Formula 1 News

Nico Hulkenberg is another young German hoping to follow the nation’s proud success in Formula 1. The 22-year-old has all the traits of becoming a flourishing driver over the next few years.

Like fellow German Sebastian Vettel and 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton, Hulkenberg sailed through the junior formulae. Winning several championships including the 2007 A1 Grand Prix and also becoming 2009 GP2 champion.

It was this impressive background which inspired Williams to …

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Bruno Senna claims he feels under no extra pressure because of his famous name on the eve of his Formula One debut.

The 27-year-old nephew of the late three-time world champion Ayrton will line up on the grid for the first time in Bahrain on Sunday for expansion team Hispania Racing.

However, the former GP2 driver has played down the extra weight of expectation his famous name brings.

"I don't feel any extra pressure because of …

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Robert Kubica’s move from BMW Sauber to Renault could be the best of his career.

The 25 year-old Polish driver has had a mixed 2 years in F1 but will be looking to put himself into contention for this year’s crown.

The start to last year’s campaign was one that Kubica could do without remembering, but he picked up in the 2nd half of the season and recorded his best finish at the …

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Felipe Massa has admitted the number of new teams on the Formula One grid for the upcoming season is a safety concern.

Massa, who missed the second half of the last campaign with a fractured skull caused by a freak racing accident in Hungary, fears the likes of unknown quantities Virgin, Lotus and Hispania Racing could cause problems should they be off the pace.

Virgin and Lotus have regularly brought up the rear during pre-season testing …

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Indian star Karun Chandhok has been confirmed as Hispania's second driver for the 2010 Formula One season alongside team number one Bruno Senna.

Hispania, known recently as Campos, also unveiled their car for the new season and after surviving a winter when their future was constantly in the balance, will be drawing inspiration from Brawn GP's 2009 success after a similarly unsure pre-season.

Chandhok has raced in GP2 for the last three years, winning two …

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The US F1 team has applied to world motorsport's governing body the FIA for special dispensation that would allow them to defer entry into Formula One until 2011.

They were one of four new teams added for this season – with Lotus, Virgin and Hispania the others – but with sponsorship deals not going through as planned, the team have asked for the deferral.

Team principal Ken Anderson said: "If the FIA say no (to …

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Team principal Colin Kolles has confirmed that Campos Meta will be renamed Hispania Racing F1 for the forthcoming season.

The Romanian-born team boss and managing director has announced the move following Jose Ramon Carabante's acquisition in February.

The new team name mirrors its links to their Spanish roots with the base set in Murcia, near Alicante.

Carabante has taken over the reins from former founder and F1 driver Adrian Campos.

With Kolles now at the helm, he …

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Michael Schumacher believes Ferrari will be the team to beat when the new Formula One season begins in two weeks' time.

Schumacher has ended his three-year retirement to drive for Mercedes GP in 2010 but has been impressed with the speed of the two Ferraris – driven by Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso – during pre-season testing in Jerez.

The 41-year-old German was more than a second slower than Alonso during the early practice sessions …

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Ferrari have derided the decision to allow USF1 and Campos Meta to be included in the 2010 Formula One season, pinning most of the blame on the former FIA president Max Mosley.

Both teams are struggling to be ready in time for next month's opening Grand Prix of the season in Bahrain and Ferrari are baffled as to why Mosley allowed them to gain entry to the sport.

Toyota, Honda and BMW have all left …

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Virgin Racing have confirmed that Andy Soucek is to join the team as their reserve and test driver for the 2010 Formula One season.

The 24-year-old Spaniard won the 2009 Formula Two championship and he will now work under Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi.

He tasted Formula One action with Williams at the young driver's test in December.

Before his F2 success, he raced in GP2 for two seasons and in 2005, he won …

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