Formula 1

Nico Rosberg has played down fears Mercedes will be off the pace in 2010 with its newly launched and tested W01 car.   Team figures including Ross Brawn, Norbert Haug ...

Virgin on Thursday became the first of F1’s four new teams to get a car up and running.   In the hands of Timo Glock, the newly launched VR-01 began ...

Valentino Rossi has indicated it is unlikely he will switch to formula one.   The multiple champion of MotoGP recently tested a Ferrari for the sixth time, reinvigorating persistent speculation ...

F1 may consider forcing drivers to make at least two pit stops during grands prix.   The proposal was actually discussed for possible introduction in 2010, but at a recent ...

Mercedes GP on Thursday confirmed that Nick Heidfeld will be the team’s test and reserve driver in 2010.   The 32-year-old German, who has consecutively contested 169 grands prix since ...

Long time McLaren race engineer Mark Slade has resurfaced at the Renault team for 2010.   Slade, who headed former McLaren driver Heikki Kovalainen’s engineering team last year, had been ...

Christian Horner has added his voice to claims Michael Schumacher will be the ‘number one’ driver at Mercedes in 2010.   In the pages of the Germany weekly Sport Bild, ...

Adrian Valles has emerged as the leading candidate to complete USF1’s 2010 driver lineup.   The 23-year-old Spaniard, who tested with Silverstone based Midland and Spyker a few years ago, ...