The historic Lotus name returns to Formula 1 as the new Lotus F1 car makes its track debut.

Rubens Barrichello believes that the speed of the cars in Jerez this week will be of greater significance than the first pre-season test in Valencia. All 2009 teams will be present as well as 2010 rookies Virgin Racing.

FIA president Jean Todt says new teams will be allowed to miss the first three races of the 2010 season.

Manuscript Sport, the management company behind Formula 1 debutant Vitaly Petrov, has confirmed that the Russian will contest all rounds of this year's World Championship following reports which claimed that the Renault driver's seat alongside Robert Kubica could be in jeopardy.

Formula 1 governing body the FIA is pondering the thought of introducing licences for team bosses in the aftermath of the 'Crashgate' race-fixing scandal of last year. The proposed plan would prevent situations such as the one which saw ex Renault Team Manager Flavio Briatore's ban from the sport lifted by a French court.

The Force India team has confirmed that reserve driver Paul di Resta will be piloting its brand-new VJM03 in pre-season testing at Jerez, although during the venue's second hosting of Formula 1 testing as opposed to this week's 4-day run.

Ten teams will be in action when testing gets underway at Jerez de la Frontera tomorrow (Wednesday), the second of four major pre-season tests. Here is the provisional driver line-up.

FIA president Jean Todt has confirmed that team may miss three races and avoid punishment according to a clause in the new Concorde Agreement.

FIA President Jean Todt has highlighted the fact that any team is entitled to skip three Grands Prix during a season, as rumours continue surrounding the futures of debutants Campos and US F1. The Frenchman also notes that, with Stefan GP waiting in the wings, a new team would not be granted entry automatically in the event of another leaving the sport.

Vijay Mallya hopes to see Force India continue its gradual rise up the rankings following the Silverstone team's most successful season last year since running as Jordan in 2003. The Kingfisher founder and team owner is aiming to see more podium finishes in 2010.

Force India unveil their car in a low-key virtual launch.

The Force India team elected not to attend the opening pre-season test session in Valencia last week as it, like Red Bull Racing, preferred to concentrate on the development of its new car, the VJM03, which was launched online on Tuesday morning.

A brief chat with Tonio Liuzzi who is looking forward to contesting the 2010 world championship with Force India, his first full season of F1 since 2007.

A brief chat with Adrian Sutil who is looking to continue where he left off in 2009.

Otmar Szafnauer, who joined Force India as Chief Operating Officer in October, shares his thoughts on the team and its prospects for 2010.

Significant rule changes have made it a busy winter for the F1 teams, although the continuity in terms of engine and gearbox supply has been a boost for Force India. The team's design director Mark Smith explains the thinking behind the VJM03.

Vitantonio Liuzzi is thoroughly looking forward to his first full season for three years in 2010 and is confident that Force India, now in its third year since taking over Spyker, can be a regular points position contender. The Italian partners Adrian Sutil full-time after replacing Giancarlo Fisichella for the final five races of the 2009 campaign.

Force India has unveiled its 2010 contender the VJM03. The team, which finished the 2009 season as a genuine regular contender for points builds on the solid foundations established by its predecessor, which took pole for the Belgian GP.

Adrian Sutil starts his fourth full season in Formula 1 in 2010 after enjoying his first World Championship points in 2009. With four new teams joining the fray this year, the team originally known as Jordan hopes to establish itself as at least a strong midfield runner and is fully prepared to start testing in Jerez this week.

Force India virtually presented its 2010 contender on Tuesday morning as the Mercedes-powered VJM03 was revealed on the team website. Adrian Sutil and Vitantonio Liuzzi spearhead the line-up of the Silverstone squad once again as Scotland's Paul di Resta joins as official reserve driver.

The Force India team will officially unveil its third Formula 1 car later today as the Silverstone-based squad takes the covers off the Mercedes-powered VJM03. Along with Red Bull Racing, which will stage a Jerez presentation on Wednesday, Vijay Mallya's outfit is the first of two to launch a new car this week.