In a surprise move, former Ferrari reserve driver Jules Bianchi has joined Force India for 2012 in a similar role. read more »

Kimi Räikkönen has quickly settled into his role of lead driver at Lotus as he makes his Formula 1 comeback this year. The Finn, World Champion of 2007, made... read more »

Vitaly Petrov looks set to become the Pirelli test driver after appearing at the launch of the new F1 tyres for 2012 read more »

Former Renault driver, Vitaly Petrov, has secured the role of test driver with Pirelli. read more »

Vitaly Petrov is in the frame to land a test driving role with Pirelli for 2012 if he fails to land a race seat for the season ahead read more »

Lotus have named Jerome D'Ambrosio as their test and reserve driver for the 2012 season... read more »

Jerome D'Ambrosio is named as test and reserve driver by the Lotus F1 team read more »

Rubens Barrichello will struggle to adapt to life after Formula 1, according to 1996 world champion Damon Hill. Throughout most of Hill’s entire career, he shared the... read more »

Jan.17 (GMM) Vitaly Petrov is in talks about becoming Caterham's third and reserve driver in 2012. Finland's Turun Sanomat newspaper reports that the Russian's... read more »

Vitaly Petrov now appears to be chasing the third seat at Caterham F1, rather than trying to oust Jarno Trulli from his race role. read more »

Jan.16 (GMM) Stefano Domenicali has hinted Adrian Newey might be targeted for a role at Ferrari -- but the marque's president Luca di Montezemolo sounds less keen.... read more »

Stefano Domenicali has hinted Adrian Newey might be targeted for a role at Ferrari — but the marque’s president Luca di Montezemolo sounds less keen.... read more »

Ben Edwards tells Henry Hope-Frost about his new role in 2012 as lead Formula 1 commentator for the BBC read more »

Gary Paffett talks about his test driver role with McLaren and the team's prospects for the 2012 Formula 1 season read more »

Brazilian Bruno Senna emerges as the strong favourite to take the vacant seat at Williams this season. read more »

Karun Chandhok moves into sportscar racing with JRM Racing after failing to find a race seat in F1 in 2012 read more »

Jan.12 (GMM) Jaime Alguersuari turned down the chance to be Red Bull's official reserve driver in 2012. That is the claim of Adrian Newey, the highly rated car designer... read more »

Jaime Alguersuari turned down the chance to be Red Bull’s official reserve driver in 2012. That is the claim of Adrian Newey, the highly rated car designer and... read more »

Ferrari is eager to play a role in helping secure a better future for grand prix racing, despite its recent decision to break away from the Formula One Teams' Association... read more »

Sebastien Buemi's greater knowledge of Red Bull's F1 simulator ultimately stood him in good stead when it came to landing the third driver role at RBR/STR. read more »

Jan.9 (GMM) Mercedes has reportedly poached a key member of Ferrari's technical team. Media reports claim Marco Fainello has been enticed from his role at the head of... read more »

Jaime Alguersuari would prefer to look for a reserve role to remain in F1, rather than taking 'a step backwards' to join HRT. read more »

Jaime Alguersuari has reportedly said 'no' to the opportunity to join HRT as he reckons it was would be a "step backwards"... read more »

Red Bull Racing is pleased to confirm that Sébastien Buemi will continue his relationship with Red Bull as Red Bull Racing’s test and reserve driver for 2012. The 23-year-old... read more »

Sebastien Buemi has revealed that the test and reserve role with Red Bull Racing was not his only possibility for F1 2012. read more »