New owners are set to take over at West Ham - with an announcement possible on Monday.

F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has been in the headlines a lot recently and, unusually, it hasn't been due to motor sport or his ownership of the QPR football team.

McLaren's 2010 car will make its first outing on Wednesday 3 February, World Champion Jenson Button revealed at the Autosport International Show on Sunday. The challenger, to be driven by himself and Lewis Hamilton, will be official launched five days earlier.

McLaren's 2010 car will be driven by World Champion Jenson Button for the first time on Wednesday 3 February in Valencia, the Englishman confirmed at Sunday's Autosport show. The challenger, to be driven by himself and Lewis Hamilton this season, will be officially launched five days earlier.

Sir Stirling Moss believes that Michael Schumacher will be facing a far tougher time than expected as the German makes his Formula 1 comeback this year. Englishman Moss, generally regarded as the greatest driver never to win a World Championship title, is also expecting a stiff challenge from within the Mercedes team.

Like former team-mate Jarno Trulli, World Champion Jenson Button does not believe that Bernie Ecclestone's idea to introduce shortcuts is a good one. The Formula 1 commercial rights holder suggested last week that circuits should incorporate shorter routes, designed to be used by drivers for a certain number of times throughout a Grand Prix.

Pitpass thought it was time to look at who might be in the chase when CVC eventually decides to sell F1 in the years ahead.

DTM driver Paul di Resta has said he is close to sign a contract with the Force India Formula 1 team to become the team's test and reserve driver this season. The Scotsman joined Force India in the first week of December at Jerez for a three-day test in the young driver test.