There’s already a Senna on the grid, it’s looking increasingly likely there will be a Schumacher and now there could even be a Prost. Nicolas Prost, the son of four-time world champion Alain, has been linked to a role at Renault in 2010. Prost is believed to be in with a shot of a reserve [...]

Rome has agreed a deal with F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone to stage a Grand Prix in the Italian capital, organisers said today. Organiser Maurizio Flammini told the Italian media: “The agreement with Bernie Ecclestone to bring the Rome grand prix to life has already been done and signed. The city’s authorities have been making plans [...]

This video by Vodafone is corny as hell. There’s not even any snow or anything. I hope Lewis got a decent Christmas bonus for it, or a few extra free texts. Merry Christmas on behalf of all the anf1blog.com team!

Former Williams driver Alex Wurz may have had a change of heart over a possible drive with the USF1 Grand Prix team. Wurz had previously ruled out a return to F1 racing in 2010, but now he is saying only USF1 could tempt him with a drive. On USF1, he said it is the “only team” [...]

World Champion Jenson Button will be honoured with an MBE, according to the Sunday Mirror newspaper. Lewis Hamilton was awarded an MBE in 2008 after winning the F1 title, and it appears his team-mate will now follow suit, although an official announcement will not be made until next week. The honour caps off a fantastic [...]

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has spoke of his fears over signing Fernando Alonso as he had doubts over his willingness to work as a team. Alonso, who is replacing Kimi Raikonnen for the 2010 season, had a turbulent time at McLaren when he partnered Lewis Hamilton and appeared to be constantly at loggerheads with [...]

Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo has all but admitted Michael Schumacher will return to F1 with the Mercedes team. Schumacher, who is working as a consultant for Ferrari after retiring at the end of the 2006 season, is believed to be in contract talks with Mercedes, who brought this year’s championship-winning Brawn GP team. Suggesting [...]

Former Formula 1 driver Ukyo Katayama has been rescued from Mount Fuji, but two of his companions are feared dead. The 46-year-old former Tyrrell driver Katayama was reportedly about 2,200m on the 3,776m mountain when a rescue team from Shizuoka police found him. Katayama told reporters he was alright, but two others are missing feared [...]

Former Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine has said Michael Schumacher has still got what it takes in the tough world of Formula One and is backing his old team-mate to win races, should he return in 2010. Ulsterman Irvine partnered Schumacher from 1996 to 1999 and came second in the 1991 championship after Schumacher broke is [...]

Felipe Massa has said he expects a strong challenge from three other teams in 2010. The returning Ferrari driver has named McLaren, Red Bull and Mercedes as the teams who he feels will be a threat to his title bid. The Brazilian will be back after spending the second half of the season on the [...]