Robert Kubica’s management has asked for clarity of the Renault-Genii deal to assess the Pole’s position for 2010. This could mean that Kubica is interested in shopping around if the deal isn’t to his liking. The clauses of his contract are unknown but with this deal there may be a loophole which allows him to [...]

…was the headline on the official website of the new Lotus F1 team in reaction to the challenge that has been accepted by team boss Tony Fernandes after Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Racing said that the loser in the Formula 1 stakes has to dress up as an airline stewardess on the winner’s airline [...]

There were worries that they were to follow Toyota out of F1 last month, but today it has been revealed that Renault will remain in the FIA F1 World Championship in 2010 after concluding a deal with Genii Capital, a Luxembourg-based investment firm specializing in new technologies, brand management and motorsport. The full Renault statement [...]

Virgin Racing today made its driver announcement in London, where it was confirmed that Manor have teamed up with Richard Branson’s Virgin brand, and that Lucas di Grassi will drive alongside Timo Glock at the team. di Grassi said: “I could never imagine a F1 debut as perfect as this one. Entering F1 with John [...]

Virgin Racing driver Timo Glock is certain seven-times F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher will make a return to the sport. The former Toyota driver, now partnered alongside Lucas Di Grassi at Virgin said: “There’s still a lot of speculation, but in the end he is a crazy race driver, and he wants to come back [...]

Campos are still holding talks with McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa over their remaining 2010 race seat. The Spanish team have already signed Bruno Senna, and the team have confirmed they have not ruled out the possibility of the Spaniard being his team-mate, although a lack of Spanish sponsors has been cited as [...]

It’s the one question on everyone’s lips – will Michael Schumacher return in 2010 with Mercedes? And while there has been no official announcement, the rumours just won’t go away. Does Schumacher want to race in 2010? The answer has got to be a solid yes. The seven-times champion was gutted not to be able [...]

By the end of the 2009 season Ferrari had written off development on their F2009 car, abandoning what had been a disastrous year for them in order to focus on 2010. It’s not a new gamble – it paid off for Brawn (nee Honda) last season, and completely failed to pay off for BMW when [...]

Today it was announced that Lotus F1 Racing would run ex Toyota driver Jarno Trulli and ex Mclaren man Heikki Kovalainen for 2010. Both have won only one Grand Prix. This seems to be a fairly good pairing for Lotus; age and experience alongside youth and potential. The only team which will have a more [...]

Lotus have today confirmed their drivers for the 2010 Formula 1 season – Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen in race seats with Fairuz Fauzy the team’s third driver. The announcement was made by Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak in Kuala Lumpur. Trulli was left without a drive when Toyota left F1 at [...]