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It's fairly quiet in the holiday season but there are still bits and pieces of news and rumours doing the rounds. There always seems to be a circuit in trouble somewhere and currently it appears that the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim is in ...

As 2005 draws to an end, preparations for the 2006 season are already well underway and next year will start with winter testing in January along with the launches of the new season's challengers. Toyota already got the jump on its rivals by ...

It's been a busy time for McLaren recently, as the team has confirmed both Vodafone as a title sponsor and current world champion Fernando Alonso as a driver for 2007, and now the Woking squad has announced this season's DTM champion Gary Paffett...

Flavio Briatore, manager of world champion Fernando Alonso and managing director of the Renault F1 team, claims that he was not involved in Alonso's decision to leave Renault for McLaren in 2007. Many believed Briatore must have played a role in...

McLaren confirmed on December 19th that world champion Fernando Alonso will join the team in 2007. The news comes just days after McLaren announced it had secured Vodafone as title sponsor for the same year. The Woking squad said it was in ...

The last scheduled test session of the year came to a close on December 16th, as seven drivers from four teams ended the week at Jerez de la Frontera. Franck Montagny prepared to bow out of his official test and third driver role at Renault with...

Michelin announced this week that it will quit F1 after 2006 but new world champions Renault are not worried that the decision will affect the performance next season. Renault and Fernando Alonso claimed both titles this season on Michelin tyres...

Conditions were overcast and cold for the second day of testing at Jerez de la Frontera on December 14th and 13 drivers from seven teams were at work. Test driver Franck Montagny topped the times for Renault with a best of 1:18.793 and official ...

Michelin announced on December 14th that it will withdraw from Formula One after the 2006 season. The decision does not come as a big surprise as the French manufacturer has been unhappy with the rules concerning tyres for some time and has also...

It's not unusual for some race drivers to take an extended break after the season and some of them don't return to the cockpit for winter testing until after New Year. Michael Schumacher is often one of them but the Ferrari man will be behind the...

Although four Bridgestone teams will remain at Jerez on Sunday 11th for a wet tyre test, the general week's work came to a close on December 10th. Of the 10 drivers on track, BMW Sauber's Jacques Villeneuve set the best time of the day, 1:18.752.

The proposed new team Super Aguri had its application for the 2006 championship refused by the FIA but Honda chief executive Nick Fry believes there's still a good chance the outfit will be on the grid next year. Allegedly Super Aguri failed to...

The track action continued at Jerez de la Frontera on December 9th with 13 drivers from eight teams at work on the Spanish circuit. McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa topped the times with a best of 1:17.293 and fellow team tester Alex Wurz was...

It was the busiest day yet of winter testing on December 8th, when 17 drivers from nine teams took to the Spanish circuit of Jerez de la Frontera. Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer set the best time of the day with the V10 engine, 1:18.233, despite...

Testing resumed on December 7th and 15 drivers were on track at Jerez de la Frontera in Spain. Renault tester Franck Montagny topped the times with a best of 1:19.453 and Heikki Kovalainen, who replaces Montagny as official test and third driver...

Williams announced on December 7th that it has agreed to sign the new Concorde Agreement that comes into force in 2008. It is the fifth team to commit to the long-term future of F1, the other signatories so far being Ferrari, MF1 Racing...

Red Bull Racing confirmed on December 6th that Christian Klien will be teammate to David Coulthard for the squad in 2006. The 22 year-old Austrian completes the line up along with test driver Robert Doornbos. Klien joined Jaguar in 2004 for his ...

As expected, Renault has confirmed that Heikki Kovalainen will be the team's official test and third driver for the 2006 season. Despite rumours that the Finn was a likely contender for the second race seat at BMW Sauber, Renault has invested ...

The last day of the week's Barcelona test was washed out by rain and only Honda and Renault ventured out onto the Circuit de Catalunya to put in a few laps. Honda tester Anthony Davidson set the best time in the wet conditions, 1:25.542, and...

On the day that BAR Honda revealed the new team name for next season will be Honda Racing F1 Team, Jenson Button and test driver Anthony Davidson topped the times at the Barcelona test session. Using the V10 engine, Button's best was 1:14.145 and...

After a period of uncertainty for Jacques Villeneuve, BMW Sauber has confirmed that he will race for the team in 2006 alongside Nick Heidfeld. Villeneuve parted company with BAR at the end of 2003 and sat out most of the 2004 season before...

The testing action continued at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on November 30th, where 12 drivers from seven teams were on track. Jenson Button, running the restricted V10 engine, topped the times for BAR Honda with a best of 1:14.111. Team...

Winter testing started in earnest at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya this week and after only three cars were present on Monday, 10 drivers were on track on November 29th. Red Bull and the debuting Scuderia Toro Rosso, formerly Minardi, ran ...

Form followed function for Katherine Legge today as the three-time 2005 Toyota Atlantic Championship race winner clocked 27 learning laps at speed on the Autodromo Vallelunga road course near Rome. Katherine Legge. Photo by ...

The debate about technological advancements versus safety is a long-running one in F1. Some believe the technology that helps the cars go faster undermines the safety aspect while others argue the opposite, that technology makes the sport even ...

Giancarlo Fisichella will once again line up alongside Fernando Alonso at Renault next year and the Italian is aiming to get the upper hand on his world champion teammate. Statistically the results between the two this season probably make ...

There are a few circuits on the calendar that have experienced uncertainties about whether they will host a Grand Prix in the future and the latest under threat is Monza. The famous Italian track was told by a court this week that at any motor ...

Tiago Monteiro is likely to take the second race seat at Midland next year, alongside Christijan Albers, and the Portuguese claims he has already signed the contract. Midland, however, has so far not confirmed that he will race for the team in...

MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi was back behind the wheel of a Ferrari F1 car this week when he undertook a three-day test at Fiorano and Mugello. Rossi has tested with the Maranello squad twice already this year and while he has denied rumours...

Toyota confirmed on November 11th that it will return to Bridgestone tyres in a multi-year deal to commence when winter testing gets under way at the end of this month. The announcement comes as no surprise as Toyota said back in September that it...