Force India Friday seat for Bianchi
Jules Bianchi has joined Force India as reserve driver for 2012.
Barrichello to test Indycar?
It has been reported by AP that Rubens Barrichello will test an IndyCar at Sebring next Monday/Tuesday with KV Racing.
Lotus Third driver role for D'Ambrosio
Jerome D'Ambrosio has joined the Lotus F1 Team as third driver for 2012. After racing for Virgin Racing alongside Timo Glock in 2011, Belgian D'Ambrosio lost his seat to Frenchman Charles Pic.
FIA advises that reactive ride height is illegal
Motor racing's governing body, the FIA, believes that reactive ride height systems being pursued by F1 teams ahead of the new season will be deemed to be outside the regulations.
Raikkonen back in an F1 car
2007 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen returned to the wheel of a Formula 1 car today, for the first time since his retirement in 2009.
F1 drivers legal update
Lewis Hamilton is expected to appear as a witness for Adrian Sutil in the German's aggravated assault trial on January 30.
Caterham will move in August
Caterham F1 Team, formerly Lotus Racing, has delayed its planned factory move until August.
Williams signs Bruno Senna
The Williams F1 team has confirmed that Bruno Senna will drive for the team in 2012.
Bruno Senna Q&A
A question and answer session with new Williams driver Bruno Senna.
FIA to adjust DRS zones in 2012
The FIA's controversial DRS 'overtaking' zones will be modified in 2012 using data from the first season of the device's availability.
Sutil facing assault charges
Legal proceedings against Adrian Sutil over an alleged assault on Lotus co-owner Eric Lux have begun in the driver’s native Germany.
Edwards and Anderson join BBC line-up
The BBC has confirmed that Ben Edwards will be its F1 commentator in 2012, working alongside co-commentator David Coulthard and chief analyst Eddie Jordan.
Chandhok goes sportscar racing
Karun Chandhok will contest the new FIA World Endurance Championship with JRM Racing in 2012. The newly launched WEC includes the Le Mans 24hrs and Sebring 12hrs, which starts the season.
Kubica back in hospital
Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica today suffered a broken tibia while slipping on an icy road near his home, and is back in hospital.
Williams signs Michael Johnson!
Williams has teamed up with Michael Johnson Performance Inc, a company founded by Olympic gold medalist and world record holder, Michael Johnson.
Ferrari recruits Hamashima and Clark
Ferrari has recruited hugely experienced former Bridgestone director of tyre development Hirohide Hamashima.
Doubts over both Spanish F1 races
After Valencia, not for the first time, said last week that it was keen to renegotiate its F1 contract with commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone, noises are now coming from Barcelona about the cost of hosting the Spanish GP.
Analysis: Overtaking under the microscope
Overtaking and its 'quality' has been much discussed in 2011 since the return of KERS, the advent of DRS (the Drag Reduction System) and the higher wearing Pirelli tyres.
Analysis: Honda to come back with McLaren?
The respected German publication Auto Motor und Sport reports that Honda could be considering a technical collaboration with McLaren to start when F1 makes the move to small capacity turbocharged engines in 2014.
Kubica and Ferrari
The word on the Abu Dhabi street said that Renault may not be able to wait long enough on Robert Kubica's fitness before deciding its 2012 driver line-up.
Analysis: Coulthard backs Massa
David Coulthard has come out firmly on the side of Felipe Massa over the Indian GP penalty that left anyone with eyes in their head incredulous.
The art of fibbing
I had afternoon tea with Sir Frank Williams two weeks ago. We had a long chat about his team, past and present; about F1 and how it has changed. Being Sir Frank, the rose-tinted spectacles were kept at a distance. Yes, he does enjoy anecdotes about the good times but his focus is unfailingly on the future.
Red Bull Racing
If it was last gasp for Sebastian Vettel in 2010 at Abu Dhabi, it was a walk in the park for the likeable young German in 2011. Things went so well that Red Bull Racing will have its work cut out to improve upon their performance next season.
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
If you had told McLaren in February that Jenson Button would finish runner-up in the drivers' championship and that they would score six victories, they would probably have taken that.
Scuderia Ferrari
When Ferrari and Fernando Alonso finished 2010 so strongly many assumed that the combination would take the fight to Red Bull in 2011. It's probably fair to say that Ferrari started the new season joint championship favourites. It wasn't to be.
Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team
Mercedes, like Renault, came up with a car concept that was overtaken by events. In Mercedes' case it was a failure to anticipate the evolution and power of the developing exhaust technology.
Lotus Renault GP
One way and another Renault, or Lotus Renault GP to be precise, was very much in the pre-season news. There was the row over the Lotus naming rights, the ground-breaking front exit exhaust, and Robert Kubica's rallying accident.
Sahara Force India F1 Team
Force India turned in a fine 2011 performance to finish sixth in the constructors' championship, just four points adrift of Lotus Renault GP.
Sauber F1 Team
Sauber started the year in fine style with a double points finish from rookie Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi at the opening race in Melbourne. Unfortunately, a rear wing infringement led to the disqualification of both cars and technical director James Key was left to contemplate how much that might cost them in the final analysis.
Scuderia Toro Rosso
Toro Rosso finished the 2010 season ninth in the final championship classification. Matter-of-fact technical director Giorgio Ascanelli thought that was about right. If they'd been tenth, he said, they should have been shot, and if they'd been eighth it would have been a miracle.
AT&T Williams
For a team that has nine constructors' championships to its credit, ninth place and just three point-scoring finishes in 2011 - in Monte Carlo, Montreal and Spa - was not what the doctor ordered at Williams.
Team Lotus
The 2011 season was not Team Lotus's first season, but in many ways it might have been. The team had a new, young design team and it had a change of engine/gearbox.
Hispania Racing Team
After its hand-to-mouth opening season, HRT continued in similar vein although there was the luxury of a gearbox/hydraulics deal with Williams that addressed a number of reliability issues that had plagued 2010.
Marussia Virgin Racing
Statistically, Marussia Virgin Racing finished below HRT in the final championship classification, but in reality, although hamstrung by a disappointing lack of performance from the MVR02 on track, the team made strides operationally.
2011 Grand Prix Review - Red Bull Racing
By Tony Dodgins
If it was last gasp for Sebastian Vettel in 2010 at Abu Dhabi, it was a walk in the park for the likeable young German in 2011. Things went so well that Red Bull Racing will have its work cut out to improve upon their performance next season.
Maurice Hamilton - The art of fibbing
I had afternoon tea with Sir Frank Williams two weeks ago. We had a long chat about his team, past and present; about F1 and how it has changed. Being Sir Frank, the rose-tinted spectacles were kept at a distance. Yes, he does enjoy anecdotes about the good times but his focus is unfailingly on the future.
2011 Grand Prix Review - Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
By Tony Dodgins
If you had told McLaren in February that Jenson Button would finish runner-up in the drivers' championship and that they would score six victories, they would probably have taken that.
2011 Grand Prix Review - Scuderia Ferrari
By Tony Dodgins
When Ferrari and Fernando Alonso finished 2010 so strongly many assumed that the combination would take the fight to Red Bull in 2011. It's probably fair to say that Ferrari started the new season joint championship favourites. It wasn't to be.
