Renault have called an emergency meeting on Wednesday to decide whether the team will stay in F1 as a team, switch to engine suppliers, or leave the sport completely. Renault had their least competitive F1 season  this year since 2001 and finished the 8th best constructor in a season marred by the ‘crashgate’ scandal. Previously [...]

It was rumoured for a couple of days but today Toyota announced their shock withdrawal from Formula 1. It seems that F1 is a luxury Toyota can no longer afford in the global financial situation. The Toyota boss Akio Toyoda told a press conference in Tokyo: “This was a difficult but ultimately unavoidable decision. Since [...]

The Japanese newspaper the Mainichi Daily News is reporting that Toyota will withdraw from F1 for the 2010 season. The team are set to follow other Japanese companies Honda (who are now Brawn GP) and Bridgestone who will stop supplying tyres to F1 following next years 2010 season. The newspaper is citing the global financial [...]

Pole Robert Kubica is set for his competitive debut for new employer Renault for whom he will drive in the F1 championship next season as he is set to have a go at rallying in the French rally ‘Rallye du Var’ behind the wheel of a Renault Clio. Kubica, a one time Formula 1 race [...]

Toyota driver Kamui Kobayashi has said that when he was driving in GP2 earlier this season, prior to covering for Timo Glock in an F1 Toyota race seat, he no longer had any money to race in the F1 feeder series and almost went to work in his father’s sushi restaurant, until the lucky break [...]

President of Formula 1 Management Bernie Ecclestone has said that he would like 20 races on the F1 calendar in future. In this year’s 2009 season there was 17 races and in the 2010 season starting next March in Bahrain is set to have 19 races, including the inaugural Korean Grand Prix. On the subject, [...]

Leading German motor magazine Auto Motor und Sport is reporting that Red Bull have elected to continue for next season with Renault supplying their engines over Mercedes and Cosworth. The magazine said that selecting Mercedes as an engine supplier would be taking too many risks and new engine supplier Cosworth would have left Red Bull [...]

The rumours had been flying around and Williams have today annouced the drivers for 2010. It is unsurprisingly Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hulkenburg, who will replace Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima – two drivers yet to announce where they will be next season. F1 veteran Barrichello drove the 2009 season at Brawn GP where he [...]

Bridgestone have announced they will not renew their tyre deal in F1 when it runs out after 2010. Bridgestone have been in F1 since 1997 and the sole supplying tyre manufacture since 2007 but after next season a new tyre supplier must be found. Bridgestone said: “The company has decided to redistribute its resources as [...]