Ecclestone warns Australia, a night race or else

CEO Martin Whitmarsh says his team has moved on from the misery of 2007.

Former Ferrari head of development Nigel Stepney escapes action from Formula One's governing body.

Junqueira joined by new rookie

It looks like we've seen the last of Nigel Stepney in Formula 1. The Briton would probably not even consider making a return in Formula One after the spy sage from last season, but now the FIA has also advised the F1 teams in an official statement not to hire Stepney.

The FIA has recommended that F1 teams do not work with Nigel Stepney - the former Ferrari mechanic at the centre of the spying scandal - until mid-2009.

FIA issues warning regards Stepney

Heikki Kovalainen says he is taking the coming season one race at a time as he settles into new team McLaren Mercedes, and comes directly up against Lewis Hamilton.

Robert Kubica heads into the new season with BMW not necessarily as competitive as he may have hoped, but certain that the new car has enough potential in it to make a big breakthrough in the near future.

Bridgestone has made only minor evolutionary changes to this year's tyres from the ones used last season, meaning continuity for the teams and drivers. This continuity places the responsibility on the teams to extract the maximum from the Bridgestone Potenza tyres at their disposal.