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Speculation that Toro Rosso will not give its second race seat for 2010 to Jamie Alguersuari is intensifying. Full story...

Scuderia Ferrari's new simulator was recently unveiled today at Maranello, Italy where the race team is based. Full story...

Nico Rosberg is the latest F1 driver to confirm he will test on the opening day of the 2010 pre-season. Full story...

Nick Heidfeld has been offered the role as test and reserve driver for Mercedes GP in 2010, Germany's Bild reports. Full story...

Flavio Briatore has won his bid to overturn a lifetime ban from motor racing over the 'crashgate' affair, the Reuters and Associated Press wire services are reporting on Tuesday afternoon. Full story...

French car manufacturer Renault has officially named Eric Boullier as Team Principal of Renault F1 Team. Full story...

Flavio Briatore has won his bid to overturn a lifetime ban from motor racing over the 'crashgate' affair, the Reuters and Associated Press wire services are reporting on Tuesday afternoon. Full story...

McLaren's 2010 car will be tested for the first time at Valencia at the beginning of February, the British team has announced. Full story...

Jose Maria Lopez looks set to secure one race seat at USF1, and the other may go to the British driver James Rossiter, according to reports from Argentina. Full story...

After rescuing the team he founded almost two decades ago, Peter Sauber insists the Hinwil based outfit will not be a one-year wonder. Full story...

Mercedes' competition director Haug denied that seven time world champion Schumacher will enjoy the bulk of the 15 test days. Full story...

Pedro de la Rosa is expected to be Kamui Kobayashi's teammate at Sauber in 2010, according to Blick. Meanwhile, Peter Sauber has "not decided" when an application to change the name of his Hinwil based formula one team will be made. Full story...

The Virgin brand has experience success in every branch it got involved in over the years. The record industry, the airline industry and even the British Rail industry turned out successful. But can Virgin succeed in F1? Full story...

The Renault F1 Team targets year 2011 as the one when it will be back on top according to Bob Bell. Full story...

Following is Michael Schumacher's blog posted on his official website on December 23rd, 2009. Let's begin this New Year (and decade) with a fresh look at a fresh Formula 1 start for the seven times World Champion. Whether we like him or now, Schumacher was a big part of racing history in the first decade of this millennium. Let's see what he can come up with in the second! Happy New Year to all race fans! Full story...

A Twitter page in the name of F1 team founder, owner and boss Peter Sauber has fooled sections of the international media. The page hosted on the popular micro-blogging website claimed on Tuesday that a teammate for Kamui Kobayashi would be "announced next week". Full story...

Sauber will announce its second driver for the 2010 season next week. Peter Sauber, the formerly BMW-owned team's boss and founder, wrote on his Twitter page: "Second driver to be announced next week. The team is ready to work. Happy New Year." Full story...

Niki Lauda believes Michael Schumacher will be competitive in 2010, but he's not prepared to bet on it. The 60-year-old returned successfully from retirement in the 80s to win the last of his three titles, and thinks Schumacher will also be back on the pace after a three-season break. Full story...

Litespeed will contribute to the Formula 1 team's Driver Development Programme. The most talented drivers could be awarded a F1 test with the Lotus F1 Team. Full story...

Piero Ferrari has distanced the famous marque from claims within Italy that Michael Schumacher is a "traitor". "I would have liked him to stay with us, but they are using the word treason: in truth he wanted to race and the conditions were not that he could do it with us," Ferrari explained. Full story...