Middle East key to the future of motor sport, says Richards

Max Mosley pledges to continue as president of the FIA, despite allegations about his private life.

Mosley writes to ADAC

Bahrain GP: press conference schedule

Toyota heads to the Bahrain Grand Prix full of optimism after Jarno Trulli's impressive fourth place in Malaysia confirmed the significant step forward taken by the team over the winter. 

No plan for Mosley to step down

Ferrari has not been idle on the car front since Sepang and last Saturday, tester Marc Gene evaluated some aerodynamic elements in a secret test session at Vairano. 

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says FIA president Max Mosley should not travel to the Bahrain Grand Prix in the wake of allegations about his personal life.

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has moved to play down rumours that Felipe Massa is under fresh pressure having and that he is in danger of being replaced by Fernando Alonso as early as next season, despite having two years of his contract left.

The third round of the Formula 1 World Championship takes place at the Sakhir Circuit in Bahrain, a very familiar venue for Ferrari, as the track has been used regularly over the past few years for winter testing. In February of this year, Ferrari and Toyota were the only two squads running on this desert track.

Fernando Alonso is having an overwhelmingly positive impact on the Renault team since his return, according to the outfit's engineering chief Pat Symonds. Above all, Alonso's calm and composed approach is helping the team hugely, according to the veteran former engineer of Michael Schumacher.

Williams has endured a mixed start to the season having scored a podium in Australia only to be nowhere near the points in Malaysia, and suffer from poor reliability in the second race. 

Giancarlo Fisichella is feeling in good spirits after a more competitive than expected run at the wheel of his Force India car at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Heading to Bahrain, the veteran racer's big goal is to make it into the second qualifying session.

Renault engineering director and F1 veteran Pat Symonds says the single biggest area his team must improve with its current car is the aerodynamics. He is under no illusions that his team is in the thick of the fight between BMW, Williams and Toyota behind McLaren and Ferrari.

His new team may still be amongst the backmarkers in qualifying, but Force India boss Vijay Mallya says he is pleased with the form his team has shown in the first two rounds of the season.

Nelson Piquet endured a tough debut F1 Grand Prix in Melbourne but managed to fight to the finish in his second outing in Malaysia. Heading into his third F1 race weekend, Piquet is pinpointing an improvement in qualifying to help his chances of finishing in the top ten, and ideally the points.