
CURRENT NEWS
COTON JOINS HAMILTON MANAGEMENT TEAM
Didier Coton has joined Lewis Hamilton's management team run by Simon Fuller's XIX Entertainment group.
GROSJEAN IMPRESSIVE IN NEW LOTUS
Nico Rosberg (1:17.613) kept Mercedes at the top of the time sheets in F1's first pre-season test at Jerez but Romain Grosjean (1:18.419) was comfortably quickest of the 2012-spec cars in the Lotus on day three. His best time was 1.2s quicker than Kimi Raikkonen's fastest, recorded on the opening day.
SCHUMACHER TOPS SECOND JEREZ TEST DAY
Michael Schumacher (1:18.561) set the fastest lap of the second day's F1 testing at Jerez, Spain.
RAIKKONEN QUICKEST IN NEW LOTUS AT JEREZ!
Kimi Raikkonen (1:19.670) set the fastest lap of the 2012 season's first day of testing in Jerez aboard the new Lotus E20.

WILLIAMS LAUNCHES FW34
Williams today unveiled their 2012 F1 challenger the Williams-Renault FW34. The team decided to show the car in the pitlane at Jerez prior to pre-season

RED BULL REVEALS RB8
World Champion Red Bull Racing has revealed its new 2012 RB8 chassis with which it hopes to defend Sebastian Vettel's title.

RED BULL DRIVER SEBASTIAN VETTEL Q&A
Two-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel commented on the launch of the all-new RB8 chassis.

TORO ROSSO LAUNCHES STR7
Scuderia Toro Rosso also launched their 2012 chassis at Jerez today, unveiling the STR7.

RED BULL DESIGNER ADRIAN NEWEY Q&A
Red Bull's chief technical officer Adrian Newey talks about designing the new RB8 chassis.

RED BULL DRIVER MARK WEBBER Q&A
Australian Mark Webber on the launch of the new Red Bull chassis looks ahead to the new season.
RED BULL RESERVE DRIVER SEBASTIEN BUEMI Q&A
Sebastien Buemi is Red Bull's new test and reserve driver, after racing for Red Bull's sister-team Toro Rosso.
RED BULL TEAM PRINCIPAL CHRISTIAN HORNER Q&A
Red Bull team principal gave his thoughts on the new season at the launch of the new RB8 chassis.
JACKY EECKELAERT DEPARTS HRT
Hispania F1 team technical director Jacky Eeckeleart has left the Spanish team - his role being taken by Jean-Claude Marens.

LOTUS DRIVER KIMI RAIKKONEN Q&A
After retiring in 2009, former World Champion Kimi Raikkonen returns to F1 joining the Lotus team.
LOTUS DRIVER ROMAIN GROSJEAN Q&A
Romain Grosjean makes his return to F1 with Lotus this season, after running with Renault in 2009.
LOTUS RESERVE DRIVER: JEROME D'AMBROSIO Q&A
26-year-old Jerome D'Ambrosio joined Lotus as the the team's third driver for 2012, after racing for Virgin Racing last season.

ALONSO: 'I HOPE THAT IT IS FAST'
Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso is looking forward to the new year hoping for a stronger season than his single win for Ferrari in 2011.
MASSA THINKS NEW FERRARI LOOKS 'REALLY AGGRESSIVE'
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa was upbeat at the launch of the new Ferrari F2012.
DOMENICALLI: 'IT IS ALL DOWN TO HOW IT PERFORMS'
Ferrari Team Principal Stefano Domenicalli commented on the release on the new Ferrari F2012 chassis in Maranello today.
SAUBER TECHNICAL DIRECTOR DEPARTS
James Key, Sauber's Technical director, has left the Swiss F1 team.
FERRAI EXTENDS SANTANDER SPONSORSHIP THROUGH 2017
Ferrari announced today that they have extended their sponsorship agreement with the Spanish Santander Bank through the 2017 season.

WRAPS COME OFF NEW FERRARI
Ferrari has unveiled its 2012 F1 challenger via the internet after cancelling its planned launch due to snow in Italy.

FORCE INDIA AIMS FOR TOP FIVE FINISH
Force India has unveiled its new VJM05 chassis at Silverstone ahead of the first test of the new F1 season in Jerez, Spain, next week.
KARTHIKEYAN COMPLETES F1 GRID AT HRT
Narain Karthikeyan has secured the last seat on the 2012 F1 grid and will partner Pedro de la Rosa at HRT.
FORCE INDIA DRIVER NICO HULKENBERG Q&A
Newly promoted Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg offers his thoughts at the new car launch.
FORCE INDIA DRIVER PAUL DI RESTA Q&A
Force India drier Paul di Resta gave his thoughts at the launch of the team's 2012 challenger.
FORCE INDIA RESERVE DRIVER JULES BIANCHI Q&A
Force India's new reserve driver Jules Bianchi answered questions about 2012.
FORCE INDIA'S ANDREW GREEN Q&A
Force India's Technical Director Andrew Green answered questions about the new season.
FORCE INDIA'S OTMAR SZAFNAUER Q&A
Otmar Szafnauer, Force India's CEO gave his thoughts on the new season.
FERRARI ABANDONS LAUNCH PLANS
Bad weather in Italy has forced Ferrari to cancel launch plans for its 2012 F1 challenger.

MCLAREN UNVEILS NEW MP4-27
McLaren has taken the wraps of its new F1 challenger, the MP4-27 at its Woking, England base.

MCLAREN MP4-27 TECHNICAL Q&A
A Q&A with McLaren technical director Paddy Lowe and director of engineering Tim Goss.
SUTIL GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCE
German Formula 1 driver Adrian Sutil has been handed an 18-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of bodily harm.
BARRICHELLO IMPRESSES IN INDYCAR TEST
Rubens Barrichello had his first day in an IndyCar on Sebring's road course yesterday and is now contemplating an involvement in the Izod series.
WILL VW GROUP LOOK TO ENTER FORMULA 1?
The German business magazine WirtschaftsWoche has quoted Bentley chairman and chief executive Wolfgang Durheimer saying that that he intends to propose a future F1 programme to the Volkswagen Group.
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.
CLOUD REMAINS OVER BAHRAIN
Bahrain International Circuit has said that it will "work tirelessly" to make the 2012 race a success in the face of weekend calls for F1 teams and drivers to boycott the event from human rights activists.

TORO ROSSO TRAINER DIES
Formula 1 is reeling from the news that Toro Rosso trainer Raniero Gianotti has succumbed to a heart attack at the age of 46.
VERSTAPPEN ARRESTED IN HOLLAND
Dutch former F1 driver Jos Verstappen, who drove his last grand prix in Brazil in 2003, has been arrested in Holland after an incident involving his ex-girlfriend.
BUEMI IS RED BULL RESERVE
After losing his F1 race seat with Toro Rosso, Sebastien Buemi is to be Red Bull Racing's test and reserve driver in 2012.
F1'S 2012 ONE MOVE RULE - THE DETAILS
Motor racing's governing body, the FIA, has now published the 2012 sporting regulations, including the final wording on the updated 'one-move rule' appertaining to defensive driving.


