older ones returning and a ban on refuelling.
Mark Webber thinks there is even more performance to come from Red Bull Racing's RB6 following the car's dominant start to the final pre-season test at Barcelona
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AutoSport.com - Vettel calm about Red Bull reliability: Sebastian Vettel says he has no concerns about Red Bull's reliability going into the 2010 season, and insists that the team's stoppages in testing have tended to be precautionary rather than evidence of real problems
Jerez: Jaime stays top as the rain comes down -
Planet F1
Jaime Alguersuari held onto the P1 slot at the end of the morning session at Jerez as a downpour after the first hour put an end to quick lap times.
We are lacking downforce, admits Kovalainen -
GPUpdate
Heikki Kovalainen has admitted that Lotus' first Formula 1 car in sixteen years carries a fundamental downforce problem, as he completed his Jerez test slowest on the timesheets and 3.2 seconds down on leader Mark Webber's Red Bull on Friday.*******
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AutoSport.com - Kovalainen admits Lotus lacks downforce: Heikki Kovalainen admits that his Lotus car's main problem is the lack of downforce, but the Finn is hopeful the team will be able to make progress with time.
Button backs McLaren to improve -
BBC F1
Jenson Button ends his pre-season programme saying his McLaren team have still not got the best out of their car.
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Pitpass F1 - F1: Webber quickest as conditions improve: Mark Webber topped the timesheets on the third day of testing at Jerez de la Frontera as the weather finally took a turn for the better.
Lotus boosts management team -
ITV F1
New team appoints two shareholders as deputies to team principal Tony Fernandes.
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BBC F1 - New Lotus team target consistency: Lotus set realistic targets after unveiling the car that will bring the famous brand back to Formula 1 for the first time in 16 years.
Vettel on top but Jerez rain continues -
ITV F1
Red Bull hit the front of testing for the first time in 2010 at Jerez on Wednesday, but rain again caused frustrations.
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AutoSport.com - More rain forecast for second Jerez test: Formula 1 testing at Jerez is expected to be hit by rain again this week
Michael Schumacher believes that the four expected front running teams are leading the way after this week's testing at Jerez, but admits that even they are still speculating about which is in the strongest position
Vettel feels lost but thinks it's close at the front -
Planet F1
Sebastian Vettel admits to feeling lost on his first day of winter testing but thinks it's pretty close at the front.
Jarno Trulli is not expecting Lotus to be able to fight with any of the established Formula 1 teams in the first four races of the season
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GPUpdate - Trulli on target at Lotus: All ran according to plan for Jarno Trulli on Saturday as the Italian made his debut in the cockpit of the Lotus T127. Having planned to circulate the Jerez circuit 140 times, the ex Toyota pilot eventually did so one more than that as the team concluded its first pre-season test of the year.
Planet F1 - Trulli: Lotus just making up the numbers for now: Jarno Trulli concedes his new Lotus F1 Racing team will do little more than make up the numbers when the F1 season begins in Bahrain.
USF1 co-founder Ken Anderson has admitted that he is in discussion with the FIA to reach an agreement that will allow for the new team to miss the first four races of the 2010 Formula 1 season
The Renault F1 team has confirmed a cooperation agreement that will see branding from Lada, the Russian car manufacturer, feature on the chassis of the French team's R30 race cars during the 2010 season.
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GPUpdate - Putin backs Lada sponsorship of Renault F1: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin believes that the struggling Avto VAZ, Russian's largest car manufacturer, can be revived thanks to sponsorship*for its Lada brand on the Renault Formula 1 cars this season.
Planet F1 - Russian company Lada to sponsor Renault: Russian car manufacturer Lada is set to take on a sponsorship role with Renault.
Kovalainen crash ends Lotus' Thursday -
GPUpdate
The Lotus team has been forced to skip the rest of Thursday at Jerez after a driving error by Heikki Kovalainen damaged the car shortly after 1 o'clock. With no spare components available, the team now awaits a delivery from its base in Norfolk, expected within the early hours of tomorrow morning.
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Planet F1 - Lotus sidelined after Kovalainen's crash: Lotus Racing have been forced to call an early halt to Thursday's test session in Jerez after Heikki Kovalainen damaged the front wing.
BBC F1 - Crash cuts short Lotus F1 testing: Heikki Kovalainen crashes in his first outing for Lotus forcing the team to stop testing on day two of the third winter test in Jerez.
Petrov yearns for dry running -
GPUpdate
Although it may be considered of rather academic interest in testing, Vitaly Petrov was higher up the timesheets than ever before in Jerez on Thursday as he managed the day's second best lap time behind Rubens Barrichello despite hoping for a dry race track.
Barrichello happy with promising speed -
GPUpdate
On Saturday Rubens Barrichello will continue testing with the Williams Formula 1 team in the South of Spain. At Jerez the Brazilian will mainly focus on the performance of the car, while on Friday he mainly focussed on the reliability of the car alongside engine supplier Cosworth.
USF1 asks to start F1 season late -
BBC F1
New Formula One team USF1 is struggling financially and is in talks with the sports governing body, FIA, to see if it can miss four grand prix races.
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Planet F1 - Jerez: Vettel holds off a late-charging Hamilton: Sebastian Vettel emerged the victor on the opening day of testing at Jerez where once again the drivers had to contend with rain and red flags.
Carabante and Kolles take reigns at Campos -
GPUpdate
The Campos team has confirmed that shareholder José Ramon Carabante has purchased the Madrid-based outfit from founder Adrián Campos, with ex Midland and Spyker boss Colin Kolles moving in as Team Principal.
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Planet F1 - Carabante takes control of Campos: The future of new Formula One team Campos Meta appears to have been secured following a takeover by one of the partners and president, Jose Maria Carabante.
AutoSport.com - Carabante takes over Campos team: The Campos Meta team has confirmed that Jose Ramon Carabante has taken full control of the Spanish outfit, with former Midland and Spyker boss Colin Kolles being appointed as team principal instead of team founder Adrian Campos.
Mateschitz wants a Red Bull title victory -
Planet F1
Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz insists his F1 team is one of the top three contenders and will be fighting for this year's Championship.
Force India's long-standing Director of Business Affairs, Ian Phillips, is leaving the Silverstone-based team after 19 years with the outfit.
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GPUpdate - Force India restructures technical department: Force India's technical director James Key has left the team with immidiate effect to pursue new opoprtunties the Silverstone based team announced on Wednesday. The team's design director, Mark Smith, will become the team's new technical director and will assume responsibility for the entire mechanical and aerodynamic design of the team's challengers.
Silverstone adopts new F1 layout -
BBC F1
Silverstone will use its new "Arena" layout for this year's British Grand Prix after getting approval from the Formula 1 authorities.
Fernando Alonso has declared the Ferrari F10 the best car he has ever driven - and says the team is yet to show what it can really do
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Planet F1 - Alonso: F10 is the best car I've ever had: A glowing endorsement for Ferrari as Fernando Alonso has hailed this year's F10 as the "the best car I've ever had."
Alvaro Parente has lost his test driver role with the Virgin Racing team after the Tourism Institute of Portugal backed out of a sponsorship deal, this week's AUTOSPORT magazine reveals
F1: Former Malaysia PM opens Lotus factory -
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Tun Dr. Mahathir, ex-Prime Minister of Malaysia, today conducted the official opening of the Lotus Racing factory in Hingham, Norfolk.
Lotus became the latest Formula 1 team to launch its 2010 challenger, as the wraps officially came off the new car in London on Friday.
Schumacher: I may close up again -
GPUpdate
Michael Schumacher admits that he may have to adapt a more aloof strategy as he returns to full-time Formula 1 racing this year. The 7-time World Champion has widely been viewed as a more open figure in the media since his retirement in 2006 but does not deny the fact that a place for privacy is always necessary.
F1: Official: FIA confirms 2010 entry list -
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The FIA has confirmed the official entry list for the 2010 Formula One World Championship.
Jose Maria Lopez's manager Felipe McGough says talks are underway between Campos owner Jose Ramon Carabante and US F1 investor Chad Hurley to secure a deal that will ensure Lopez can race in Formula 1 this year
F1: Ecclestone urges India to support Chandhok -
Pitpass F1
No doubt with an eye on the huge TV market, Bernie Ecclestone has called on India to get behind the country's second ever F1 driver, Karun Chandhok, as he prepares to make his debut with Hispania.
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Webber fastest as sun comes out at Jerez -
GPUpdate
Mark Webber has kept up the trend by ensuring that another different driver has set the fastest time as testing continued at Jerez on Friday. Fortunately for the teams, it was at a sunny Jerez on this occasion as the track surface dried in the day following a huge thunderstorm overnight.
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ITV F1 - Rubens fastest at wet and windy Jerez: Barrichello set quickest time in Thursday's rain, while Kovalainen crash curtailed Lotus's day.
AutoSport.com - Webber dominates dry day at Jerez: Mark Webber and his Red Bull Racing team returned to the top of the timesheets at Jerez as the weather finally gave the teams a break on Friday.
The Lotus team has confirmed to GPUpdate.net that test and reserve driver Fairuz Fauzy will be the first to drive as the 1Malaysia team makes its official testing debut at Jerez on Wednesday.
Virgin Racing has overcome the reliability issues that hampered its running early in the Jerez test, according to the team's technical director Nick Wirth
Final day at Jerez: The line-up -
GPUpdate
After three days in Valencia at the start of the month and four in Jerez last week, Saturday marks the eighth and last pre-season test day in Andalusia. Just one 4-day meeting then remains at Barcelona from next Thursday before the Formula 1 circus heads to Bahrain*mid-March for the opening round of the 2010 World Championship.
Final 2010 F1 entry list -
ITV F1
The FIA has published the official entry list for this year's world championship.
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Button: Ferrari look to be the team to beat -
Planet F1
Although Ferrari haven't topped the times at Jerez these past two weeks, Jenson Button reckons the Scuderia is the team to beat.
Kubica happy despite crosswinds -
GPUpdate
Robert Kubica was pleased with the performance of the Renault R30 as he returned to the cockpit on Friday for the first time this week. The Pole, who picked up where Russian team-mate Vitaly Petrov had left off, registered a best lap of 1:21.916 and a lap total of exactly 100.
Webber: RBR just needs reliability -
ITV F1
Mark Webber says once a few reliability niggles are resolved, Red Bull will be ready to go.
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Planet F1 - Webber: More reliability would be good: Mark Webber admits reliability could be Red Bull's weak point at this stage of the game but is confident the team will resolve their issues before the season starts.
ITV F1 - Massa grateful for continued reliability: Felipe Massa admits more rain-hit days were far from ideal but took solace from lap count.
Anderson: No more work until decision -
GPUpdate
US F1 Team Principal Ken Anderson has explained that his team made the choice to stop working on its 2010 car while*waiting for a decision from F1 governing body the FIA. The Charlotte-based operation, which is behind on its development for this season, has requested to miss the campaign and be on the grid in 12 months' time.
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AutoSport.com - Gutierrez to work with Sauber: Sauber is to take Mexican driver Esteban Gutierrez under its wing this season, with the GP3 driver joining the Formula 1 squad to observe at some race weekends and being put on the same training programme as race drivers Kamui Kobayashi and Pedro de la Rosa
Hülkenberg: Ferrari and Red Bull ahead -
GPUpdate
Nico Hülkenberg believes that the Ferrari and Red Bull teams currently have the legs on the rest of the field as testing continues in Barcelona on Friday. The German, who will complete his pre-season running today before handing the Williams over to team-mate Rubens Barrichello, finished second quickest on Thursday.
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GPUpdate - Barcelona Day 2: Hülkenberg on top: Williams driver Nico Hülkenberg led the way as pre-season testing continued at Barcelona on Friday. The German topped the timesheets in an official test session for the first time, leading the way from local favourites Fernando Alonso and Pedro de la Rosa, although the Ferrari end the session stranded on the circuit.
This year's British Grand Prix at Silverstone looks set to be packed to the rafters following the news that general admission race-day tickets are already sold out.
First Barca update: Rosberg sits top -
Planet F1
Mercedes' Nico Rosberg posted the quickest time in the first hour of the final pre-season testing session in Barcelona.
It's understood that, following the collapse of a sponsorship deal with the Tourism Institute of Portugal, former British F3 Champion Alvaro Parente has lost his role as test driver with Virgin Racing.
FIA technical chief Charlie Whiting is set to inspect the rear wing of the McLaren MP4-25 today in order to clarify whether the team's design is within the regulations
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Planet F1 - McLaren not fazed by rear wing controversy: McLaren are confident that their rear wing is well within the rules despite suggestions that the FIA have been asked to clarify its legality.
Virgin delayed by hydraulic niggles -
ITV F1
Nick Wirth says performance upgrades will have to wait until Bahrain after this week's hydraulic gremlins.
Robert Kubica is hopeful his Renault team will take a significant step forward when it introduces some planned upgrades to this car for this week's test in Barcelona.
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Q and A with Pedro de la Rosa
Bahrain preview quotes: Sauber
After two further days of testing, Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher says it is still far too early to start making predictions as to who's hot and who's not.
Chandhok closing in on Campos seat -
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Karun Chandhok is close to landing a deal to drive for the new Campos team in the 2010 Formula One season.
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Malaysian ex-PM opens Lotus factory -
ITV F1
Team's factory officially opened by Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir on Monday.
Lotus thrilled by 'very successful' debut -
ITV F1
Mike Gascoyne was more than happy with Lotus first day of group testing as car racked up 76 largely trouble-free laps.
F1: Hamilton ends management contract with father -
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Lewis Hamilton has ended the management agreement that saw his father help guide him from Karting right through to winning the 2008 Formula One World Championship.
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GPUpdate - Di Grassi crash ends Virgin's Thursday: A sizeable accident for Lucas di Grassi has brought Virgin Racing's day of testing at Barcelona to an abrupt and premature end on Thursday. The Brazilian driver lost control of his car at Campsa corner before heading into the tyre barriers backwards. The team now awaits a parts delivery before rejoining the action tomorrow.********* ***
Jerez: 'Hybrid' conditions ruin Day Three -
Planet F1
Day Three at Jerez belonged to Jaime Alguersuari when rain after the first hour put an end to any attempts to change the timesheets.
Today's test times from Barcelona, Day 1 of the final pre-season test.
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Parente joins Coloni for Bahrain -
GPUpdate
Alvaro Parente has announced a last minute deal with the Coloni team to join the team at this weekend's race in Bahrain in the GP2 Asia Series.
Todt ponders Indonesian Grand Prix -
GPUpdate
FIA President Jean Todt has named Indonesia as a possible country to start hosting global motorsport championships. Although the Frenchman admits that Formula 1 would be a long shot at present, the head of the Paris-based governing body does consider the idea of World Touring Cars (WTCC) for the foreseeable future.
Ferrari has attacked the FIA's push to bring new teams into Formula 1, in the wake of the problems currently surrounding Team US F1 and Campos Meta.
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Planet F1 - Ferrari hit out at 'holy war' waged by Mosley: Ferrari have launched another astonishing attack on the FIA over some of the new teams that have been given entries into this year's Championship.
US F1 driver Jose Maria Lopez could be exiting the team before he even completed a lap for the Charlotte based outfit. As US F1 is about to miss the start of the 2010 Formula 1 season Lopez now wishes to join an other new team in Formula 1: Campos. According to his manager an announcement could come as early as this Thursday.
Brawn aiming to win immediately -
GPUpdate
With Michael Schumacher having admitted to GPUpdate.net in Barcelona that he may not hold a chance of winning from the first race this year, before clarifying the comments a day later, Team Principal Ross Brawn is confident that the Mercedes squad formerly known under his name will be able to succeed at once.
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GPUpdate - Virgin aiming to run by mid-morning: The Virgin Racing team hopes to see its car back out on-track by mid-morning at the Circuit de Catalunya. The outfit formerly known as Manor GP suffered a setback on Thursday when Lucas di Grassi crashed at the high-speed Campsa corner.
'Raikkonen will return when Webber quits' -
Planet F1
Kimi Raikkonen will reportedly return to Formula One at the end of this season, replacing Mark Webber at Red Bull Racing.
Stefan GP will make grid - Jordan -
BBC F1
Formula 1 hopefuls Stefan GP will race at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, says BBC pundit Eddie Jordan.
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Planet F1 - Stefanovic: Stefan GP will be on the grid: Stefan GP boss Zoran Stefanovic is confident his team will be on the grid when the F1 season starts in Bahrain next month.
Lotus F1 Racing have announced broadcasting giants, CNN, as their newest partner for the 2010 Championship.
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Planet F1 - Campos confirm name change: Campos Meta will race under the name of Hispania Racing F1 Team following Jose Ramon Carabante's purchase of the team.
Planet F1 - USF1 confirm deferral request: USF1 team boss Ken Anderson has confirmed that the team have asked for their entry into Formula One to be deferred to 2011.
F1: Barrichello leads the way on Day 2 (with pictures) -
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Rubens Barrichello topped the timesheets on the second day of testing at Jerez de la Frontera today as the weather continued to compromise pre-season preparations.
Ferrari criticises new teams and FIA -
GPUpdate
The Ferrari team has condemned Formula 1's newest teams as well as Max Mosley, former head of sporting governing body the FIA, after witnessing the loss of four major car manufacturers from F1 since the end of 2008. The message came in the form of a Monday statement released on the website of the Maranello team.
Virgin Racing technical director Nick Wirth has admitted that the persistent hydraulic problems his team suffered at Jerez this week have delayed its test programme
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F1: Hispania Racing: All will become clear on Thursday -
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Hispania Racing has announced that its car and drivers will be presented at an official presentation at the Auditorio de Murcia on Thursday afternoon.
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Jerez: Webber is the quickest of the quick -
Planet F1
Mark Webber set a blistering pace on Friday where, thanks to a day of sunshine, he posted this year's fastest lap time at the Jerez circuit.
Andy Soucek is confident he will get to drive the Virgin VR01 very soon after signing a contract to be the new team's reserve driver.
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GPUpdate - Toro Rosso confident over STR5 reliability: Scuderia Toro Rosso finished this week's four-day test at Jerez on a positive note, with the Italian team pleased to have completed the week in Spain without any major problems. Chief Engineer Laurent Mekies said he was happy with the car's reliability ahead of the final week of testing*in Barcelona.
AutoSport.com - Q and A with Andy Soucek: Q and A with Andy Soucek
Karun Chandhok will this season become the second Indian driver to compete in Formula One.
Renault agrees Lada sponsor deal -
BBC F1
Renault strikes a sponsorship deal with Russian carmaker Lada for the 2010 F1 season
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Pitpass F1 - F1: US F1 sponsor looking elsewhere: While US F1 seeks approval from the FIA to miss up to four races, we understand that a major potential sponsor has given up on the team and followed the American outfit's head of business development out of the door.
Montezemolo sure F10 effort has paid off -
ITV F1
Ferrari president confident decision to shift work to 2010 car early has been vindicated.
Fernando Alonso was happy with his day's work at Barcelona despite losing most of the morning due to a problem with his Ferrari.
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AutoSport.com - Di Grassi shunt costs Virgin time: Virgin Racing expects to be back on track on Friday morning after it lost more than half a day's running at Barcelona when rookie Lucas di Grassi crashed at Turn 9
Felipe Massa was left lamenting the poor track conditions on the second day of this week's testing at the Jerez circuit on Thursday.
Mercedes GP team principal Ross Brawn is expecting the 2010 championship battle to be "super hard" following the end of pre-season testing
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Pitpass F1 - F1: A hard rain has fallen: Thankfully the sun is finally shining in Jerez, allowing drivers to get in some dry running, indeed, Jenson Button is currently in the 21.4s. However, there were times when it looked as though heavy rain in the area might bring the test to an early end.
AutoSport.com - Toro Rosso expects to fight in midfield: Toro Rosso's technical director Giorgio Ascanelli believes his team should be able to fight in the midfield this season.
'Impossible race against time' - Kolles -
GPUpdate
Colin Kolles was both pleased and relieved to have seen the covers come off Hispania Racing's first ever Formula 1 car on Thursday following several months of struggle for Spain's first team. Having previously worked at Jordan, Midland, Spyker and Force India, the German returns for 2010 after a year's sabbatical from F1.
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Planet F1 - Haug: Impossible to judge - it's guesswork: Norbert Haug isn't at all worried about the pace set by Mercedes GP rivals, insisting it is not an indication of who is on top.
Kamui Kobayashi has shrugged off the fuel system problem that sidelined his Sauber for most of today's Jerez test session, and is confident the squad can catch up with its programme tomorrow
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AutoSport.com - Q and A with Kamui Kobayashi: Q and A with Kamui Kobayashi
AutoSport.com - Di Grassi relieved to get good mileage: Lucas di Grassi believes Virgin now has a good baseline to work from after finally completing some worthwhile testing mileage at Jerez today - but he warned that the team still has a long way to go
AutoSport.com - Virgin frustrated by lack of mileage: Virgin technical director Nick Wirth has admitted the team's frustration at not being able add any significant testing mileage to its car today
Lotus Racing and CNN International have announced a partnership deal that sees the team entering into a long-term agreement with the leading news network.
Lotus awaits parts after Kovalainen mistake -
GPUpdate
The Lotus team hopes that the weather will not cause as many problems in the air as on the ground tonight as several parts are flown into Jerez follow Heikki Kovalainen's accident on Thursday. Having crashed shortly after 1 o'clock, the Finn and his team was forced to sit out for the remainder of the day.
Q and A with Mike Gascoyne
US team abandons 2010 F1 hopes -
ITV F1
Cash-strapped Team US F1 has told staff to stop work on 2010 car, but is still clinging to hopes of joining F1 next year.
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BBC F1 - Serbian F1 team wants 2010 slot: The prospective Serbian F1 team Stefan GP hope to join the 2010 grid as a 14th team.
Conditions the only problem, reports Vettel -
GPUpdate
Like everybody in the Jerez paddock, Sebastian Vettel was hoping for dry weather on Thursday but failed to see the dream become a reality. The German did enjoy a problem-free day car wise, however, as he prepares to hand the Red Bull RB6 to team-mate Mark Webber for the remaining two days of the current test in Spain.
Vitaly Petrov says Renault have given him until the middle of the season before he needs to begin scoring points.
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Planet F1 - Vettel: I don't care about increased pressure: Sebastian Vettel insists he is not worried about the added pressure that comes along with being one of the favourites to win the World Championship.
ITV F1 - Petrov explains Grosjean's fate: Get stuck in to the lighter side of Formula 1 with our comedy corner.
GPUpdate - Grosjean made huge mistake, says Petrov: Vitaly Petrov believes that Renault predecessor and former GP2 team-mate Romain Grosjean should have waited before committing himself to the Renault team during the 2009 season. The Frenchman is currently out of a drive this year following what was a highly turbulent year for the diamond marque.
Hamilton admits to Alonso errors -
BBC F1
McLaren star Lewis Hamilton admits he made mistakes handling Fernando Alonso as his team-mate during his debut season in 2007.
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British GP tickets in high demand -
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Silverstone reveals general admission race-day tickets for July event have already sold out.
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Pitpass F1 - F1: New Arena layout to be used for British GP: Silverstone Circuits Limited has confirmed that, following approval from Formula One Management (FOM), the 2010 British Grand Prix will be run on the Arena Grand Prix Circuit.
Stirling Moss hurt in lift plunge -
BBC F1
Sir Stirling Moss is recovering in hospital after falling down a lift shaft at home and breaking both ankles.
Hamilton father ends manager role -
BBC F1
Lewis Hamilton will no longer be managed by his father Anthony as the two look to build a closer family bond away from the rigours of Formula 1.
Today's times from Jerez, the second day of testing at the Spanish track
Former Force India technical director James Key is to replace Willy Rampf as head of Sauber's technical team
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Planet F1 - Force India reshuffle technical department: Force India have been forced to reshuffle their technical department following the departure of their technical director James Key.
Ian Phillips leaves Force India -
ITV F1
Force India's long-serving commercial director Ian Phillips is leaving the team.
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ITV F1 - Key leaves Force India tech chief post: Force India has announced departure of James Key, with Mark Smith confirmed as successor.
ITV F1 - Chandhok: No Force India grudge: Karun Chandhok says he does not resent Force India's decision not to sign him.
Wednesday's F1 gossip column -
BBC F1
Team US F1 is the subject of an FIA inspection, plus other gossip and rumours.
Di Resta and Fauzy gain Superlicences -
GPUpdate
Test drivers Paul di Resta and Fairuz Fauzy, of Force India and Lotus respectively, both qualified for FIA Superlicences on Wednesday. The duo*both achieved over*300 kilometres (186 miles)*in a Formula 1 car, which is a requirement to be able to compete in an F1 event.
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Questions raised about McLaren's rear wing -
Planet F1
McLaren could be dealt a hefty blow ahead of the season-opening race in Bahrain with the news that Ferrari and Red Bull have asked the FIA to investigate the legality of the team's rear wing.
Brawn: Positive end to intensive period -
GPUpdate
Mercedes' week of testing came to an end on Saturday at Jerez. The former Brawn GP team was happy to end the week with a day of testing at a dry track in order to complete the squad's planned programme with the MGP W01. Team Principal Ross Brawn was pleased with the progress on the setup of the car.
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Planet F1 - Trulli: A very positive outing: Despite finishing the day slowest of all, Jarno Trulli reckons his first day out on track as a Lotus driver was "very positive."
Q and A with Richard Branson
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Planet F1 - Branson: Ferrari will one day regret their criticism: Virgin Racing's Richard Branson believes the day will come when Ferrari regret their recent criticism of Formula One's newcomers.
Jerez: Hamilton claims the morning session -
Planet F1
Lewis Hamilton clinched the fastest time at Jerez on Wednesday morning as a drying track and interrupted running allowed for some serious laps.
Having completed a race simulation programme and posted the sixth best time of the day, Michael Schumacher looked as fresh as he ever did yesterday evening. However, he's confused by the reaction from his fellow drivers following his return to the cockpit
Jarno Trulli interview: Reliability the key factor -
GPUpdate
Jarno Trulli feels positive over the performance of Lotus' car as the Norfolk-based team continues to focus on reliability as opposed to pace for the first races of the new season. The Italian, who admits that the*T127 is currently four seconds off the pace, talked to GPUpdate.net's Gregory Haines*following his final day of testing*in Spain.
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F1: Silverstone work nears completion (with pictures) -
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Work on the highly revised Grand Prix Circuit at Silverstone is nearing completion, as the Northamptonshire venue's investment in a new track layout and improved spectator facilities remains on schedule to be finished by the end of March.
Di Resta impresses at wet Jerez -
BBC F1
Force India test driver Paul Di Resta makes a solid start as Formula One's latest four day test gets underway in wet conditions in Spain.
F1: When is a good deal not a good deal? -
Pitpass F1
When you find out that one of your competitors has got a better deal. This may well be going through the minds of the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) board members this weekend as they digest a report by the Toronto Star newspaper.
F1: Revealed: the £33.9m Mercedes may have to pay to retain its titles -
Pitpass F1
With Mercedes sponsorship situation now clear, Pitpass' business editor Chris Sylt analyses the teams finances and concludes that its parent company may have to pump £33.9m into the team to maintain its winning ways.
Schumacher rules out early wins -
BBC F1
Michael Schumacher says his Mercedes team have some work to do before they are in a position to win this season.
Ferrari my best car yet - Alonso -
BBC F1
Double world champion Fernando Alonso hails the new Ferrari F10 as the best car he has ever driven.
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Stefan GP hit out at USF1 and the FIA -
Planet F1
Stefan GP have hit out at the "dreamers from the USA" as well as the FIA, saying someone will have a lot of explaining to do if the Bahrain grid is a team short.
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Planet F1 - Things go from bad to worse for USF1: The future of US F1 is in further doubt following the withdrawal of a major potential sponsor.
Nico Hulkenberg topped the times for Williams on the second day of this week's final pre-season Formula 1 team at Barcelona on Friday.
Lewis reveals father no longer manager -
ITV F1
Hamiltons decide to make professional break so to focus on own careers and interests.
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Planet F1 - Schumi's doc no longer on stand-by: Michael Schumacher has confirmed that his doctor is no longer on stand-by as he has recovered from his neck injury.
Pitpass F1 - F1: Report reveals team budgets fell 10% in 2009: Some of the strongest evidence yet about why F1 did not need a budget cap comes in a report written by Pitpass' business editor Chris Sylt.
Schumacher: Mercedes not fast enough yet -
GPUpdate
Michael Schumacher does not believe that the Mercedes team will be in a position to challenge for race wins from the start of the upcoming season. The 7-time World Champion registered the seventh fastest time in Barcelona testing on Friday before admitting to GPUpdate.net that the title-defending team will be on a damage limitation exercise over the course of the first handful of 2010 races.
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GPUpdate - Coulthard tests Mercedes DTM car: David Coulthard was back behind the wheel of a racing car last week as he drove a DTM contender in southern Spain on Thursday and Friday. Having already spent a full season out of Formula 1, the Scot has admitted that a desire remains to return to motor racing.
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Ferrari blames Max for grid uncertainty -
ITV F1
Ferrari launches another amazing attack on F1's new teams and blames ongoing doubts on ex-FIA chief's "holy war".
For the second test in a row, McLaren came out on top on combined times at the end of this week's Jerez action
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Pitpass F1 - F1: Mid Session times from Jerez 19-02: Today's mid session times from Jerez, the penultimate day of testing at the Spanish track.
Mark Webber thinks it would be 'suicidal' for him to say he thinks he will win the world championship this year - as he says his target is simply to win more races.
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GPUpdate - Data matching predictions at Virgin: Having developed its car only with computer technology as opposed to the use of a wind tunnel, the Virgin Racing team was delighted to see that readings in Jerez on Thursday continued to match those predicted with CFD (Computation Fluid Dynamics) back at base in the United Kingdom.
Sunday's F1 gossip column -
BBC F1
New Campos team finally take delivery of their engines, plus other gossip and rumours.
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BBC F1 - Tuesday's F1 gossip column: Fernando Alonso was "very happy" to help uncover the 2007 spy scandal, Ferrari attacks the FIA's "holy war" on F1, plus other gossip and rumours.
BBC F1 - Monday's F1 gossip column: Jenson Button rallies McLaren ahead of title defence, Kimi Raikkonen to replace Mark Webber, plus other gossip and rumours.
BBC F1 - Friday's F1 gossip column: Jacques Villeneuve is close to a return with F1 hopefuls Stefan GP, plus other gossip.
Kolles: My role is to clean up the chaos -
Planet F1
Newly appointed Campos Meta team boss Colin Kolles admits his first job at the fledgling Formula One team is to "clean up the chaos."
Friday testing as it happened -
BBC F1
Nico Hulkenberg sets the fastest time for Williams on the second day of pre-season testing in Barcelona.
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Planet F1 - 'Virgin lose that Friday feeling...': Virgin Racing had that "Friday feeling" for all of five minutes before Lucas di Grassi crashed his VR01 at Jerez.
GPUpdate - Gascoyne satisfied with Lotus' Friday: Although problems may have grounded the Lotus T127 for some time at Jerez on Friday, Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne was pleased once again with the progress being made by the Norfolk-based team as Heikki Kovalainen completed his programme for the week.
Lada agrees Renault sponsorship deal -
ITV F1
Russian carmaker's branding to appear on the R30 and countryman Petrov's overalls in 2010.
Team US F1 is the subject of an FIA inspection on Wednesday about its state of readiness for the new season, AUTOSPORT has learned, amid fresh doubts about the American outfit's hopes of competing in 2010
Kubica: No Bahrain podium for Renault -
Planet F1
Robert Kubica has conceded that Renault will not be heading to Bahrain with podium finishes on the agenda.
USF1 staff 'had been lied to about long-term budget' -
Planet F1
A senior staff member at USF1 claims the beleaguered American outfit have done "very little in the way of planning" in the past few months.
Karun Chandhok has been confirmed at the new HRT Formula 1 team, ahead of its official presentation in Spain today
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Webber fastest as rain clears at Jerez -
ITV F1
Red Bull's Mark Webber set the pace as the teams finally got some dry weather running.
Pedro de la Rosa says he is "desperate" for some dry running after yet another test day at Jerez was compromised by bad weather
Virgin delighted after breakthrough day -
ITV F1
Following a fraught start to its first public test, Virgin Racing was thrilled to complete 63 laps on Saturday.
Bahrain preview quotes: Williams
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McLaren believes there will be no legality issue with the design of its rear wing, despite Red Bull Racing chief Christian Horner revealing that his team is seeking clarification from the FIA over the matter
F1: Bahrain GP: Preview - Bridgestone -
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Bridgestone enters the final season of its contract as official tyre supplier to the Formula One World Championship with the commencement of the Bahrain Grand Prix with its super soft and medium 2010 specification dry slick tyres.
US F1 asks to miss opening races -
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Ken Anderson admits struggling US F1 has asked the FIA for dispensation to start the season late.
Lotus' Hingham factory in Norfolk was officially opened on Monday as Tun Dr. Mahathir, a former Prime Minister of Malaysia, visited the 1Malaysia team in Norfolk. The ceremony came following the rookie team's maiden test session in Jerez last week.
Stefan GP has abandoned plans to test at Portimao in Portugal this week after failing to secure a supply of tyres to run on, AUTOSPORT can reveal
Weather causes further Virgin annoyance -
GPUpdate
Nick Wirth freely admitted that the weather conditions at Jerez were a source of much frustration at Virgin Racing on Friday as, following repairs after the car's front wing mounting broke on Thursday, heavy rain prevented the new team from collecting any sizeable amount of useful data.
Pre-season testing has been anything but kind to Virgin, although this time it wasn't parts but rather a "tricky" hydraulic problem that kept Timo Glock in the pits on Wednesday.
Kolles: Campos will be running in Bahrain -
Planet F1
New Campos Meta team principal Colin Kolles is convinced the team will be on the grid for the opening grand prix of the season in Bahrain on March 14.
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ITV F1 - Di Resta finds wet running useful: Force India tester says his Jerez track time will prove invaluable even if both days were rain-hit.
F1: Mercedes off the pace, admits Schumacher -
Pitpass F1
With just two more days of testing before the 2010 season gets underway, Michael Schumacher has admitted that his team is not on the pace of its rivals.
Jerez testing week two round-up -
ITV F1
With three of the four winter tests complete, [I]itv.com/f1[/I] reviews the teams' progress so far.
Jordan: Stefan GP will be on the grid -
Planet F1
Former F1 team boss turned commentator Eddie Jordan says Stefan GP will compete in this year's Championship despite not having an entry.
Realistic Branson hoping for some fun -
Planet F1
Richard Branson is looking forward to having more 'fun' in Formula One with his new Virgin Racing this season.
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GPUpdate - Branson: Ferrari should welcome us: Sir Richard Branson believes that Ferrari should support Formula 1's new teams as opposed to criticising this year's debutants, as it did earlier in the week. The Maranello squad, the only team which has remained in the sport since its very first race in 1950, believes that governing body the FIA should have assisted larger manufacturers more to be able to*remain.
Stefan GP's Formula 1 car has been fired up as the Serbian squad pushes on with its plans to race this year despite not having an entry.
"It would be nice to score a point, but it is not going to be easy," admits Jarno Trulli. "We have to be realistic."
F1: UN backs FIA road safety initiative -
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The United Nations General Assembly yesterday passed a resolution to proclaim 2011-2020 a Decade of Action for Road Safety aimed at saving five million lives over the next 10 years.
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Chandhok 'close' to Campos drive -
GPUpdate
Karun Chandhok has confirmed that he is in talks with the Campos team following its recent management shake-up. The 26-year-old, who competed with Ocean Racing Technology in last year's GP2 championship, would be the second Indian to race in Formula 1, should a deal be confirmed.
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Force India has announced that director of business affairs Ian Phillips will leave the team after 19 years with the Silverstone-based squad.
Gascoyne targets steady progression -
ITV F1
Lotus tech chief says continuous improvement, not Bahrain fioreworks, is his priority.
Q and A with Mike Gascoyne
Hulkenberg aiming to be quick out of the blocks -
Planet F1
Nico Hulkenberg admits he needs a flying start to his Formula One career as Williams haven't signed him to just tour the track.
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Bahrain preview quotes: Lotus
Alonso: Ferrari more important than two titles -
GPUpdate
Fernando Alonso believes that driving for Ferrari means more emotionally than having already collected two World Championship titles for another team. The Spaniard enjoyed double success with Renault in 2005 and 2006 and aims for a third crowd this season after a three-year title drought.
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Nico Rosberg reckons Mercedes now just has to fine-tune its set-up and it will be ready to make a competitive start to the 2010 season
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Kovalainen: Building for the future -
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Heikki Kovalainen has spoken of his immense joy at racing for a team that bares the Lotus name, determined to do it proud.
Renault has confirmed a sponsorship agreement with Russian car manufacturer Lada.
Vettel thinks it’s close at the front -
ITV F1
RBR ace feels established top teams are closely matched, but admits there is huge uncertainty.
Q and A with Michael Schumacher
Serbian hopeful Stefan GP has had to cancel its planned test in Portimao due to a lack of tyres.
Button: McLaren not yet at our maximum -
Planet F1
Jenson Button is convinced there is more to come from McLaren after he concluded his Formula One pre-season with the team.
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Felipe Massa is happy with Ferrari's preparation for the 2010 Formula 1 season, but does not believe it heads for Bahrain with any advantage over its rivals
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'US F1 offers compensation to miss season' -
GPUpdate
The struggling US F1 team is offering Formula 1 governing body the FIA a 7-digit compensation figure in return for missing the entire season this year, American broadcaster SpeedTV reports.
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Sebastian Vettel put Red Bull at the head of the order on a test day for the first time in 2010, as the third pre-season test got underway with another wet day at Jerez
Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali is confident his Italian outfit is in the top group that will be fighting at the front of Formula 1 this season - but he has drawn short of saying his team is out in front.
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Planet F1 - Domenicali: There won't be a runaway leader: Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali believes that no one team will outpace the rest in the early stages of this season.
Massa confidence increased by huge lap haul -
GPUpdate
Felipe Massa racked up a stunning total of 160 laps before the first of two Jerez test sessions came to a close on Saturday afternoon. In doing so, the Brazilian Ferrari driver recorded a best of 1:21.485 for seventh position on the timesheets whilst confirming his stamina levels following his shocking Hungary 2009 qualifying crash.
Interview with Christian Horner
Jacques Villeneuve is set to have a seat fitting in Stefan GP's car in Cologne on Monday, AUTOSPORT has learned
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Jenson Button is confident of McLaren's potential to fight for victory in Bahrain having declared himself happy with the MP4-25's aero update on his final day of testing prior to the season opener
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Webber: We're in better shape than other teams -
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Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber set the standard on the opening day in Barcelona and declared they are in "better shape than the other teams".
Pick your classic grand prix -
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Choose which one of five great races you would like to watch
Moss breaks both ankles in lift accident -
ITV F1
British F1 legend is recovering in hospital after falling down lift shaft and breaking both ankles.
Schumi backtracks on 'no wins' comment -
Planet F1
Michael Schumacher has backtracked on his recent 'no wins' comments, insisting that in the past 24 hours his opinion has changed.
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Schumi: You haven't yet seen my qualy pace -
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Although one can only guess at what the drivers are running when they put in those blistering flying laps, Michael Schumacher has revealed he's yet to do a qualifying style run.
'No Red Bull F1 deal waiting for Raikkonen' -
Planet F1
Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz has denied rumours that the team is considering signing Kimi Raikkonen as Mark Webber's replacement for the 2011 season.
Hamilton: I mishandled Alonso back in 2007 -
Planet F1
Lewis Hamilton concedes mistakes were made during his first year at McLaren where he "misinterpreted and misunderstood" the situation when he came up against double World Champ Fernando Alonso.
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Barca day one: Red flags galore as Webber dominates -
Planet F1
Mark Webber was in a red-hot form, but it was the red flag that dominated proceedings on the first day of the final pre-season test in Barcelona.
Where the F1 teams stand -
BBC F1
Pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz on who looks in best shape on the eve of the new season
Briatore steps down from QPR role -
GPUpdate
Ex Renault Team Manager Flavio Briatore has elected to depart his role as Chairman at Queens Park Rangers football club, the English squad has confirmed. Much talk had surrounded the Italian's future with the team following his involvement in the highly controversial 'Crashgate' scandal of last year.
'Difficult and frustrating' - Rosberg on weather -
GPUpdate
Nico Rosberg was pleased to have practiced a number of pit-stops in Jerez on Thursday but couldn't hide his irritation over the weather in Spain, which once again prevented teams from making the most of pre-season testing.
The developer of the Yas Marina circuit has sold the track to the Abu Dhabi government, according to local media.
Rain washes out first day of test -
BBC F1
Persistent rain restricts meaningful running to a handful of laps on the first day of the pre-season Formula 1 test at Jerez.
Jose Maria Lopez is closing in on a deal to become the Campos Meta team's reserve driver after his deal to race with the US F1 team did not come to fruition due to the American squad's problems.
Virgin delayed by hydraulic niggles -
ITV F1
Nick Wirth says performance upgrades will have to wait until Bahrain after this week's gremlins.
Cosworth concluded its pre-season testing programme at the Circuit de Catalunya having accomplished all of its objectives ahead of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
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Oil pump change reason for Vettel delay -
GPUpdate
Until 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, Sebastian Vettel had completed only three laps of the Circuit de Catalunya as variable weather conditions tested the patience of the 15,800 fans who had turned up to watch the action in Barcelona. Christian Horner has since confirmed to GPUpdate.net that an oil pump change was the reason for the postponement at the Milton Keynes-based squad.
Button: At 'home' and ready to fight -
Planet F1
A relaxed Jenson Button heads into the new Formula One season with a feeling of being "at home" with McLaren after just two months.
Trulli happy with first T127 test -
ITV F1
Jarno Trulli said he settled in well as he tried the Lotus T127 for the first time.
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Jerez testing week two review -
ITV F1
With three of the four winter tests complete, [I]itv.com/f1[/I] reviews the teams' progress so far.
Productive day for Rosberg in Barcelona -
GPUpdate
Nico Rosberg kicked off Mercedes' week of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya on Thursday,*completing 107 laps*on the way to*a quickest time of 1:22.514.*The German*focussed on setup work with the MGP W01 car and*also busied himself with the team's race weekend procedures, such as qualifying and pit-stop simulations.
Massa: Schu lucky to avoid '09 Ferrari -
ITV F1
Massa thinks Schumi would've struggled if his mid-2009 return with Ferrari had come off.
Hamilton excited ahead of the new F1 season -
GPUpdate
McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton is looking forward to start racing again. Even though it seems only yesterday for the young Briton when he was racing in Abu Dhabi the winter is finished and the 2010 Formula 1 season will get under way in Bahrain in the upcoming weekend.
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Planet F1 - Kolles: A massive learning curve ahead: Hispania Racing team boss Colin Kolles admits 2010 will be a "massive learning curve" for the new Formula One team.
Renault hopes for progress with upgrade -
ITV F1
Kubica and Boullier hopeful Sakhir-spec package will inch Renault closer to top teams.
Michael Schumacher says he is fully convinced Mercedes GP's W01 car will allow his team to fight for the championship in the 2010 season.
Nico Hulkenberg believes that this year's Williams does not currently have the speed to match the pacesetters at this week's Barcelona test
Q and A with Jenson Button
FIA: Stefan won't take US F1's place -
ITV F1
Final 2010 entry list confirms that US F1 will not compete, and FIA decides against handing its place to Stefan GP.
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Toro Rosso 'encouraged' by STR5's reliability -
Planet F1
Toro Rosso have been encouraged by the reliability of their new STR5 during the past two weeks of testing at Jerez.
Lewis considered quitting over liegate -
ITV F1
Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he nearly walked away from F1 amid last year's Australian GP furore.
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Trulli: 2010 will be two-tier championship -
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Lotus driver reckons the 'big four' will battle for the title while rest scrap for remaining points.
Wednesday's F1 gossip column -
BBC F1
Red Bull boss targets 2010 title, plus other gossip and rumours
Adrian Sutil is confident that the Force India team can be a regular points finisher this year and that, furthermore, it should also be able to achieve a number of top three results. The Silverstone-based outfit came of age in 2009 in the shape of second and fourth place finishes for Giancarlo Fisichella and Sutil at Spa and Monza respectively.
Q and A with Vitantonio Liuzzi
Stefan expecting acceptance within a week -
GPUpdate
Stefan Grand Prix team owner Zoran Stefanovic is confident that his team will be on the starting grid for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix in just over two week's time. Furthermore, the Serbian businessman believes that significant developments will take place between now and this time next week.
De la Rosa: What could be done has been done -
Planet F1
Pedro de la Rosa has no complaints about his C29 after completing his 2010 pre-season tests with a full race distance.
Rosberg fastest on Saturday at Barcelona -
GPUpdate
Nico Rosberg has registered the best lap time in Spain as the penultimate day of pre-season testing was staged at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya. The German Mercedes driver topped the timesheets with a best effort of 1:20.686 despite suffering a stoppage with 45 minutes to go.
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Virgin's woes continue in Barcelona -
Planet F1
Different week, different venue but the same story as Virgin completed just 31 laps at Barcelona on Thursday.
The full 2010 Formula 1 entry list
Jerez becomes the only setting of two 2010 pre-season test sessions on Wednesday as it welcomes the Formula 1 teams for a second four-day meeting. With Lotus attending for the first time this year, more frustration looks likely for all twelve drivers as heavy rain and floods are forecast in the area for the duration.
Photos: Thursday at Barcelona -
GPUpdate
Crunch final test underway at Barcelona -
ITV F1
Eleven teams began their final week of track preparations for Bahrain on Thursday morning.
Dietrich Mateschitz says Red Bull Racing must fight for the championship this season, as he is adamant his squad belongs in the group of top teams now.
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With Mark Webber having been fastest as the final 2010 pre-season test kicked off on Thursday, Day 2 of 4 has been welcomed by perfect testing conditions at the Circuit de Catalunya as another large quantity of Spanish fans arrive to see Fernando Alonso in action for the last time before the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner has revealed that his team and Ferrari are seeking clarification from the FIA about the legality of McLaren's rear wing design.
Karun Chandhok was officially announced on Thursday as Bruno Senna's team-mate at the HRT Formula 1 team, formerly known as Campos Meta. In Murcia, Spain, the new*squad is set to*reveal its livery later today.
F1: Webber describes new entry saga as embarrassing -
Pitpass F1
Always one to be relied on for calling a spade a spade, Mark Webber has slammed the debacle that is the saga of the new teams as "embarrassing" and "Mickey Mouse".
Stefan GP starts Formula 1 car -
GPUpdate
The Stefan Grand Prix team has fired up a Formula 1 car for the first time as it continues to aim for a place on this year's grid. The Belgrade-based outfit, which has already shipped containers of equipment to Bahrain, has purchased several Toyota F1 components.
Lotus Racing's factory opened in Norfolk -
Planet F1
Former Malaysia prime minister Tun Dr. Mahathir has officially opened the Lotus Racing factory in Norfolk.
Silverstone revamp nearing completion -
ITV F1
Silverstone's new Arena layout is set to be completed on schedule by end of this month.
F1: Duke of York visits Lotus factory -
Pitpass F1
A day after Lotus Racing's Hingham factory was officially opened by former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir, the team played host to HRH The Duke of York.
Mark Webber has blasted the current state of Formula One, stating that it's 'embarrassing' that teams who haven't yet tried out their cars may race in the season-opening Grand Prix.
Force India boss Vijay Mallya is confident his team can score points regularly this season, following a strong end to 2009.
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Lotus confident of improving T127 pace -
ITV F1
Gascoyne pleased with how T127 is performing so far and confident there's more to come.
Villeneuve disappointed to miss F1 comeback -
GPUpdate
Following much speculation, 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve will not return to the Formula 1*grid in 2010. The French-Canadian had hoped to*make a comeback with Stefan GP but, as governing body the FIA released the official entry list on Wednesday evening, it became clear the team will not be allowed to enter the sport this year.
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GPUpdate - F1 comeback narrowly missed for Sato: Takuma Sato has revealed that he came close to rejoining Formula 1 on no less than three occasions on the run-up to the 2010 season, eventually electing to join KV Racing in America's IndyCar Series instead; the Japanese driver will compete in his first race on the same weekend as this year's F1 season-opener.
McLaren believes that it is critical that Formula 1's new teams are stabilised as quickly as possible, for the good of the sport.
Q and A with Sebastian Vettel
With USF1 seemingly on the brink of disintegration, it comes as no surprise that the team's only confirmed driver, Jose Maria Lopez, is looking to have his contract cancelled.
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Force India CEO Otmar Szafnauer believes the Silverstone-based squad can be strong in all types of circuits this year, as the outfit aims to keep its momentum going after a promising end to 2009.
Jose Maria Lopez's manager Felipe McGough has criticised US F1 team boss Ken Anderson, saying he is the main culprit for the American squad failing to reach the Formula 1 grid.
Indian Chandhok in at Hispania F1 -
BBC F1
Indian Karun Chandhok will make his Formula 1 debut for the new Hispania Racing team in 2010.
Lewis Hamilton feels in retrospect that he could have managed his relationship with Fernando Alonso better when they were team-mates at McLaren in 2007
Lotus technical chief Mike Gascoyne thinks reliability will be key in giving his team a chance of scoring points in the early races of the season - even though the car is lacking pace.
F1: Fangio to drive Maserati 250F in Bahrain -
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Juan Manuel Fangio II, nephew of five-time Formula world champion Juan Manuel Fangio, will take to the track at the wheel of a Maserati 250F as the sport celebrates its 60th anniversary at the Bahrain Grand Prix next week.
Jordan: Schumacher mad to return -
GPUpdate
Eddie Jordan, Michael Schumacher's first team boss in Formula 1, believes that the German is nothing short of 'mad' after electing to make a return to the sport this year. The Irishman holds the firm opinion that the 91-time race winner should have decided to preserve a top status as opposed to risking his reputation against younger driver this season.
Vettel downplays Red Bull's reliability concerns -
Planet F1
Sebastian Vettel has downplayed Red Bull's pre-season reliability niggles, saying every stoppage hasn't been a serious problem.
Silverstone has announced that the general admission race-day tickets for this year's British Grand Prix have now sold out.
Hispania Racing unveils car and confirms Chandhok -
GPUpdate
The Hispania Racing Team (HRT), formerly known as Campos Meta, officially launched its 2010 contender in Spain on Thursday. The Madrid-based outfit travelled to the city of Murcia where it also revealed that Karun Chandhok becomes India's second ever Formula 1*driver alongside Bruno Senna, completing the 2010 grid.***
Bridgestone: Still set to leave F1 -
GPUpdate
Bridgestone has confirmed to GPUpdate.net that it has not modified plans to depart Formula 1 at the end of the upcoming season. Speculation has been generated following recent reports in the Spanish media which claim that the Japanese manufacturer is being encouraged to stay by F1 governing body the FIA.********** ****** ***
Senna: HRT a second up on Virgin and Lotus -
Planet F1
Despite not having a single lap time to their name, Bruno Senna reckons his HTR F1 car will be a full second quicker than Virgin and Lotus's machines.
Robert Kubica is not expecting Renault to be in podium contention in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix
Q and A with Pedro de la Rosa
GPUpdate TV: Sebastian Vettel interview -
GPUpdate
Kolles aiming high with Hispania -
ITV F1
Colin Kolles is convinced Hispania has potential to be the best new team despite zero testing.
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Russian car builder Lada will have a Formula 1 presence for the first time this year after agreeing a sponsorship deal with the Renault team and driver Vitaly Petrov
Vitantonio Liuzzi believes he is better prepared for this year's Formula 1 season than ever before, despite the testing restrictions
World champion Jenson Button reckons the refuelling ban will create very unusual strategies in this year's races.
'The challenge is how Schu copes with new team' -
Planet F1
Jenson Button reckons the interest in Michael Schumacher will be two-fold as F1 waits to see how the former Champ copes on track and with a new team.
Q&A with Renault's rookie Vitaly Petrov -
Planet F1
Vitaly Petrov, who is gearing up for his first season in F1, shares his thoughts on pre-season testing.
Rosberg comfortable ahead of Mercedes debut -
GPUpdate
Nico Rosberg is both comfortable and confident at the Mercedes-Benz works team as the German manufacturer returns to the sport this year for the first time since 1955. Having suffered several difficulties over pre-season testing, the former Williams driver looks forward to partnering 7-time World Champion Michael Schumacher.
Force India put financial concerns to rest -
Planet F1
Force India have ended speculation surrounding their future by confirming their accounts are now up to date.
Lucas di Grassi is confident that his Virgin Racing team is heading to the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix with a solid baseline to work from - even though it is still lacking ultimate pace.
Hamilton: McLaren strong but not the strongest -
Planet F1
Lewis Hamilton believes McLaren are in a strong position ahead of the season-opening grand prix in Bahrain next week.
Mosley: Ferrari like a jealous middle-aged woman -
Planet F1
The war of words between Max Mosley and Ferrari continues with the retired FIA president describing the Italian outfit as a "middle-aged woman who is jealous of the attention new beautiful women around her are getting".
Stirling Moss is recovering in hospital from serious injuries he suffered in a lift accident at his home over the weekend.
Defending World Champion Jenson Button gave his thoughts on pre-season testing, his early days at his new team and the season ahead in a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes phone-in...
Q and A with Lucas di Grassi
The organisers of the inaugural Korean Grand Prix have dismissed rumours that the event could be delayed until 2011
Ross Brawn believes the new Mercedes will be competitive at the start of the Formula 1 season, but has admitted that the team does not enjoy the advantage it held at the start of 2009, as Brawn GP
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McLaren duo buoyed by long-run pace -
ITV F1
Hamilton and Button believe MP4-25 may have best long-run race pace of any 2010 car.
Jenson Button says the effort McLaren has put into preparing for the new season is greater than anything he has experienced in Formula 1 before - and that his switch to the Woking team is already paying off
Final times from Barcelona on the penultimate day of pre-season testing.
Domenicali: No room for error in 2010 -
GPUpdate
Ferrari Team Principal Stefano Domenicali stresses that no teams will be able to afford slip-ups this year, with the field looking to be tightly-packed. The Maranello team suffered a difficult campaign en route to fourth in the Constructors' Championship last season but hopes to snatch back the titles once again in 2010.
Stefan GP fired up - but nowhere to go -
Planet F1
Stefan GP fired up their 2010 Formula One car in Cologne on Friday - but at present the team still doesn't have a place on this year's grid.
Button: I may need Hamilton's help to win -
Planet F1
Jenson Button concedes he's going to need the help of the entire McLaren team, even team-mate Lewis Hamilton, if he wants to retain his World title.
Hakkinen won't follow in Schu's footsteps -
Planet F1
Mika Hakkinen has ruled out any talk of a comeback, insisting he won't follow in Michael Schumacher's footsteps.
Villeneuve: Stefan GP had a lot of promise -
Planet F1
Jacques Villeneuve has revealed his disappointment at Stefan GP's failure to land a spot on the 2010 grid, not only because he has lost his chance at a comeback but also because the car had great potential.
Virgin Racing's technical director Nick Wirth has promised a major upgrade on the VR-01 for the Bahrain Grand Prix - and says he is utterly confident that his squad will start as the best of the new teams
Massa: Not much achieved in two days -
Planet F1
Another wet and windy day at Jerez left Felipe Massa bemoaning the conditions at Jerez where he has spent the past two days testing.
Pictures as the teams make their final preparations for the season
related:
BBC F1 - F1 winter testing photos: Photos from all four days of Formula 1's third winter test in Jerez
Rubens Barrichello has confirmed that six teams have posted the fastest time in as many days at Jerez as its second test session continued on Thursday. The Brazilian Williams driver led the way from Vitaly Petrov's Renault and Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull as Lotus missed half the day following a crash for Heikki Kovalainen.*****************
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AutoSport.com - Barrichello on top at damp Jerez: Rubens Barrichello put Williams on top of the times at the Jerez circuit on Thursday, as poor weather conditions continued to hamper the teams' preparations for the start of the season.
Jens pumped for 'very special’ season -
ITV F1
Reigning champion is even more excited about 2010 than he was after dominating '09 build-up.
Barca update: Massa leads after the opening hour -
Planet F1
Felipe Massa went a comfortable second quicker than Adrian Sutil to lead the way at the end of the opening hour on Sunday at Barcelona
Work on the new grand prix circuit at Silverstone is nearing completion, British Grand Prix organisers said on Tuesday.
The F1 world is still coming to terms with Ferrari's recent outburst which branded the debacle that is USF1 and Campos "the legacy of the holy war waged by the former FIA president."
Renault's new Team Principal gives his verdict on winter testing and looks ahead to Bahrain.
Lotus exceeding Kovy's expectations -
ITV F1
Heikki Kovalainen says the new Lotus team has impressed him already.
Exclusive interview with Ken Anderson
Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he was on the brink of walking away from Formula 1 after he was adjudged to have misled the stewards at last year's Australian Grand Prix
López linked with Campos reserve seat -
GPUpdate
As*the US F1 team is believed to be*wishing to miss the entire season this year, driver José María López's plans of making a Formula 1 debut in 2010 appear to have been all but dashed. However, the Argentinean is now being named as a possible candidate for a test and reserve seat at other new team Campos.
Barca update: Nico on top as the rain comes down -
Planet F1
Nico Rosberg staked his place at the top of the leaderboard at Barcelona with a 1:20.686, which was just 0.072s short of the week's best time.
Q and A with Fairuz Fauzy
Fernando Alonso says Ferrari is 100 per cent ready for the Bahrain Grand Prix after completing his pre-season testing in Barcelona on Friday.
Q and A with Tony Fernandes
Q and A with Michael Schumacher
Fernando Alonso delivered the perfect response to Red Bull Racing's early pace-setting form in the final pre-season test, when he dominated the second morning's running at Barcelona on Friday.
Lotus has completed its first run alongside the rest of the Formula 1 field as this week's Jerez test got underway this morning
GP3 Series teams have taken delivery of their third and final cars this week, and they are now ready for the first official test on 4th - 5th March at Circuit Paul Ricard.
Lotus technical chief Mike Gascoyne says he is sceptical about the chances of a team being successful in Formula 1 using only computer simulations to design its car
Q and A with Robert Kubica
Fernandes: F1 can expand much further -
ITV F1
The Lotus boss and airline owner reckons he's joined the grid at a 'fantastic' time as F1 can get even bigger.
Sauber links up with Gutierrez -
GPUpdate
The Sauber team has announced that it is beginning a partnership with Mexican Esteban Gutierrez this season, who will attend a number of Grands Prix in order to be more involved in the team's driver development programme.
The Lotus team joined the other ten*present at Jerez on Wednesday*for its*first official day of testing. Malaysian reserve driver Fairuz Fauzy will complete the team's first day of*running in the South of Spain.
The Williams Formula 1 team completed it's four-day test at Jerez on Saturday afternoon a bit earlier than planned due to a gearbox problem. Rubens Barrichello completed 90 laps working on set-up work of the team's 2010 contender.
F1's preparations for the new season are set to suffer further disruption this week with heavy rain forecast for all four days of the upcoming Jerez test.
Webber lays down marker at Barcelona -
ITV F1
Red Bull fired a potentially ominous warning shot to rivals by heading field by one second.
Following the recent debacle surrounding the US F1 team, Formula 1 governing body the FIA has finally released the last version of the 2010 entry list. As reported this week, Campos Meta has been renamed Hispania Racing Team as Sauber inherit the car numbers of US F1.
'Q1 is where Virgin's qualy will start and end' -
Planet F1
Timo Glock concedes Saturday afternoon in Bahrain will be a "short" outing as the Virgin Racing doesn't expect to make it through Q1.
Bernie Ecclestone has urged the Indian press and public to give Karun Chandhok time to settle into Formula 1 and get up to speed
Hamilton eagerly awaits Schumi battle -
Planet F1
Lewis Hamilton is looking forward to pitting his wits against Michael Schumacher in this year's F1 World Championship.
Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) members will be asked to vote at the Bahrain Grand Prix on whether they want a new chairman, with Pedro de la Rosa having decided that he wants to step down from the role
Di Montezemolo encourages Ferrari logistics staff -
GPUpdate
The personnel working in Ferrari's logistics department were treated to a special visit on Thursday as company Chairman Luca di Montezemolo visited in order to talk about the season ahead. The Maranello team is aiming for the title once again this year, which it has failed to pick up since 2007.
Stefan GP forced to cancel Portugal test -
Planet F1
Stefan GP's hopes of making the grid for the 2010 season opener in Bahrain have suffered a slight setback.
Lotus' Mike Gascoyne: Two very useful days -
GPUpdate
Jarno Trulli completed his second and final day of testing for the Lotus team at Circuit de Catalunya on Saturday. The Italian will hand over the wheel to team-mate Heikki Kovalainen on Sunday for the final day of*running ahead of the 2010 season. Lotus F1's Technical Director Mike Gascoyne was pleased with Trulli's feedback in Spain and is looking forward to completing the team's test programme with Kovalainen.
Renault confirm Lada partnership -
GPUpdate
As reported earlier this week, the Renault team has signed an agreement with leading Russian car manufacturer Lada and*the*company's logo will be visible on the R30 race cars during the upcoming season.
Fairuz Fauzy believes he could have reduced his times by a further two seconds had he managed one more run for Lotus in today's Barcelona test
Glasgow glamour for Australia -
ITV F1
Get stuck in to the lighter side of Formula 1 with our comedy corner.
Lopez fails to land HTR reserve role -
Planet F1
Jose Maria Lopez's Formula One dream has come to a crashing halt with news that he has failed to land the test driver role at the new Hispania Racing Team.
Q and A with Zoran Stefanovic
Photos: Saturday at Barcelona -
GPUpdate
Lotus: An excellent first day at the office -
Planet F1
Lotus tech boss Mike Gascoyne has sung the praises of his team following an "excellent" first day at Jerez.
Thursday morning signals the start of the final, crucial pre-season test prior to the start of the 2010 season in a fortnight's time. After visiting Valencia at the start of the month and Jerez twice since then, Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya is the third and final Spanish venue as teams hope for a full test of dry running.
Whitmarsh knows driver discord is inevitable -
Planet F1
McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has admitted that discord between Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton is inevitable.
Richard Branson has labelled Ferrari's attack on Formula 1's new teams as 'sad', and thinks the Italian outfit should be welcoming fresh competition rather than be unhappy about it
Vettel on top but Jerez rain continues -
ITV F1
Red Bull hit the front of testing for the first time as rain continued into second Jerez week.
Friday's F1 gossip column -
BBC F1
FIA to inspect McLaren's car over rear wing row, plus other gossip and rumours
Gloves off for F1's biggest battle -
BBC F1
Martin Brundle on fights between friends and enemies in F1
Michael Schumacher says that Mercedes GP's performance is still not where the team wants it to be after his first day on track at the final pre-season test.
Eight drivers could win, says Alonso -
GPUpdate
Fernando Alonso admits that he is not certain over which team holds the upper hand with just a fortnight remaining until the 2010 season begins in Bahrain. The former double World Champion does believe, however, that eight drivers stand a better chance of victory than the rest of the field.
US F1 wishes to skip four races -
GPUpdate
It has been quiet around the US F1 team for a while but now team principal Ken Anderson has revealed the team is working with the FIA to clarify how many races the team is allowed to miss. Last week though the FIA already stated it will not allow new F1 teams to skip any races at all.
Ferrari has announced that it has added Mirko Bortolotti, Daniel Zampieri and Raffaele Marciello to its Ferrari Driver Academy project, alongside first recruit Jules Bianchi
F1: McLaren confident ahead of wing inspection -
Pitpass F1
McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale is confident that the rear wing on the MP4-25 will be given the green light when inspected by the FIA later this week.
Massa upbeat after marathon test -
ITV F1
Felipe Massa said he coped with his 160-lap test day better than he expected after racking up the miles at Jerez.
Lotus begins partnership with CNN -
GPUpdate
The Lotus team has announced a new agreement with news agency CNN International. The logo of the worldwide network will be seen on the Cosworth-powered Lotus cars as well as driver overalls and team clothing as the legendary team name returns to the sport this year.
Bahrain preview quotes: Renault
F1: World driver rankings? What a Champion idea! -
Pitpass F1
There has been increased talk of driver rankings in recent weeks following the debut of Castrol's world driver rankings system. But haven't we seen it all before?
X-Trade Brokers, a Warsaw-based brokerage house specialising in foreign exchange (FOREX), commodity and stock market investments, has today announced a partnership with the McLaren F1 team.
Virgin Racing's first Formula 1 car will return to the track this morning following Lucas di Grassi's crash on Thursday.
Timo Glock believes CFD design will not prove itself until Virgin Racing implements a major aerodynamic upgrade onto the VR-01 during this season
Virgin to continue testing on Friday -
GPUpdate
Virgin Racing driver Lucas di Grassi*crashed heavily*at the*Circuit de Catalunya on Thursday. The Brazilian was running with experimental control settings on the car, which were 'adversely affecting*its handling', although the new team does expect the*VR-01 to be ready for a return to the track on*Friday morning.
New team disorganization a joke, says Webber -
GPUpdate
Mark Webber believes that the various situations surrounding Formula 1's newest teams are not something for the sport to be proud of on the run-up to the start of the*2010 World Championship , with Campos having not tested its car and US F1 looking to miss the entire season.
Former World Champs: Bring on Bahrain -
Planet F1
Lewis Hamilton may have finished well down the timesheets on Friday but the former Champion is convinced the new MP4-25 car is ready to compete this season.
The FIA will now wait until the Bahrain Grand Prix to take up McLaren's invite for another look at its rear wing design, following Red Bull Racing's recent complaints.
McLaren begins partnership with X-Trade -
GPUpdate
The McLaren team has announced that it has begun a sponsorship deal with X-Trade Brokers prior to the start of the 2010 season. The Warsaw-based brokerage house specialises in foreign exchange, commodity and stock market investments.
Sutil targeting all-round better car -
GPUpdate
Adrian Sutil hopes that Force India's 2010 car will be more adaptable to setup changes on all circuits of the Formula 1 calendar, as opposed to last year's contender which performed in notably different ways on the various tracks*in the championship.
Ferrari team to beat - Schumacher -
BBC F1
Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher says he believes Ferrari will head into the new season as the strongest team.
Virgin understands its problems, says Soucek -
GPUpdate
Andy Soucek is confident that the Virgin Racing team is fully aware of the problems it currently must deal with and that, furthermore, the debutant outfit can now continue to concentrate on developing its car's reliability. The team is also believed to now hold a full understanding over the cause of Lucas di Grassi's crash on Thursday.
Q and A with Eric Boullier
Stefan increases pressure on US F1 -
GPUpdate
Formula 1 hopefuls Stefan Grand Prix have upped the pressure amounts on the struggling US F1 team by stating in public fashion that it is compromising the overall enjoyment of the sport this year. The Serbian squad will be unable to join this year's grid unless another outfit withdraws.
Liverpool planning F1 street demonstration -
GPUpdate
The British city of Liverpool hopes to see Formula 1 cars on its streets in May in order to celebrate the second edition of the 'Liverpool Pageant of Power' event. Roads in the city centre will be closed to the public on Tuesday 25 May in order to allow F1 cars, amongst others, to zoom through.
Q and A with Nico Rosberg
Hamilton contemplated quitting post Australia -
Planet F1
Lewis Hamilton feared he may not be able to recover from the incident which saw him punished for lying to race stewards last season.
Nico Rosberg finished the third day of testing at Barcelona with the fastest time for Mercedes GP
Barca Day Three: No stopping Rosberg -
Planet F1
Nico Rosberg was the man to beat on the penultimate day of pre-season testing as the Merc GP's driver qualy style lap times put him 0.7s up on his closest rival.
Ferrari adds three drivers to academy -
GPUpdate
Ferrari has announced that a trio of new names has been added to its driver academy (FDA) for this year. Joining F3 Euroseries Champion and GP2 driver are Mirko Bortolotti, Daniel Zampieri and Raffaele Marciello.
Team US F1 boss Ken Anderson has broken his silence to AUTOSPORT about what went wrong at his outfit in its preparations for this year - as he aims to try and get on the grid for 2011.
Adrian Sutil believes his flexibility when adapting to different track conditions could give him a competitive advantage with the changes to Formula 1's regulations for 2010
Q and A with Fernando Alonso
F1: Hulkenberg pips Alonso on Day 2 (with pictures) -
Pitpass F1
Williams Nico Hulkenberg topped the timesheets at Barcelona today as the eleven teams on duty continued their preparations for the season opener in Bahrain, which gets underway in two weeks.
The McLaren team finished its 2010 preparations in the best possible way, topping the combined testing times at Barcelona.
Irvine endorsing Northern Irish sportsmen -
GPUpdate
1999 championship runner-up Eddie Irvine is supporting the successes of past and present Northern Irish sportsmen in the shape of the 'Celebrating the Past, Inspiring the Future' exhibition in country capital Belfast.
Fake Red Bull exhaust outlets exposed -
GPUpdate
The Red Bull Racing team looks to have pulled the wool over the eyes of its rivals during winter testing as it was revealed in Barcelona that stickers have been applied to the top of the rear bodywork in order to show fake exhaust outlets.
Button also doubting car's pace -
GPUpdate
Just a day after 7-time World Champion Michael Schumacher questioned the pace of his Mercedes, current title holder Jenson Button has hinted that his McLaren may also require improvements before he is able to challenge for race victories in his season of title defence.
Stefan Grand Prix's hoeps of getting on the grid in 2010 as Team US F1's replacement suffered a blow on Wednesday night, when the FIA announced only 12 teams on its 2010 entry list
Lewis Hamilton rounded off his pre-season preparations with a dominant performance on the final day of testing at Barcelona in Spain on Sunday - setting the quickest time and delivering an impressive race distance simulation run.
Button more relaxed than ever in 2010 -
ITV F1
Jenson Button says being champion means he can be much calmer and that whatever else he achieves is a bonus.
Schu eyes big gains from new diffuser -
ITV F1
Schumacher is optimistic Mercedes's decision to hold a big technical upgrade back until the Bahrain opener will pay off.
Rating F1's recent rookie crops -
ITV F1
Will F1's 'class of 2010' become greats or flops? We look back at how the rookie intakes of the past 10 seasons fared.
Interview with Mike Gascoyne
Mercedes plays down expectations -
ITV F1
Ross Brawn warns that his team isn't happy with its competitiveness heading into the season opener.
All BBC Formula 1 blogs -
BBC F1
Michael Schumacher has changed his stance on Mercedes GP's competitiveness heading into the beginning of the 2010 season
The takeover of Campos earlier this week and the reports that USF1 is asking to miss the first four races raise a crucial question about the due diligence which was carried out on the new teams last year: could it have been improved?
The significant reductions Formula 1 teams have self-imposed on testing have made little difference to the development of the cars, and were a principal factor in convincing Michael Schumacher to return to the sport, according to the seven-time world champion
F1: Stefan GP to unveil car as containers arrive in Bahrain -
Pitpass F1
With less than two weeks to go before the first free practice session of the 2010, and with confusion still surrounding two of the official entries, Stefan GP has ramped up its bid to be on the grid in Bahrain and beyond.
Felipe Massa has hit out at the new teams joining Formula 1 this season, suggesting that their relatively slow pace is bad for the championship and could pose a danger for the frontrunners
Realistic Chandhok: Bahrain is a test session -
GPUpdate
Karun Chandhok is one of five new drivers on the grid this year and brings India back into the Formula 1 frame, with Narain Karthikeyan having been the country's first representative courtesy of his drive for Jordan in 2005. Despite being unable to hide his delight over signing with Hispania Racing, the 26-year-old remains pragmatic.
Who will be world champ? Who will surprise? BBC team give their views
Chandhok secures HRT drive -
ITV F1
Indian driver Karun Chandhok finally gets his F1 break after signing for new Hispania squad.
F1: Renault duo look ahead to Bahrain -
Pitpass F1
Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov look agead to this weekend's Bahrain GP.
Force India says it wants to nurture Paul di Resta's potential as a Formula 1 driver by giving him track time during Fridays ahead of races this season.
Sunday at Barcelona marks the last day of pre-season testing before the teams head to Bahrain for the opening race of the season in a fortnight's time. Conditions are good once again at the Circuit de Catalunya as Red Bull, which lost much running time yesterday, opts to split its running time between both drivers.
Stewart: British pair are fearful of Schumacher -
Planet F1
Sir Jackie Stewart reckons Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button are living in fear of being "beaten up" by Michael Schumacher in this season's Formula One world championship.
Still much to learn, says Bridgestone -
GPUpdate
Bridgestone, Formula 1's sole tyre manufacturer, insists that there is still much data to be collected in Bahrain following a month of various tests in Spain. With dry weather in Valencia followed by a literal washout in Jerez and mostly dry conditions in Barcelona, the softest compound is yet to be tested thoroughly.
The Charlotte factory of the US F1 team is believed to have effectively closed on Tuesday as workers were instructed to stop working. The outfit has been struggling to make the grid of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix and has already been reported to have submitted a request to skip the 2010 season.
After four weeks testing with his new team Renault, Robert Kubica still says it's too early to judge where Renault are in the pecking order.
Bahrain weather update: Scorching conditions expected -
GPUpdate
Sweltering temperatures may seem a far cry from the wintry weather sweeping its way across Europe at present although that is exactly*what the 12 teams can expect as they make the annual pilgrimage to Sakhir this weekend for what is the opening race of the 2010 World Championship.
Force India did submit its yearly accounts to Companies House by last week's February 25 deadline, AUTOSPORT has learned, thereby bringing an end to any talk that its future participation was in doubt.
De la Rosa: Sauber not the next Brawn -
GPUpdate
Pedro de la Rosa is completely sure that Sauber will not make as big an impression on the sport this year as Brawn GP did in 2009. Although the Hinwil team are very much regarded as the underdogs following a dismal campaign last season, the Spaniard aims for consistency rather than dazzling race performances.******************** *
Barcelona Saturday: The line-up -
GPUpdate
As the weekend begins, several drivers are making their on-track debuts at the current Barcelona test, with two just days of running to go before the teams head to Bahrain for the opening round of the 2010 World Championship. Morning conditions feature cloud cover over the Circuit de Catalunya.
Schumi: I feel like a child waiting for Christmas -
Planet F1
Michael Schumacher feels "like a child looking forward to Christmas" such is his enthusiasm for his return to Formula One.
'More days would be good but it's not a catastrophe' -
Planet F1
Michael Schumacher reckons Formula One's decision to limit the number of test days hasn't cost the teams valuable time, although that's not to say a few extra days would be amiss
Mercedes GP boss Ross Brawn says Michael Schumacher is the same driver he used to work with during the duo's stint at Ferrari.
Sauber have confirmed the signing of Esteban Gutierrez to their driver development programme.
New 'Harmonious' engineering set-up at McLaren -
Planet F1
McLaren will begin the 2010 season with a restructured engineering team in a bid to maintain an open and, it is hoped, mutually-beneficial working relationship between Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton.
Michelin in 'formal discussions' with FIA -
GPUpdate
Tyre manufacturer Michelin is believed to be in talks with Formula 1 governing body the FIA with regards to a possible return to the sport next season. The French company withdrew at the end of 2006 as F1 switched to a one-make series for tyres, although Bridgestone has announced that the upcoming campaign will be its last.
Top teams closely matched - Brawn -
BBC F1
Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn predicts a "super-hard battle" for the world championship this season.
Heikki Kovalainen is confident his gamble on joining a new Formula 1 team by signing for Lotus will pay off, and insists he does not regret his decision
F1: Liquidator for A1 GP remains hopeful -
Pitpass F1
The liquidator of the parent company of the A1 Grand Prix series remains hopeful that a buyer might be found who could resurrect the series.
Lewis Hamilton is now sure that racing on track against Michael Schumacher is going to be different to going up against any other driver in the field
Michael Schumacher insists there is "more to come" from Mercedes GP after finishing seventh at Barcelona on Friday.
Get stuck in to the lighter side of Formula 1 with our comedy corner.
Alonso: Not perfect but very helpful -
Planet F1
Despite losing most of the morning session, Fernando Alonso insists his Thursday's running at Barcelona was "very helpful."
The new HRT Formula 1 team unveiled its 2010 challenger on Thursday - just more than a week before the car is set to hit the tracks at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix
Rome Grand Prix confirmed for 2013 -
GPUpdate
A Grand Prix on the streets of Italian capital city Rome has been confirmed by Formula 1 commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone for the 2013 season. The addition to the calendar will come as it increases in size once again, to 20 races.
Hakkinen and Brundle in frame to be Hamilton's manager? -
Planet F1
Mika Hakkinen and Martin Brundle have been touted as the leading contenders to replace Anthony Hamilton as his son's new manager.
Liuzzi expecting first corner incidents -
GPUpdate
Vitantonio Liuzzi will be applying particular vigilance when approaching the first corners of Grands Prix this year as the field will arrive with the heaviest fuel tanks seen since in Formula 1 since 1993. For 2010, mid-race refuelling will be banned and will have more effects than just those on overall car weight.
Michael Schumacher says he feels like a kid waiting for Christmas ahead of the first race of the season in Bahrain next weekend.
F1: Rosberg leads the way on Day 3 (with pictures) -
Pitpass F1
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg topped the timesheets on a day when the rain made a somewhat surprising, and wholly unwelcome, visit to Barcelona.
Hamilton no longer managed by father -
GPUpdate
Lewis Hamilton is now on the lookout for new management after agreeing to end a lifelong working relationship with father Anthony. With the latter having managed his son's career from his very first karting days, the pair have now mutually agreed to continue their journeys in different directions, Autosport reports.
F1: Andretti to be reunited with Lotus 79 in Bahrain -
Pitpass F1
American legend Mario Andretti will play a starring role in Bahrain in two weeks time when he is reunited with the Lotus 79 in which he won the 1978 world championship title.
Timo Glock is revelling in his position as the senior driver at Virgin Racing and is eager to lead the team's development push
Red Bull Racing's boss Christian Horner says his team is not underestimating any rivals, despite being adamant that it is ready to take the championship this year.
Hamilton to edge Button - Mansell -
BBC F1
Motor racing legend Nigel Mansell believes Lewis Hamilton has the edge over Jenson Button at McLaren when the new Formula 1 season gets under way.
With Virgin entering F1 this season, it is inevitable that there will be endless headlines involving play on the team name.
Bahrain preview quotes: Force India
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo believes his team will need to give the maximum at every opportunity this season if it is to triumph in Formula 1 this season
McLaren does welcome new F1 teams -
GPUpdate
While the Ferrari Formula 1 team weren't too happy about three new teams entering the sport the McLaren team does welcome new teams such as Lotus, Virgin and HRT. McLaren's managing director Jonathan Neale has said on Tuesday F1 has got to do the best it can to get these teams off the ground, running and stable.
Whiting fails to make McLaren trip -
Planet F1
Less than a week ahead of the new season, McLaren are still awaiting confirmation from FIA technical delegate Charlie Whiting that the rear wing on their new car is legal after he failed to travel to their Woking HQ on Friday.
Senna: Hispania a second ahead of Lotus and Virgin -
GPUpdate
Even though the brand-new Hispania Racing Team, formerly*known as Campos, is yet to complete*the first mile with its first Formula 1 car, Bruno Senna is confident that the Madrid-based outfit is not behind in terms of pace. According to HRT's chassis supplier, Dallara, the*squad is a second ahead of fellow rookies Lotus and Virgin.
Alonso: I grew up during turbulent '07 -
ITV F1
Ex-champ says he heads into his first season at Ferrari more prepared for F1 pressures than when he joined McLaren.
If you think that F1 has it bad at the moment having only recently found out how many teams will be on the grid for Sunday's season-opener in Bahrain, spare a thought for the people behind its sister series GP3.
Weather unlikely to play along in Barcelona -
Planet F1
The weather gods are certainly not smiling down on Formula One at the moment as the final pre-season test of the season is expected to be disrupted by rain.
Photos: Hispania Racing presentation -
GPUpdate
Team US F1 backer Chad Hurley is the man who has the best chance of saving the outfit from its current troubles, claims a senior staff member at the American operation.
Codemasters picked up the license to produce the official F1 videogame in 2008 and Pitpass' business editor Chris Sylt has been given an exclusive presentation of its efforts which will truly rev up the franchise.
Michael Schumacher says McLaren was 'very strong' in the final day of testing at Barcelona, where Lewis Hamilton set the quickest time of the week.
Disappointed López left on sidelines -
GPUpdate
After believing that a dream had been realised with US F1 this year, José María López has been left without any Formula 1 contract after the Hispania Racing team presented its line-up in Murcia on Thursday.
Brawn thrilled by new F1 season -
BBC F1
Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn says the 2010 season is one of the most exciting prospects for years.
Soucek: I couldn't quite believe it -
GPUpdate
Andy Soucek is thrilled to have been confirmed as Virgin Racing's official test and reserve driver on Tuesday. Having picked up the Formula 2 crown last year, the Spaniard was rewarded with a Williams test at Jerez last December and now replaces Álvaro Parente, who lost the Virgin seat due to funding problems.*************
According to reports, US F1 has closed down its operation less than two weeks before the start of the 2010 season.
Official: US F1 out and no replacement -
GPUpdate
Formula 1 governing body the FIA has confirmed that the US F1 team will not compete in the upcoming 2010 World Championship and that, furthermore, no team will be selected to replace the American outfit, meaning Stefan Grand Prix's only opportunity now is to be selected for the 2011 season.
Live text - F1 testing -
BBC F1
Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello are all in action on the final day of pre-season testing in Barcelona.
Kobayashi: An unsure environment for all -
GPUpdate
Kamui Kobayashi summed up his final pre-season feelings at the last test session in Barcelona, admitting that no team can possibly know who will be on top until the first race of the season in Bahrain next weekend.
Lotus in very good shape, says Gascoyne -
GPUpdate
The Lotus name will officially return to Formula 1 this weekend as the Norfolk-based 1Malaysia squad competes in the Bahrain Grand Prix, bringing the legendary branding back to the sport for the first time since 1994.
F1: The prancing horse kicks out... and how! -
Pitpass F1
While welcoming the start of the new season, Ferrari has lashed out at the FIA and its former president Max Mosley, claiming that the debacle of Campos and US F1 is the result of his "holy war".
Massa: Newcomers could be a danger -
Planet F1
Felipe Massa has taken a swing at Formula One's newcomers, saying he fears their lack of pace could prove a danger to others on the track.
Button storms to fastest time at Jerez -
ITV F1
Jenson Button ended the Jerez testing week with the fastest time of the fortnight.
Stefan GP cancels Portuguese test -
GPUpdate
Formula 1 hopefuls Stefan Grand Prix have been forced to call off a test in Portugal this week after failing to secure a tyre supply from Bridgestone. The Serbian outfit hopes to race with Jacques Villeneuve and Kazuki Nakajima this season as US F1 continues to struggle with its preparations.
Baguette hoping for F1 debut in Belgium -
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Bertrand Baguette admits that he would love to make his Formula 1 debut at his home Grand Prix in Belgium this year. The World Series by Renault Champion enjoyed F1 tests with both Renault and*BMW at Jerez*last December and is confident that the top of the motorsport ladder remains a realistic opportunity.
Schumacher: Important to lead immediately -
GPUpdate
One has to go back to 22 October 2006 to the last time Michael Schumacher competed in a Formula 1 race. Now, this weekend is the German's last for at least three seasons until being out of an F1 contract again, with the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix coming up in just nine days' time.
Montezemolo: Ferrari want to be the best -
Planet F1
Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo is confident he has two drivers capable of winning in Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa.
McLaren invites FIA to inspect rear wing -
GPUpdate
Formula 1 governing body the FIA is set to examine the rear wing of McLaren's MP4-25 following comments regarding the component from rival teams Red Bull and Ferrari. The request specifically regards an opening located on the main plane of the device, where it connects with the car's engine cover.
F1: Webber quickest on Day 1 (with pictures) -
Pitpass F1
Red Bull's Mark Webber was the pace-setter as the final pre-season test got underway at Barcelona today.
Di Grassi targets better understanding -
GPUpdate
Lucas di Grassi hopes to improve his technical abilities as he becomes a full-time Formula 1 racing driver for the first time this year. Having tested several times and attended most Grands Prix of recent years, the Brazilian's first race seat arrives with the brand-new Virgin Racing team.
Moss recovering after serious lift accident -
GPUpdate
Sir Stirling Moss was the unfortunate victim of a freak accident at his home in London's Mayfair over the weekend. Generally regarded as the greatest Formula 1 racing driver never to have won the World Championship, the 80-year-old was injured in a malfunctioning lift accident and is expected to take up to six weeks to fully recover.
Photos: New Mercedes Safety Car -
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'López finally released from US F1' - Manager -
GPUpdate
Felipe McGough, Manager of José María López, has publically criticised US F1 Team Principal Ken Anderson, claiming that the American is the 'main culprit' in a situation which has seen the Charlotte-based team 'fool' several parties including its own employees and those who run Formula 1.
James Allen's season preview -
ITV F1
[I]ITV.com/F1[/I]'s columnist explains why we're in for a vintage season and why Fernando Alonso starts as favourite.
F1: Ecclestone doubtful of Schumacher title -
Pitpass F1
While F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is delighted to see Michael Schumacher return to the sport, one of several factors contributing to the most noticeable pre-season buzz in recent history, the Englishman doubts whether the German will win the title.
Alonso downplays his chances of title glory -
Planet F1
Fernando Alonso is not getting his hopes up of pinning down his third Formula One World Championship title this season.
Michael Schumacher will endure a very hard season on his return to Formula 1, according to Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber.
De la Rosa excited about Bahrain return -
GPUpdate
Pedro de la Rosa thoroughly looks forward to making a Bahrain Grand Prix return this weekend, having last raced at Sakhir as one-off replacement for Juan-Pablo Montoya at McLaren five years ago. The Spaniard's full-time Formula 1 comeback begins this weekend with the Sauber team.
US F1 requests to skip four races -
GPUpdate
All has been quiet around the US F1 team for a while*although Team Principal Ken Anderson has revealed that the Charlotte-based squad is now working with Formula 1 governing body the*FIA to clarify how many races the team is allowed to miss this year. Last week, though, the FIA stated that it will not allow new*teams to skip any races at all.
FIA developing solutions with US F1 -
GPUpdate
Formula 1 governing body the FIA is working closely with the US F1 team as the latter still hopes to compete in the sport this year. Reports emerged over the weekend that the Charlotte-based squad is requesting to skip this year's first four races although a number of possible escape routes from the situation are being analysed.
Stefan GP attempt a softer approach -
Planet F1
After their earlier go at USF1 and the FIA, Stefan GP have now taken a softer approach in their bid to join the Bahrain grid, appealing to the F1 "family".
McLaren says it is heading to Bahrain fully relaxed about the controversy that has surfaced over its rear wing design - and says it expects the concept to be given the green light by the FIA later this week.
Now Kovalainen wants to go rallying -
Planet F1
Heikki Kovalainen is the latest Formula One driver to express an interesting in trying his hand at the World Rally Championship.
Team US F1's Formula 1 hopes appeared to be over on Tuesday, with high level sources revealing to AUTOSPORT that the outfit has now been effectively closed down
BBC F1 presenter looks forward to the start of the new season
Q and A with Lucas di Grassi
Mallya targets points and podiums -
GPUpdate
Vijay Mallya is confident that, having aimed to see Force India score its first World Championship points with positive results last year, the team originally known as Jordan can be regular top ten contenders as well as notching up several podium finishes in 2010.
Pitpass was intrigued to learn that The Times F1 correspondent Ed Gorman is relinquishing his role to move to a desk job on the foreign desk at the paper.
Today's times from Jerez de la Frontera, the final day of testing at the Spanish track.
One country which could clearly do with the reputational boost which F1 brings is Iraq. But the sport would never go there would it?
Spanish HRT squad launches 2010 car -
ITV F1
The rebranded HRT team finally revealed its first F1 challenger in Spain on Thursday following recent takeover.
Sutil: Force India can score from the off -
ITV F1
Adrian Sutil believes Force India can confidently target a top-10 finish in Bahrain.
Karun Chandhok is optimistic that the new Hispania team can score points this year despite its troubled build-up to the Formula 1 season
Michael Schumacher says he is raring to go and fully prepared for the challenges of his Formula 1 comeback in Bahrain this weekend - even though he is not expecting a strong start to his campaign.
Webber: Healthy rivalry with Vettel -
Planet F1
Mark Webber is looking forward to another season of his "healthy rivalry" with Sebastian Vettel as the duo push Red Bull to greater heights.
Virgin faces overnight repair job -
ITV F1
Mechanics set for long night repairing wing and suspension damage after di Grassi crash.
An interview with Michael Schumacher -
GPUpdate
Just three days to go before the seven-time Formula 1 world champion will be back in action during an official Grand Prix session. Michael Schumacher scored a total of 91 victories in Formula 1 and this weekend the German will return after being away for three years.
The Bahrain GP, which takes place around the Sakhir circuit, marks the opening round of the 2010 F1 World Championship.
GPUpdate.net Driver Guide 2010 -
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With the last driver confirmed just eight days before the first practice session of the season in Bahrain, it is finally a 24-car grid which will line up for this year's FIA Formula One World Championship, which promises to be one of the best ever.
US F1 team on verge of collapse -
BBC F1
The new US F1 team are virtually sure not to make the grid this season, while rivals Campos insist they will be at the first race.
Ferrari: Near but not at the front -
Planet F1
With the F1 teams heading to Bahrain in the next few days, Ferrari gathered the troops to sound the battle cry at Maranello earlier this week.
Webber not making any bold predictions -
Planet F1
Mark Webber refuses to be drawn into talk of Red Bull winning their maiden GP title this year, despite the Australian's belief that the team have a highly competitive car.
Renault boss keen for fresh start -
BBC F1
Renault F1's team principal Eric Boullier says the new season is a fresh start after a year of controversy.
Thursday's testing as it happened -
BBC F1
Red Bull's Mark Webber sets the fastest time on the opening day of the final pre-season test in Barcelona.
Karthikeyan pleased for compatriot Chandhok -
GPUpdate
Narain Karthikeyan is highly satisfied that fellow Indian countryman Karun Chandhok has been confirmed at Hispania Racing ahead of the upcoming season; the latter therefore becomes India's second Formula 1 driver and the first since 2005.
'Don't blame Mosley for the new teams' woe' -
Planet F1
Sir Jackie Stewart insists Ferrari are wrong to blame Max Mosley entirely for the problems that have dogged Formula One's new teams.
Richards not surprised by duo's struggles -
Planet F1
David Richards is far from surprised at the difficulties currently being faced by new Formula One entrants Campos Meta and USF1.
Photos: Latest construction work in Korea -
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Hamilton almost quit over 'liegate' -
ITV F1
Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he nearly walked away from F1 amid last year's Australian GP furore.
No Bahrain driving for di Resta -
GPUpdate
Having joined Force India as the team's official test and reserve driver for this season, Scotland's Paul di Resta will be on-hand at every Grand Prix in 2010 in order to substitute for the team's regular drivers, if necessary, as well as driving in several Friday first practice sessions. However, there will be no on-track activity for the DTM driver this weekend.
BMW Sauber has a real chance of becoming a thorn in the side of Formula 1's 'big four' teams this year because its car is so good at looking after its tyres, Bridgestone analysis has revealed.
Lewis Hamilton believes McLaren's long run pace during last week's testing at Barcelona puts the team in a strong position heading to Bahrain
Barrichello: Competitive and motivated -
Planet F1
Rubens Barrichello insists he is feeling both competitive and motivated ahead of his 18th season in Formula One.
Webber says '09 renewed his F1 hunger -
ITV F1
RBR ace admits he could have considered quitting had 2009 car not been up to scratch.
Lotus announces CNN tie-up -
ITV F1
The new Lotus team has signed the global news network up on a long-term partnership deal.
Silverstone track work nears completion -
GPUpdate
Silverstone is taking shape ahead of its first race under a fresh 17-year contract for the British Grand Prix. With the new Arena Circuit complex almost completed, the Northamptonshire venue is ready to welcome MotoGP once again as well as Formula 1 in 2010.
Financially-troubled US F1 will have to submit a new application to enter the 2011 Formula One world championship.
Mark Webber produced the star performance on the opening day of this week's pre-season test at Barcelona on Thursday with the fastest lap overall - and strong long-run times to boot.
Lotus aims for reliable start at first race -
ITV F1
Team boss says simply seeing the chequered flag is new squad's main aim for Bahrain.
Felipe Massa will be joined by Fernando Alonso at Ferrari this season. The Brazilian vice champion of 2008 is ready for a fresh start following his heavy crash in Hungary last year. He is now the father of a healthy son and is hoping to gift his son with many victories.
The FIA has published the official entry list for this year's world championship.
Q and A with Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus' Fernandes gets two deputies -
Planet F1
S M Nasarudin and Dato' Kamarudin Meranun have been apppointed Lotus Racing's deputy team principals.
Q and A with McLaren's Jonathan Neale
Barcelona test review -
ITV F1
As winter testing comes to an end, we round up the form and incidents from the final week and compile the stats.
Q and A with Jenson Button
Vettel: Irritating, challenging and exciting -
Planet F1
Even after four days up against their rivals at Jerez, Sebastian Vettel says he's still in the dark about where Red Bull stand in the pecking order.
Lewis Hamilton's career will no longer be looked after by his father Anthony, AUTOSPORT can reveal
Fernandes: F1 can expand much further -
ITV F1
The Lotus boss reckons he's joined the grid at a 'fantastic' time as F1 can get even bigger.
Lee McKenzie column: Everything is new! -
GPUpdate
New drivers, new teams and new season; it really is a new era for Formula 1. Whilst the new teams bring a mixture of sentimentality, showbiz and slight concern, the new drivers bring a mixture of pound signs and promise!
There is increasing speculation that US F1 is on the verge of admitting that it will not be in Bahrain for the season opener and could indeed fail to appear at all this season.
From this weekend onwards, Jenson Button moves into a motorsport season as a defending Champion for the first time since 1999. After making his Formula 1 debut in 2000, the Englishman's title win last year was his first crowning moment in motorsport since winning the British Formula Ford championship in 1998.
David Richards, chairman of Aston Martin and Prodrive, has revealed that he will not ride to F1's rescue this year to take the slots of either Campos or USF1 if they fail to make it to the grid.
Lotus appoints deputy Team Principals -
GPUpdate
The Lotus team has announced that two deputy Team Principals have been confirmed alongside Tony Fernandes as the Norfolk-based squad prepares to make its Formula 1 testing debut in Jerez on Wednesday. S M Nasarudin and Kamarudin Meranun step into the roles, having already been team shareholders.
Lotus Racing has this morning announced a strengthening of its senior management team with Tony Fernandes confirming that two of the team's shareholders, S M Nasarudin and Dato' Kamarudin Meranun, will be joining him as deputy team principals.
F1: McLaren man promises transparency -
Pitpass F1
While some remain sceptical as to how McLaren will handle its two world champions, principal race engineer, Phil Prew, insists there will be total transparency and no favouritism.
Tuesday's gossip column -
BBC F1
Sebastian Vettel names his Red Bull, plus other gossip and rumours
Abu Dhabi circuit sold to government -
GPUpdate
Aldar Properties, owner of Yas Island which plays host to the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix, has sold Yas Island along with its Formula 1 circuit to the Abu Dhabi Government, it was reported on Wednesday.
Nick Fry has resigned from his post as chief executive of Mercedes Grand Prix and has been replaced by Mohamed Badawy Al Husseiny, the chief executive of the Aabar investment fund which owns 30% of the team.
Massa's shocked by Heidfeld's absence -
Planet F1
Felipe Massa admits he's surprised that Nick Heidfeld had to settle for a test driver role at Mercedes GP.
Ferrari using 'shark fin' in Barcelona -
GPUpdate
Fernando Alonso emerged from the pit lane sporting a 'shark fin' engine cover on his Ferrari at Barcelona on Friday as the Maranello team experiments with the changed aerodynamic part.
Q and A with Otmar Szafnauer
Renault aiming for 'big four' -
GPUpdate
The Renault team hopes to be in touch with the top four teams ahead of what is a fresh season for the diamond marque following its highly turbulent 2009 campaign. Now owned by Gerard Lopez's Genii Capital firm, new Team Principal Eric Boullier is confident that success can be enjoyed sooner rather than later.
Interview with Ferrari's Chris Dyer
Räikkönen optimistic after Rally Sweden -
GPUpdate
Kimi Räikkönen remains upbeat after competing in his first World Rally Championship event at the weekend. The 2007 Champion switched from Formula 1 with Ferrari to the Red Bull Junior Team for 2010, finishing 30th overall in Sweden.
Webber fastest at sunny Circuit de Catalunya -
GPUpdate
On the first day of what will be the final week of testing ahead of the 2010 Formula 1 season, Mark Webber completed the fastest lap at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya. The Red Bull driver*ended Thursday ahead of Williams' Nico Hülkenberg and Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg.
Massa upbeat after marathon test -
ITV F1
Felipe Massa said he coped with his 160-lap test day better than he expected.
Renault team principal Eric Boullier is hopeful his team will be able to run close to the four top squad at the start of the season, although he concedes it is very hard to make predictions.
Massa: We're heading in the right direction -
Planet F1
Although he is aware that there's still a lot of hard work ahead, Felipe Massa is confident Ferrari are moving in the right direction.
Brawn: Mercedes behind with preparations -
GPUpdate
Mercedes GP Team Principal Ross Brawn has admitted that his team still has work to do in order to reach the optimum level of performance ahead of the first Grand Prix of the season in Bahrain next weekend. Despite believing in a strong package, the Englishman knows that a top overall groundwork level is yet to be reached.*************
Virgin Racing's misery continued today with Lucas di Grassi forced to spend much of the session watching from the sidelines.
Virgin Racing is hoping new components will help the team solve the hydraulic leaks that have been hitting the newcomer during pre-season testing.