Trident Racing has reached an agreement with CG Motorsport and will award the most deserving driver lined up by the team in 2010 a free official GP2 test.

McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh is named as the chairman of the Formula 1 teams' association (Fota) for 2010.

Jenson Button vows to work alongside rival team-mate Lewis Hamilton to help McLaren win the championship

The Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) has confirmed that Martin Whitmarsh has become its Chairman for the 2010 season, taking over from Luca di Montezemolo in the process. Ferrari Team Principal Stefano Domenicali is the new Vice Chairman, the position previously held by Toyota's John Howett.

The Executive Committee of the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) has elected Martin Whitmarsh as its new Chairman for 2010.

Jenson Button is focused on an influential band of sportsmen this year, with a hope of joining it. Celebrating his 30th birthday at McLaren's Technology Centre in Woking on Tuesday, the Englishman explained that almost three quarters of competitors fail to retain their titles.

Not one, but two members of the Räikkönen family will be driving when the Arctic Lapland Rally gets underway later this month. According to Finnish television broadcaster MTV3, 2007 Champion Kimi has given his Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 to older brother Rami.

Not one, but two members of the Räikkönen family will be driving when the Arctic Lapland Rally gets underway later this month. According to Finnish television broadcaster MTV3, 2007 Champion Kimi has given his Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 to older brother Rami.

Fernando Alonso caught his first glimpse of Ferrari's 2010 car on Monday as the Spaniard returned to the team's Maranello base. Having spent last week at the annual pre-season skiing event at Madonna di Campiglio, the former double World Champion is now continuing preparations ahead of the new season.

Russian driver Vitaly Petrov has admitted that he is in talks with the Renault team with regards to a drive in Formula 1 next season. The 25-year-old from Vyborg, just over 20 miles away from Russia's boarder with Finland, won two GP2 races for the Barwa Addax team on his way to becoming championship runner-up last year.

Nelson Piquet Jr. has revealed that he is all set to take part in a pair of endurance races in Brazil and South Africa. The action will commence in Brazil this weekend in the shape of the 1000 kilometres de Interlagos before the former Renault driver heads east for the Free State 500 less than a week later.

Former BMW test driver Christian Klien insists that he is not giving up on the 2010 Formula 1 season, with Sauber's confirmation of Pedro de la Rosa seeing one more place on the grid disappear on Tuesday. The Austrian admits, however, that he is still in serious discussions with two of the remaining teams with vacancies.

Fernando Alonso gets busy at Ferrari HQ, Jenson Button celebrates his birthday, plus other stories and rumours

Sauber sign McLaren reserve driver Pedro de la Rosa to complete their driver line-up for 2010.

Fernando Alonso has resolutely defended Jenson Button's switch to the McLaren team for the 2010 season despite the Englishman moving from the team with which he clinched his first and so far only title.

The Toro Rosso team is still yet to say whether Jaime Alguersuari will be a race driver alongside Sebastien Buemi for the upcoming season. Having replaced Sebastien Bourdais for the final eight races of last year, the Spaniard - who said in November that a 2010 contract had been signed - is officially still out of a drive.

The Sauber team has confirmed that former McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa will be racing with the Hinwil outfit this year, marking the Barcelona driver's first full-time outing in Formula 1 since the 2002 season.

Pedro de la Rosa is the BMW Sauber F1 Team's second driver for the 2010 season, the Swiss team has officially announced this morning.

A 'bitter' Flavio Briatore has vowed never again to run a team in Formula 1, despite successfully overturning the FIA's decision to ban him from the sport for life. Following the 'Crashgate' race-fixing scandal which rocked the sporting world last year, the Italian is pleased over the outcome of the October hearing with Paris courts.

Trident Racing has announced that an agreement has been reached with Dani Clos who will join Plamen Kralev at the next round of the GP2 Asia Series at the Abu Dhabi circuit on February 5th and 6th.

Sébastien Buemi had been scheduled to drive a Formula 1 car over the Olympique Bassin in Montreal at the weekend although the Swiss driver was eventually deprived of doing so due to the conditions in Canada, with warmer temperatures than expected.

Tuesday marks the 30th birthday of Jenson Button and his first as Formula 1 World Champion. Born in Frome, Somerset on 19 January 1980, a 10-year-old Jenson enjoyed his first go-karting success at the end of the 1980s before making his F1 debut for Frank Williams at the start of the new millennium.