Formula One has always followed the money so it came as no surprise when Bernie Ecclestone announced the Middle East would have two races from 2009.
Reigning champion Fernando Alonso said he believed his McLaren-Mercedes had some way to go before it could deliver victories in the new season, starting next month in Australia.
A Monaco court has fined Formula One driver David Coulthard 500 euros ($649.5) for injuring a woman passenger when he crashed his Mercedes during a high-speed tour of the principality's grand prix circuit in 1999.
American Scott Speed and Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi are likely to stay with Toro Rosso but a deal has still to be agreed, part-owner Gerhard Berger said on Wednesday.
In a world of million-dollar motorhomes, private jets and McMansions on nearby Lake Norman, it's hard to argue NASCAR drivers are underpaid. But all that wealth can't hide this fact: No major league takes a more hands-off approach toward its competitors' future than NASCAR.
Spyker have threatened to stop fellow Formula One tail-enders Super Aguri and Toro Rosso from racing in a row over the legality of their 2007 cars.
American teenager Marco Andretti, grandson of former Formula One champion Mario, will have a second test with Honda next week, the team said on Friday.
Abu Dhabi will host a Formula One Grand Prix from 2009 in a calendar that could be extended to 20 races, Bernie Ecclestone said on Saturday.
Williams heaped praise on Japanese test driver Kazuki Nakajima, son of former Formula One racer Satoru, on Friday and said he would appear on track at some grand prix weekends this season.
Malaysian Fairuz Fauzy has joined the Spyker Formula One team as a test and reserve driver.
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