Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button says he is more excited about the start of the new season than he has ever been.

Who would have thought it? After years of Ron Dennis and, occasionally Luca di Montezemolo, threatening the FIA with rival series and arbitration, it has taken Flavio Briatore to legally challenge the FIA and win.

Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn has tipped Michael Schumacher to win the 2010 Formula One World Championship title.

With winter testing fast approaching, Renault's Robert Kubica paid a visit to Enstone last week to begin his preparation for the 2010 season.

McLaren drivers set date behind the wheel, Ross Brawn picks Michael Schumacher to be champion, plus other stories and rumours

Giancarlo Fisichella is close to become a Sauber Formula 1 driver. The Italian is Ferrari's test driver in 2010 but during last week's event 'Wroom' Fisichella flew up and down from the event in Italy to Sauber's factory in Hinwil, Switzerland, to talk with the team about the upcoming season.

For Mercedes Grand Prix team boss Ross Brawn the expectations are high ahead of the 2010 Formula 1 world championship. If he would have to place a bet on who would become this year's F1 champion he would put his money on his own driver Michael Schumacher.

Formula 1 fans won't see Michael Schumacher completing the first laps with the 2010 Mercedes Grand Prix team. Team-mate Nico Rosberg will be the first Mercedes driver to take the wheel of the team's new car.

Former Toyota Formula 1 driver Jarno Trulli has said he was in touch with Peter Sauber to join the Hinwil based team in 2010. The Italian did not come to an agreement with Sauber though and joined the Lotus F1 team instead.

Former Toyota driver Jarno Trulli has said he was at one point in touch with Peter Sauber with regards to possibly joining the Hinwil-based team for 2010. The Italian did not come to an agreement with the Swiss team, however, eventually joining Lotus as the famous name returns to the sport.

In the wake of successfully convincing a French court to overturn his ban from F1 former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore released a triumphant statement but if the FIA thought that was the end of the matter it was sorely mistaken.

After three full seasons as BMW Sauber F1's race driver Robert Kubica joined the Renault F1 team at the start of this year. The 25-year-old from Poland visited the team's factory in Enstone last week and Renault F1 released the first photos of Kubica at Renault.