McLaren have announced on Wednesday that British teenager Tom Blomqvist, son of 1984 world rally champion Stig Blomqvist, has joined the select group of young talent on their driver development programme.
I'm thrilled to get this opportunity with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, said Blomqvist. The competition gets fiercer every time you step up a category, and having this level of support will really improve my strength and confidence.
Force India's Nico Hulkenberg ended the second day of testing at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya as the quickest runner. Hulkenberg posted a best time of 1m 22.608s on Wednesday at the Spanish track to beat the Sauber of Sergio Perez by four hundredths of a second.
Perez completed 85 laps in the C31, despite an exhaust problem towards the end of the day. Quite a few high priority points have been ticked off the job list, explained Giampaolo Dall'Ara, Sauber's head of track engineering. In the morning we started with aero comparisons, and then did some proper mechanical set up work. We also carried out a full comparison of all tyre compounds and ran different fuel loads.
After a few technical difficulties, this week's Barcelona test isn't going wholly to plan for Sauber's Sergio Perez. But, despite the limited mileage, Perez remains optimistic that the team is making steady progress and that his new car will be competitive once the season gets underway
The 2012 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix takes place on April 20-22 and tickets are now available on Formula1.com. Making its eighth appearance on the F1 calendar, Bahrain provides a race-going experience like no other.
For a unique insight into the only island state in the Arab world and its spectacular Sakhir circuit
Approaching a season as the reigning champion means you have little to gain and a lot to lose. But if you're Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, and you're aiming to follow in the footsteps of Fangio and Schumacher by clinching a third successive title, then there's a very tangible target.
At the moment, however, Vettel is forgetting what lies ahead and simply concentrating on ironing out any teething problems afflicting the RB8 and regaining the levels of grip he enjoyed last season
The FIA GT1 World Championship will soon be heading for the Paul Ricard HTTT, for its first French round. The circuit, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, has great historical significance for GT racing. The first-ever race of the BPR series was held there in 1994, marking the rebirth of this category of motor racing, which has culminated this season with the world title being granted by the FIA. A look at the history of GT racing at the Paul Ricard HTTT ...
Next weekend the FIA GT1 World Championship will be heading for the beautiful circuit of Brno, which will host the third round of the brand-new World Championship. This is the tenth time that the FIA's leading GT Championship has raced at the Czech circuit, starting off in 2000. The circuit, which undulates through the forest, has seen some great races in the past, and one of the best-remembered was that in 2002, eventually won by Jamie Campbell-Walter's Lister Storm, after a breath-taking final hour. Jamie will be back in action in Brno this coming weekend, but to read about that epic race... take a step back in history and read all about it here !
The 2009 Champions of World Motor Sport received their trophies from the FIA in a Gala Prize-Giving in Monaco on December 11th. Among them, the FIA GT Champions were honoured. Standing in front of a gleaming Vitaphone Racing Team Maserati MC 12, Andrea Bertolini and Michael Bartels were presented with the trophies as GT1 Drivers Champions - for the third time - while Mr Matthias Quinger collected Vitaphone's fifth consecutive GT1 Teams Trophy. In GT2, Richard Westbrook was presented with the trophy for the GT2 Drivers Championship. Amato Ferrari collected the GT2 Teams title for the fourth consecutive time, while Antonello Coletta of Ferrari was presented with the GT2 Manufacturers Cup.
The International Court of Appeal has published the decision concerning the appeal lodged by the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium (RACB) on behalf of its competitor Pekaracing nv against decision N°17 taken by the Stewards of the Meeting dated 25 October 2009 concerning the event run at Zolder (Belgium) on 25 October 2009 and counting towards the 2009 FIA GT Championship.
The full text, which can be read on the FIA website, states that the Court found the appeal inadmissible. Therefore there are no further changes to the Zolder results, which remain provisional pending the appeal of Pekaracing against the exclusion of the nr 4 Corvette.
Further to the result of the appeal, Vitaphone Racing Team drivers Bertolini and Bartels have an unassailable lead in the Drivers Classification, to secure the title, to be confirmed by the FIA.
2009 was a good season for Bert Longin, adding a team title and two third-place overall finishes to his career record, in the Belgian GT and FIA GT Championships respectively. During the season he claimed two wins, three second-place finishes and four third-place finishes, meaning an average of one podium in every two races contested. Furthermore, he finished in all FIA GT races in the top six. 2009 was an incredibly strong and consisten season.
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The FIA GT1 World Championship will soon be heading for the Paul Ricard HTTT, for its first French round. The circuit, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, has great historical significance for GT racing. The first-ever race of the BPR series was held there in 1994, marking the rebirth of this category of motor racing, which has culminated this season with the world title being granted by the FIA. A look at the history of GT racing at the Paul Ricard HTTT ...
Next weekend the FIA GT1 World Championship will be heading for the beautiful circuit of Brno, which will host the third round of the brand-new World Championship. This is the tenth time that the FIA's leading GT Championship has raced at the Czech circuit, starting off in 2000. The circuit, which undulates through the forest, has seen some great races in the past, and one of the best-remembered was that in 2002, eventually won by Jamie Campbell-Walter's Lister Storm, after a breath-taking final hour. Jamie will be back in action in Brno this coming weekend, but to read about that epic race... take a step back in history and 
The 2009 Champions of World Motor Sport received their 
2009 was a good season for Bert Longin, adding a team title and two third-place overall finishes to his career record, in the Belgian GT and FIA GT Championships respectively. During the season he claimed two wins, three second-place finishes and four third-place finishes, meaning an average of one podium in every two races contested. Furthermore, he finished in all FIA GT races in the top six. 2009 was an incredibly strong and consisten season.
