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F1 teams have pressured Bernie Ecclestone to reinstate a grand prix in North America, but no immediate solution is apparent, team boss and co-owner Sir Frank Williams said on Thursday. Full story...

F1's new bodywork rules may have brought an end to a lot of the cars' overt aerodynamic detail, but it has not halted the innovation of the teams.In the meantime, the global crisis halts F1 theme park project mid-way through construction. Full story...

Kazuki Nakajima admits it is possible Toyota will follow its Japanese manufacturer rival Honda out of formula one. Full story...

Radical cost-slashing rules for 2010 will make it easier for new teams to enter formula one and survive. Full story...

Jenson Button has agreed to cut his 2009 retainer in half as the Honda team survives the withdrawal of the Japanese manufacturer. Full story...

Kazuki Nakajima admits it is possible Toyota will follow its Japanese manufacturer rival Honda out of formula one. Full story...

Radical cost-slashing rules for 2010 will make it easier for new teams to enter formula one and survive. Full story...

Ahead of its official debut on Sunday, Force India's new formula one car on Wednesday made its first appearance at a circuit. Full story...

USF1, the newly-announced American formula one team, has no plans to begin testing this year, it has emerged. It also has a plan for its drivers. Full story...

The struggling Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will withdraw its estimated 14m euro sponsorship of the British formula one team Williams at the end of next year. Full story...

USF1, the newly-announced American formula one team, has no plans to begin testing this year, it has emerged. It also has a plan for its drivers. Full story...

Ahead of its official debut on Sunday, Force India's new formula one car on Wednesday made its first appearance at a circuit. Full story...

USF1, the newly-announced American formula one team, has no plans to begin testing this year, it has emerged. It also has a plan for its drivers. Full story...

Team staff at Honda's Brackley headquarters have been told to prepare for imminent winter tests in Spain and subsequently the beginning of the 2009 season in Australia. Full story...

With origins in developing advanced flywheel energy storage for vehicle applications, Williams Hybrid Power (WHP) was formed in 2008 when Williams F1 took a stake. WHP is developing a version of its flywheel system for use in Williams F1's Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) to be introduced in its Formula One cars in 2009. Ian Foley is WHP's Managing Director. just-auto editor Dave Leggett interviewed him for Lotus Engineering's newsletter, proActive. Full story...

Ferrari driver and former world champion Kimi Raikkonen has revealed in an interview that he is a friend of the legendary American rock singer. Full story...

Tony Teixeira, the boss of the spec open wheel series A1 Grand Prix admits he is still interested in fielding a formula one team. Full story...

The two partners in the USF1 Formula 1 team, Peter Windsor and Ken Anderson, revealed that the American team would provide race fans with an unsurpassed access. Full story...

The McLaren-Mercedes Formula 1 team could turn to its new technical collaboration with Force India to place its own driving talents, Norbert Haug has admitted. Full story...

The two partners in the USF1 Formula 1 team, Peter Windsor and Ken Anderson, revealed that the American team would provide race fans with an unsurpassed access. Full story...