MPs query BBC F1 deal

The mayor of Sao Paulo has revealed that the Interlagos track has closed a deal with Bernie Ecclestone to host the Brazilian Grand Prix until 2015. The track will also increase its grandstand capacity by an extra 5,000.

Raikkonen: We can start all over again this weekend

Force India F1's chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne expects to see the team to make another step forward in this weekend's Malaysian Grand prix. At last week's Australian Grand Prix the Silverstone based team already showed it made a good step forward this winter, but at Sepang the team will introduce some new parts that should make another step forward.

BBC editors should have "probed" senior managers more about winning Formula One TV rights, an MP says.

Robert Kubica has said he never expected to start the opening race of the season from the front row in Melbourne. He Polish BMW Sauber F1 driver completed an amazing lap in the final minutes of third qualifying session last weekend. During the race Kubica was able to keep a steady second position until he was crashed out of the race by Williams driver Nakajima.

David Coulthard agrees with Pedro de la Rosa that McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton should become a member of the GPDA. The Grand Prix Drivers' Association is the union of Formula 1 drivers and was founded back in 1961.

According to Felipe Massa former Ferrari CEO and team boss Jean Todt still plays a key role when it comes to making important decisions with the Ferrari Formula 1 team. Ferrari announced earlier this week Todt will step down as CEO of the Italian car manufacturer but will still be closely involved.

Adrian Sutil hopes he can join the second qualifying session for the first time in his career this weekend in Malaysia. The German driver, who is in his second Formula One year, will aim for a top 16 position at Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix grid.

Cheng to carry Olympic torch

In Sunday's Australian Grand Prix Felipe Massa and David Coulthard crashed into each other as Massa tried to overtake Coulthard on the inside. Coulthard never saw the Ferrari driver coming. The two drivers touched and Coulthard's Red Bull car was a wreck. After the race Coulthard said he expects the Brazilian to apologise for his absurd actions, but Massa said on Thursday he refuses to apologise to him.

Yoong joins Speedcar

Airline AirAsia today revealed the world's first commercial A320 aircraft with a Formula One team livery. The aircraft, whose livery is an exact look-alike of the Williams racing car, was held to coincide with the Malaysian Grand Prix which starts on 21 March 2008 and to mark AirAsia's extended three year partnership with the AT&T Williams Formula One team.

British team wins F1 in Schools competition

According to the latest weather forecast there are heavy showers expected Friday, Saturday and Sunday near Kuala Lumpur. Temperatures will climb up to 32 degrees Celsius during the weekend with a high humidity.

Malaysia GP: Thursday Press Conference

Formula 1 will return to the BBC as the BBC has regained the British television rights to formula One from rivals ITV. BBC has signed a five-year deal with Bernie Ecclestone's FOM. It means Formula 1 will be back to public broadcaster BBC after 12 years of F1 at ITV.

Malaysia GP: Preview - Force India

F1 coverage returns to BBC

Lewis Hamilton says the tropical conditions at the Malaysian Grand Prix make it the toughest race of the year.

A1 Team Malaysia seat holder and driver Alex Yoong will join this weekend's Speedcar Series to race in front of his home crowd at the Sepang International Circuit. The Speedcar Series will be, like the GP2 Asia series, a support race during the Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix.

Director of Sport Roger Mosey welcomes back F1

The BBC secures the television rights to Formula One from 2009.

Heikki Kovalainen is determined to build on the fifth place he ended up with in Australia, when action resumes this weekend in Malaysia. The fifth place was a lot better than what he experienced last year, but not quite as good as it could have been, had the final safety car period not come at such an inopportune moment for him.