Kamui Kobayashi has said he is ready to step up and ‘lead’ the Sauber F1 team this year, something that will be critical as he is now the experienced driver following the... read more »

As the new elder statesman and team leader at Sauber, Kamui Kobayashi acknowledges that he needs to step things up a notch in F1 2011 - and that 'rookie errors' will... read more »

Sauber drivers Kamui Kobayashi and rookie Sergio Pérez have taken the wraps off of the new Sauber C30 Ferrari in the Valencian pitlane. The car is a clear development of last... read more »

Nico Hülkenberg has described his appreciation for being kept in Formula 1 as reserve driver by Force India, with the German having lost a Williams race seat to GP2 title... read more »

Virgin rookie Jrme d Ambrosio insists that far from feeling the pressure of being the first Belgian on the F1 grid in 17 years, he is instead infused with a sense of intense... read more »

Jerome d'Ambrosio believes he can outpace his Virgin Racing team-mate Timo Glock in his rookie season read more »

He might be facing a steep learning curve and battling against both inexperience and a late track debut, but F1 2011 rookie Jerome D'Ambrosio is bullish about his chances... read more »

Sauber new boy Sergio Prez has reflected that had he not joined the grand prix grid in 2011, then he would likely never have done so - but he insists he did not buy his seat in F1. read more »

Virgin Racing have finally revealed their driver line-up for the 2011 season with rookie Jerome D'Ambrosio confirmed as Timo Glock's partner... read more »

Marussia Virgin Racing has confirmed that Belgian rookie Jérôme d’Ambrosio will be partnering Timo Glock in 2011, meaning that Brazil’s Lucas di Grassi is no... read more »

Vitaly Petrov has stated that he will reveal his plans for next year in a press conference staged in Russian capital city Moscow next Wednesday, 22 December. At present it is... read more »

Hispania team boss Colin Kolles believes his squad would have been a match for Lotus and Virgin if it had signed more experienced drivers for its debut season read more »

Former grand prix ace Jos Verstappen has scathingly lambasted Renault's Russian rookie Vitaly Petrov as 'the worst driver' of F1 2010 and skilled only in... read more »

Former Formula 1 pilot Jos Verstappen has said in his opinion Renault number #2 Vitaly Petrov was the most disappointing of driver of the season and he... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi voted as Rookie of the Year by race fans after impressive 2010 F1 campaign read more »

As he looks back over his rookie year in F1 with Williams, Nico Hlkenberg admits he is 'happy and sad at the same time' - but a better driver for it and confident... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi has won the Rookie of the Year Award at the renowned Autosport Awards. The 24-year old Japanese was delighted to receive the trophy at the gala event at... read more »

Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi was declared the 'Rookie of the Year' at the Autosport Awards on Sunday night... read more »

According to Peter Sauber, teaming up F1 rookie Sergio Perez with the relatively inexperienced Kamui Kobayashi will not have a negative effect on his team for 2011 read more »

As he bids to seal a deal that will see him return to the grand prix grid in 2011, out-of-work HRT rookie Karun Chandhok has been keeping himself race-sharp with some GP2... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo, who starred in the recent Abu Dhabi rookie test, will drive for Toro Rosso in Friday practice sessions at all grands prix in 2011. read more »

Renault F1 2010 rookie Vitaly Petrov has confessed that he was the subject of some sickening abuse on his Facebook page from disgruntled Fernando Alonso fans post-Abu Dhabi. read more »

Williams F1 2010 rookie Nico Hülkenberg - presently out-of-work after being dropped by his team, ostensibly in favour of Pastor Maldonado - could yet find a home next year at... read more »

We begin our annual Crash.net top ten drivers feature with a man who arguably established himself as the rookie of F1 2010, yet now finds himself without a seat for 2011 - Nico... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi says he was pleased with his rookie Formula 1 season, despite some difficult times early on read more »