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The first test session of the off-season will be staged at Barcelona, Spain, November 17-18-19. Several teams will be in action, and some drivers will have a chance to impress the directors to get a regular seat in 2009. Full story...

Tony Purnell, a leading figure at Formula 1's governing body suspects the incoming radical aerodynamic changes in 2009 will not increase overtaking. Full story...

The 1998 and 1999 Formula 1 world champion with team McLaren Mercedes, Mika Hakkinen has embarked on a new career as a driver manager. Full story...

A new row over money, with the formula one teams on one side and the sport's ruling bodies on the other, looks set to intensify. Full story...

Despite recently saying Force India will field an unchanged driver line-up in 2009, things have now changed, team owner Vijay Mallya has hinted. Full story...

Ferrari is one of those big manufacturers that love to celebrate their victories in style. The celebrations are that much more splashy when they're for the 16th Formula 1 Constructors Cup title, which Ferrari won last week. To commemorate this exploit, the manufacturer introduced the latest version of its ultra-powerful 430, the Scuderia Spider 16M. Just as powerful, the new Spider even has a weight advantage, as it's 80 kg lighter than the F430. Full story...

Former CART and Formula One driver Cristiano da Matta is on the verge of racing full-time in Grand-Am next season. Full Story...

Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso will remain with Renault F1 in 2009. Alonso, who switched from McLaren-Mercedes this year on a one-year contract, agreed to a new two-year deal, keeping him with the team through 2010. Full story...

With the French Grand Prix out and no confirmation yet that the Canadian Grand Prix will be rescued by public funding for a new promoter, Bernie Ecclestone has shortened the 2009 Formula One schedule. Full story...

The real political motive behind the Renault F1 Team's opposition to immediate Formula 1 testing cuts has now emerged. Full story...

A McLaren F1 director, Simon Roberts, has been appointed in a leading role with the Force India Formula 1 team. Full story...

The Force India Formula One team has announced today a major new technical partnership with McLaren Applied Technologies (which is a company wholly owned by the McLaren Group) and with Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines. Full Story...

Numerous former formula one winners and drivers turned out to test on Sunday ahead of the Dubai based Speedcar stock car series. But Canadian driver Jacques Villeneuve was not present. Full Story...

The Force India Formula One team has announced today a major new technical partnership with McLaren Applied Technologies (which is a company wholly owned by the McLaren Group) and with Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines. Full Story...

An impressive crowd of 72,000 Daimler employees and motor sport fans celebrated Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes-Benz driver colleagues from Formula 1 and DTM during this past weekend's Stars & Cars Day in Stuttgart, Germany. Full Story...

The real links between Formula One and the automotive industry are often pushed by participating manufacturers but is there really a transfer of technology that benefits road users, and do the motorsport suppliers offer something that traditional suppliers cannot? just-auto has visited one motorsport firm that is successfully transferring its racing knowledge, expertise and products to the road.

The real links between Formula One and the automotive industry are often pushed by participating manufacturers but is there really a transfer of technology that benefits road users, and do the motorsport suppliers offer something that traditional suppliers cannot? just-auto has visited one motorsport firm that is successfully transferring its racing knowledge, expertise and products to the road.

Formula 1 team bosses of the FOTA - the alliance of the ten F1 teams - have been meeting this week for more discussions about future rules. Full Story...

Observers will get a "tremendous shock" when the first 2009-specification formula one cars are unveiled, according to a figure close to the development of Renault's next single seater. Full Story...

The Force India Formula 1 team announced on Friday it has terminated its engine supply contract with Ferrari. Full Story...