Lewis Hamilton was fastest as practice for the Italian Grand Prix got off to a steady start at Monza on Friday morning. read more »

Lewis Hamilton set the pace during Friday morning's opening free practice session for the Italian Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver, who triumphed at Monza 12 months ago,... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen, not his teammate Romain Grosjean, will debut Lotus’ new longer-wheelbase car this weekend at Monza. “Kimi will drive the long wheelbase on... read more »

Race fans in America are being invited to submit their most creative designs for a helmet that will be chosen by Sebastian Vettel and worn on the Friday practice sessions and... read more »

Force India have confirmed the signing of Briton James Calado as their test and reserve driver for the remainder of the 2013 season. Calado will get the opportunity to take... read more »

James Calado has signed as Force India's third driver and will take part in the opening practice session of this weekend's Italian Grand Prix read more »

GP2 front-runner James Calado will make his Friday practice debut at this weekend's Italian GP after Force India finally announced him as their new third driver. read more »

James Calado's promise of a 'busy weekend' in Italy adds weight to speculation that he could be poised for another F1 outing.     read more »

Formula 1 teams will debut a new wheel locking system from the Singapore Grand Prix onwards in an effort to avoid instances such as that of Mark Webber in Germany when his tyre... read more »

Felipe Massa says that punctures during Friday practice are a concern, despite clarifications from Pirelli that the incidents were debris related. Sebastian Vettel suffered a... read more »

A piece of tungsten found in a kerb is to blame for the punctures experienced by Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso during second practice on Friday, says Pirelli. read more »

Fears that there could be more problems with the tyres at Spa this weekend have been allayed after Pirelli found the cause of Friday's blowouts... read more »

Wet track conditions on Friday morning have thwarted Sauber's testing of a new passive DRS system, which means that it won't make its dbut here at Spa this weekend... read more »

Metal part discovered on track close to scene of Friday practice punctures.     read more »

Fernando Alonso wasn't convinced that a wet race this weekend at Spa would be good for Ferrari, despite feeling positive after a day of mixed weather running on... read more »

Pirelli suspects a piece of metal on the exit of Turn 13 (the Fagnes chicane) caused the punctures in Friday's second practice session at the Belgian Grand Prix read more »

The FIA has assured drivers and teams about the safety of Pirelli's tyres for the Belgian Grand Prix after overnight investigations pointed towards a piece of debris... read more »

Pirelli was thrust back into the F1 spotlight after a series of tyre issues marked Friday practice at Spa-Francorchamps.     read more »

The F1 drivers at Spa are seeking reassurances about the safety of the Pirelli after the tyre 'failures' suffered by Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso during... read more »

Andrew Green, Nick Chester, Jean-Michel Jalinier, Tom Mccullough, Pat Symonds and James Key faced the media in Belgium... read more »

Belgian GP: Friday press conference read more »

Today's press conference with Nick Chester, Andrew Green, Jean - Michel Jalinier, James Key, Tom McCullough and Pat Symonds. read more »

Kimi Räikkönen says it will be ‘difficult’ to beat Red Bull this weekend, the Finn finishing Friday in sixth following a dominant display... read more »

Paul di Resta believes that his Force India team have made a step up in pace since the Hungarian Grand Prix, the Briton having recorded top ten finishes in both of... read more »

Friday FIA press conference from Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium with Andrew Green, Nick Chester, Jean-Michel Jalinier, Tom McCullough, Pat Symonds and James... read more »