America’s new Formula One team for 2010 called the USF1 has been asked by Bernie Ecclestone and Formula One Management (FOM) to change its name. The USF1 team will be renamed as USGPE (US Grand Prix Engineering), after a trademark owner FOM did not like the use of the abbreviation F1 in the title. Other competitors which include Renault, Force India and...

It was reported that Renault have threatened to quit the Formula One over a dispute about commercial revenue. This came after Patrick Pelata, the chief operating officer for Renault, said that not enough has been done to convince Renault that Formula One is sustainable for the current times. After Pelata said that they want to remain part of F1, but it just feels...

It has been confirmed that these leaked images show us the real version of the Williams F1 car for the 2009 season. The main changes include the Lenovo branding on the rear wing being replaced by Philips, along with a few minor sponsor changes. The picture is said to be showing a modified FW30 with the 2009 colours.

Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is interested in Formula One, so interested, that they have made a bid for the Honda F1 team. A source has said that Virgin made a bid, but both Virgin and Honda failed to comment on the situation. The Formula One season starts on the 29th of March, this means that the Japanese manufacturer will have to decide the future of...

Reports have stated that Mercedes-Benz will not release engines to the Honda F1 team until they have officially obtained backing for the entire 2009 season. Mercedes-Benz have offered to sell engines to the Honda team, but news about the team not having secured financial support for the full season has popped up.

Honda’s Formula One team has been secured enough to guarantee is presence at the subsequent three grands prix. Honda secured $30m in funds which will allow them to take part in Australia, Malaysia, China and Bahrain. The Honda racer will be powered by Mercedes-Benz V8 engines.

Seven-time Formula One champion, Michael Schumacher, has been sent to hospital after suffering a motorcycle accident during testing at a race track in Cartagena, Spain. “It is nothing serious but I don’t have more information at the moment,” an official with the test circuit told AFP by telephone. A spokesman from the Virgen de Arrixaca Hospital...

Red Bull racing have revealed their 2009 Formula One car, the RB5. The ceremony was in the Jerez circuit pitlane on Monday morning with Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel and team boss Christian Horner and car designer Adrian Newey on site. Vettel was designated as the roll-out boy, but the Renault-powered car had its installation lap delayed. Photographers caught...

German motor racing figure, Han-Joachim Stuck, has welcomed the news of a brand new all-American Formula One team for the 2010 Grand Prix season. The new of a USF1 team emerged on Wednesday. The USF1 team will be based in the US and it will feature American technology, along with US drivers. The team is officially set to be launched at the end of this month. Stuck...

A new Formula One team is still under wrap in America, and it will officially be launched later this month. The team logo can be previewed at usf1.com, and it will be pushed forward by F1 stalwart and broadcaster, Peter Windsor, and American Ken Anderson of Indycar and NASCAR. The USF1 team intends to made their F1 debut in 2010, and they already have the blessing...

Mercedes-Benz will continue their presence in the Formula One race series, thanks to a very narrow margin of approved votes from the marque’s parent board. Mercedes-Benz currently supplies engines to the McLaren racing team, and they have been doing since 1995. The votes were tallied as three votes to two, which means that Daimler AG will continue to be...

Ferrari have fixed up their F60 Formula One car for the 2009 season, after rivals complained about the launch design’s legality. Teams such as McLaren-Mercedes, BMW-Sauber and Toyota questioned the design of the exhaust pipes which were exposed at the rear. The 2009 F60 Ferrari apparently contravened new bodywork regulations which is currently changing...

Malaysia have said that they will host a ‘twilight’ grand prix during the beginning of the 2009 season. Australia will also host a twilight grand prix, and they have decided on rather starting the race at 5pm instead of installing floodlighting like at the Singapore GP. “Obviously, the later it is the better. I suppose it is easier getting up...

Reports are saying that Renault are struggling with their new F1 car called the R29. The performance of the R29 is apparently a bit off, and the aerodynamics is said to be the culprit. Alonso was complaining about the car’s low-speed handling, and he said: “The main thing is that there were no technical problems; the times are not important.” Alonso said...

Apparently there is a possible change that Rome could organise a Formula One street race, according to a spokesperson from the Italian capital. There were once reports from Maurizio Flammini that said there was a proposal for a grand prix in Rome. “With the new trend for city races, there are perhaps opportunities for Rome to organise a F1 grand prix,”...