Formula 1

Ferrari on Thursday announced that it has extended its “technical and commercial” partnership with the oil multinational Shell until 2015.

Three leading formula one drivers on Thursday leapt to the defence of formula one, after a fortnight of criticism about the “show” in Bahrain.

Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that he was not surprised when Lewis Hamilton outpaced F1’s new reigning champion in Bahrain two weeks ago.

Within two minutes of Paul di Resta’s first beach visit in Australia, he was within metres of a seven-foot shark.

According to rumours in the Albert Park paddock on Thursday, the FIA has asked Bridgestone to consider supplying a more extreme selection of tyres at future grands prix.

Tom Kristensen has been named as the driver representative on the F1 stewards panel at this weekend’s Australian grand prix.

David Coulthard has hinted he is close to agreeing a deal to race with Mercedes in the German touring car series DTM in 2010.

With Sauber preparing to try a McLaren-style air inlet system in Melbourne, Ferrari has revealed it is not ready to race a similar innovation on its F10 car.