( 01/28/2012 12:00 AM )

Shortly after the announcement that Jules Bianchi will serve as Force India’s reserve driver in 2012, Ferrari has confirmed Davide Rigon’s fresh commitment to the team. The Italian will now be first choice for activities such as street demonstrations.

( 01/27/2012 10:04 AM )

Jules Bianchi has become the reserve driver of Force India for the 2012 Formula 1 season. The Frenchman is a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA) and last year held the reserve role for the Italian team, although his new position will allow for several Friday free practice sessions on race weekends this year.

( 01/27/2012 08:47 AM )

An F1 race on the streets of New Jersey, with a New York City backdrop, will become a reality next year. Having studied the project, 1978 World Champion Mario Andretti is highly confident that the event could become one of the sport’s most popular ever.

( 01/27/2012 07:58 AM )

In a special series of articles running up to the new season, GPUpdate.net has assembled an exclusive panel of guests. We hear the good, the bad, the expectations and predictions ahead of the sport’s most eagerly-anticipated year. Let us begin with Mario Andretti: Indy 500 winner, Daytona 500 winner and F1 World Champion of 1978.

( 01/27/2012 07:23 AM )

Kimi Räikkönen has quickly settled into his role of lead driver at Lotus as he makes his Formula 1 comeback. The Finn, World Champion of 2007, made an unofficial driving return by running in a 2010 Renault in Valencia for two days earlier this week.

( 01/27/2012 04:37 AM )

Valencian authorities are hoping that Bernie Ecclestone will be open to renegotiating their contract and thus securing the imminent future of the European Grand Prix. The regional government has already spoken with the head of Formula One Management (FOM) about the financial difficulties it faces, having hosted the race since 2008.

( 01/27/2012 03:59 AM )

F1 outcast Nick Heidfeld is set to race a Lola-Toyota in the legendary endurance races of Sebring, Spa and Le Mans, according to Speed. In 2011, the German was replaced at LRGP by Bruno Senna and consequently left on the sidelines.

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The first World Championship points for Caterham must be the chief goal of 2012. That is according to Team Principal Tony Fernandes, who is now taking the outfit formerly known as ‘Lotus Racing’ and ‘Team Lotus’ into its third season of Formula 1.

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After training in Austria with new team-mate Jean-Éric Vergne, Daniel Ricciardo had his Toro Rosso Formula 1 seat fitting in the Faenza factory on Thursday.

( 01/26/2012 09:04 AM )

Following a hectic agenda in 2011 and a prolonged post-season break, Mark Webber has returned to a full-time schedule with Red Bull. The Australian is now making regular visits to the Milton Keynes factory, where 24-hour shift patterns have been in place, on the run-up to winter testing and the start of the new season.

( 01/26/2012 07:35 AM )

On top of the aerodynamic gains of the new Caterham CT01, Heikki Kovalainen believes the newly-named team will enjoy an extra four tenths of a second around most Formula 1 laps thanks to KERS. With the team having acknowledged that it was losing lap time and race positions through not running the system last year, it can now look forward to making the most of it.

( 01/26/2012 06:23 AM )

Sky Sports News has announced that it will be broadcasting coverage of the F1 pre-season by providing reports from the test sessions of Jerez and Barcelona. Two dedicated reporters, Rachel Brookes and Craig Slater, will be at the Spanish venues.

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2012 marks the third Formula 1 season for newly-branded Caterham F1. Formerly known as Team Lotus, the squad’s main base will now be in Oxfordshire as the team aims to improve on its Constructors’ Championship position of tenth. We hear the latest from Chief Technical Officer and team founder Mike Gascoyne.

( 01/26/2012 04:57 AM )

Former Williams man Rubens Barrichello has organised an IndyCar test for next week. The Paulista will be in action at the Sebring International Raceway on Monday and Tuesday with KV Racing, the same team which fields ex F1 driver Takuma Sato.

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