Lotus have announced on Friday that 16 year-old Malaysian driver Nabil Jeffri will carry out an aero test for the team at an undisclosed location in early September. Jeffri, who is a member of the Air
As the paddock returns to Montreal for this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, two Formula One stars - and one former driver now busy rallying - will be trying to shake off a memory from when they were la
Former Williams, McLaren and Red Bull driver David Coulthard has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. The Scot, who retired from F1 competition at the end of 2008, remains the mos
The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) and CAA-Quebec, in partnership with the FIA Foundation for Automobile and Society and Transport Canada, held a live road safety demonstration prior to this we
There was plenty of action as Formula One cars once again hammered round the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Friday morning, as Jenson Button set the pace for McLaren in opening practice for the Canadian
Montreal hosted ‘Le Grand Soir’ or ‘Grand Evening’ on Thursday to welcome Formula One racing back to the Canadian city after a one-year absence. The spectacular event, staged in the old Windsor train
There isn’t a team in the paddock that isn’t welcoming the return to North America, and everyone is excited about the prospect of racing once again on the 4.361-kilometre (2.709-mile) Circuit Gilles V
Ferrari have announced Felipe Massa will continue to drive for the team until the end of the 2012 season. Massa started to race for Ferrari in 2006, following a stint at Ferrari-engined Sauber, and ov
Ferrari have selected 11-year old Canadian karter Lance Stroll to join their driver academy. The programme, which was set up at the end of 2009, was devised by the Italian team to find and support tal
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, which will host this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, is one of the most unusual circuits on the Formula One calendar. With a mix of long straights and low-spe
With the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve's challenging layout and Montreal's welcoming atmosphere, the Canadian Grand Prix is a firm favourite with many of the Formula One drivers and their teams. Here they
With the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve's challenging layout and Montreal's welcoming atmosphere, the Canadian Grand Prix is a firm favourite with many of the Formula One drivers and their teams. Here they
Red Bull Racing announced on Monday that Mark Webber’s contract has been extended, meaning the Australian will continue to drive for the team next season. Webber, who leads the 2010 driver standings,
With the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve's challenging layout and Montreal's welcoming atmosphere, the Canadian Grand Prix is a firm favourite with many of the Formula One drivers and their teams. Here they
Lotus have announced a trio of new appointments to their technical department. Mark Smith will become the team’s technical director, working under the direction of chief technical officer Mike Gascoyn
Just days after clinching second place at the Turkish Grand Prix, McLaren’s Jenson Button took time to reflect on his title-winning success of 2009 on Wednesday, as he was awarded an MBE by Her Majest
The main straight at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya, where last month’s Spanish Grand Prix was held, is one of the longest of the season, measuring just shy of a kilometre. A Formula One car can cov
This weekend’s Turkish race will be a very special one for Ferrari, as it will be the Italian team’s 800th Grand Prix. And to celebrate reaching such a momentous milestone, a special commemorative log
Formula One World Championship Limited and Formula One Administration Limited (together, the F1 Commercial Rights Holder) and Full Throttle Productions, LP, promoter of the Formula 1 United States Gra
Lotus Racing have confirmed that their 2010 challenger, the T127, will be running at June’s Classic Team Lotus Festival at Snetterton in June. Lotus drivers Jarno Trulli, Heikki Kovalainen and tester
HRT have announced they are to bring their partnership with Italian chassis manufacturer Dallara to a close. The two companies collaborated ahead of the team’s Formula One debut at the start of the 20
Toro Rosso's Jaime Alguersuari travelled to the Caribbean over the weekend for a Red Bull Formula One demonstration. Alguersuari wowed 200,000 spectators at the event held in the Dominican Republic's
Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit has acquired the United Arab Emirates (UAE) franchise for the F1 in Schools programme, which challenges students to design miniature Formula One cars. The circuit will h
Formula One legend Alain Prost will make his Race of Champions (ROC) debut later this year. Prost, who won 51 Grands Prix and four drivers’ titles during his glittering F1 career, will be among the st
Monaco is always a hotbed on the social side and 2010 was no exception after luminaries such as Sir Jackie and Lady Helen Stewart, and Nigel and Rosanne Mansell (supporting son Greg who was racing in
Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso continued to set the pace in Monaco on Thursday afternoon, in a second practice session that confirmed everyone’s fears that the key to qualifying will be to find a clear lap
Renault announced on Thursday that Tarek E. Obaid will become a partner of the team. Obaid is the cofounder, co-partner and CEO of PetroSaudi International, a private oil and gas company, based in Al
This week marks the 60th anniversary of the very first round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, which was held at Silverstone on May 13, 1950. The British Grand Prix, which also had the title
With four different winners in the first five Grands Prix of 2010, and none of them him, McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton comes to Monaco determined to get a victory under his belt to push back into the world
Renault’s Robert Kubica talks us round a flying lap of Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya track ahead of this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix …
“Barcelona is one of the best-known tracks for all the tea
It’s hard to believe that so soon into the 2010 season, the Formula One teams are already looking ahead to next year and beyond, but in a sport so fast-moving it never pays to be caught off guard.
Bridgestone have confirmed that Silverstone’s new track layout will provide an even sterner test of their tyres this year, as they revealed the dry compound specifications for a further three rounds o
HRT have signed former Red Bull and Jaguar racer Christian Klien as a second test and reserve driver. The Austrian joins Sakon Yamamoto, who arrived at the team in the same role last month. Klien will
As the rest of Italy celebrated May Day on Saturday, Ferrari were busy carrying out straight-line aero testing at Vairano. The team debuted their version of McLaren’s ‘F-duct’ system, whereby the driv
Italian tyre manufacturer Pirelli has announced plans to offer to supply tyres to all Formula One teams next year. Current suppliers Bridgestone are pulling out at the end of this season and a number
Formula One teams are set to give their backing to the use of either Michelin or Cooper Avon tyres for 2011, following Bridgestone’s withdrawal at the end of this season. That is according to Williams
Formula One racing’s governing body, the FIA, has established a new commission to promote more participation by women in all aspects of motorsport. The Women & Motor Sport Commission (WMC) held its fi
The Renault Formula One team are to open up their doors this summer and allow a lucky few to experience an F1 car from the driver’s seat. The ‘Feel It’ programme will see paying members of the public
Mercedes hope to bolster Michael Schumacher’s faltering Formula One comeback with a range of improvements to the MGP W01 for the forthcoming Spanish Grand Prix. Schumacher, who has scored just 10 poin
Serbia’s Zoran Stefanovic has confirmed that his team, currently known as Stefan GP, is bidding to fill the final slot on the Formula One grid for 2011. It follows his failed attempt to take part in t
Following the resignation of Sir Richard Lapthorne from his role as Non-Executive Chairmanship of McLaren Group and McLaren Automotive consultant, McLaren have announced they are to restructure their
One is the architect of modern Formula One racing, the other a paddock stalwart of over 15 years, who recently led Mercedes' return to works-team status for the first time since 1955.
So who better
His cut-and-thrust charges through the field have provided Formula One fans with great entertainment this season, but Lewis Hamilton has conceded that McLaren team mate Jenson Button’s more measured a
The Formula One teams are now starting to ponder just when they are going to be able to get home from China, thanks to the dust cloud over Europe from the Icelandic volcano, but that doesn’t mean they
Luxury Swiss watch brand Hublot, recently announced as the Official Watchmaker of Formula 1?, has unveiled the F1? King Power, their first Official Formula One watch. The watch is a unique design insp
At one time it seemed that the Chinese Grand Prix might be the battle of the ride-height adjusters, with McLaren developing a system along lines they believe Red Bull to have been using since the star
Since its launch in 2004, Renault's Roadshow programme has thrilled millions of Formula One fans, in cities across the globe including Moscow, Rome and Mexico City. This year’s Roadshow tour will begi
Ride-height control systems have dominated Formula One racing's technical chatter in recent weeks.
But following the FIA's reiteration of the rules, McLaren's engineering director Paddy Lowe isn't c
With the opening four rounds of the 2010 Formula One season all flyaway races, it has been well over five weeks since the teams’ cars have been on home soil. Life on the road may sound glamorous, but
Formula One racing's governing body, the FIA, has come to an agreement with former Renault team bosses Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds to end their legal dispute relating to Nelson Piquet's deliberate
Former GP2 team Durango have told the FIA they are interested in becoming the 13th entry on the Formula One grid for 2011. Regulations allow for a 26-car field and the FIA is currently looking for an
David Coulthard will be the star of a Red Bull Formula One demonstration in Colombia this weekend. Coulthard, who last raced for Red Bull in 2008, will give the residents of Bogota an early wake-up ca
Malaysia is a tough place to go racing. It’s hot, humid and there’s always the risk of a late afternoon thunderstorm to spice things up. The extreme climate has led the Malaysian Grand Prix to be dubb
Jenson Button moved within six points of the world championship lead on Sunday with a superbly judged victory for McLaren in a dramatic Australian Grand Prix that firmly gave the lie to suggestions th
Mark Webber was a trifle bemused at Albert Park on Thursday to find himself having to take time out from his focus on winning for Red Bull in his homeland to fend off rumours of possible retirement at
After the spectacular but sparse desert setting of Bahrain, the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship heads to Australia and the bustling metropolis of Melbourne for round two. Both the city and cir
Bridgestone have announced the compound allocations of their Potenza tyres for a further four rounds of the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship.
Notifications of the compounds to be brought to
The Renault Formula One team and Altran have launched the seventh season of a unique competition with a proven track record of bringing young engineering talent into F1 racing: the Altran Engineering
Reigning Formula One world champion Jenson Button tried out some rather different high-speed machinery on Tuesday at Melbourne's Albert Park when he traded cars with Australian V8 Supercar champion Ja
After the spectacular but sparse desert setting of Bahrain, the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship heads to Australia and the bustling metropolis of Melbourne for round two. Both the city and cir
Force India's test and reserve driver Paul di Resta will make his Formula One practice debut in Australia on Friday. Di Resta will replace Adrian Sutil during the opening practice session at Melbourne
The FIA has requested expressions of interest from new teams who may wish to participate in the 2011 world championship. The Formula One regulations allow for 13 teams, meaning there is currently one
After the spectacular but sparse desert setting of Bahrain, the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship heads to Australia and the bustling metropolis of Melbourne for round two. Both the city and cir
Formula One power will come to Northern Ireland this Saturday when Red Bull take to the streets of Belfast. The team's former racer David Coulthard will be at the wheel for the evening demonstration r
Cosworth are feeling well-satisfied after Rubens Barrichello clinched a world championship point at the Bahrain Grand Prix in his Cosworth-powered Williams. The engine supplier, which has returned to
After spending two seasons in relatively uncompetitive machinery, there was a mix of relief and elation on Fernando Alonso's face following his debut win with Ferrari on Sunday, having displayed the s
Whilst fellow new teams HRT and Virgin fell by the wayside during the Bahrain Grand Prix, Lotus will leave Sakhir on Sunday with their heads held high after both Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli rec
2010 marks the 60th birthday of Formula One racing, and the Bahrainis have been demonstrating all weekend just how well they can stage celebrations. It wasn't enough to lay on a mouth-watering selecti
The Lotus brand lives on, and for many of the former world champions who have come to Bahrain to celebrate 60 years of Formula One racing, visiting Lotus in its new guise was something not to be misse
Sebastian Vettel showed that Red Bull have the fastest Formula One car at the moment after the fight for pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix with the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso
Force India's Adrian Sutil caused something of a surprise here at Bahrain's Sakhir circuit on Friday morning, when the 2010 Formula One season finally kicked off properly with the first practice sessi
Thursday was highly significant for the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship: It was the last day on which the true form for the year remained unclear. As of Friday, and the first practice sessions
Formula One fans are in for a treat this season. With 12 teams, 24 drivers and four world champions on the grid, it promises to be the most thrilling championship in years. The sport is clearly in rud
The World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) met in Bahrain on Thursday and agreed a number of matters in relation to the FIA Formula One World Championship. Among them were a new selection process for a pote
Formula One racing is a fast-moving sport and every season sees the introduction of regulation updates aimed at achieving a range of different objectives. Although less far-reaching than the new rules
Sporting Regulation, Article 29 comes into force in Bahrain and states that ‘Cars may not be refuelled after they have left the pit lane before the race.’ It means that, for the first time since the 1
We may just be catching our first glimpses of the drivers at work, but like all topflight sportsmen, today's Formula One heroes never really step off the treadmill. The winter provides a perfect oppor
Coming the week before the 2010 season gets underway, the launch of the HRT team (formerly Campos) - and the announcement of second driver Karun Chandhok - was a very last-minute affair.
Although h
BMW Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi may look like he's just stepped out of Tokyo's trend-setting Shibuya district, but he's also a determined racer, keen to make an excellent impression as he embarks on his
After months of preparation and weeks of testing, it is almost time for the 12 teams and 24 drivers that make up the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship to finally put their cards on the table and
The return of Michael Schumacher; four world champions on the grid; at least three leading teams in which team mates will be fighting head-to-head for the title honours; and the prospect of drivers ha
The official entry list for the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship was republished by the FIA on Wednesday evening. Following weeks of speculation the sport's governing body has confirmed the Nor
BMW Sauber announced on Friday that they will support young driver Esteban Gutierrez this season. Eighteen year-old Gutierrez will attend a number of Grands Prix with the team and will be incorporated
Although last week's Jerez test was battered by rain and wind, engine suppliers Cosworth are well satisfied with their pre-season progress as their CA2010 V8 continued to run reliably at the Spanish t
Virgin Racing confirmed on Tuesday that Andy Soucek is to join the team as their reserve and test driver for the 2010 Formula One season. Soucek, who won the 2009 Formula Two championship, will work a