After a prolonged period of uncertainty, the British Grand Prix has finally been saved, and will be held at Silverstone for the next 17 years. The future of the British Grand Prix was put in jeopardy when the deal to hold the race at Donington fell apart, after the circuit’s leasing company were unable to [...]

The Lotus team boss Tony Fernandes has announced through his Twitter account that the team have signed a driver for the 2010 F1 season, but he hasn’t revealed the driver’s identity. This is the first driver that Lotus have signed for their rookie season. Fernandes said their would be an official announcement soon. “One Malaysia [...]

It has all gone on at the McLaren factory in Woking today; first we hear that Kimi Raikkonen‘s management team have been spotted at the team’s HQ and now that Jenson Button has been given a guided tour around the state-of-the-art facility. According to The Guardian newspaper, the tour was given to Button and his [...]

Red Bull‘s Mark Webber has said that holding the British Grand Prix at Silverstone next year is a total no-brainer. Bernie Ecclestone has given Silverstone a 2 day deadline for the circuit to sign a deal to bring the British Grand Prix there in 2010 following the failure of Donington Park to raise the funds [...]

After the bombshell of Toyota pulling out yesterday, it seemed we were heading for a double-whammy with Renault calling an emergency meeting in Paris. However the result of that meeting sounds positive and it seems Renault will continue on the F1 grid in 2010. The Enstone based team have had a tough 2 years, finishing [...]

Bernie Ecclestone has said Silverstone has two days to sign a contract to hold the British Grand Prix in 2010, meaning negotiations are now over. It was due to be held at Donington but the circuit could not raise the funds needed. Silverstone had previously wanted the ‘special rates’ given to traditional circuits, like Spa, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]