Cosworth was further buoyed by the performance of its CA2010 engine during last week's four-day test session at the Circuito de Jerez, in spite of the intermittent and often heavy rain that blighted the opening days.

Force India has announced a restructure to its technical department, due to James Key, technical director, leaving the team to pursue new opportunities.

A day after Lotus Racing's Hingham factory was officially opened by former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir, the team played host to HRH The Duke of York.

The Ferrari team has condemned Formula 1's newest teams as well as Max Mosley, former head of sporting governing body the FIA, after witnessing the loss of four major car manufacturers from F1 since the end of 2008. The message came in the form of a Monday statement released on the website of the Maranello team.

Andy Soucek is thrilled to have been confirmed as Virgin Racing's official test and reserve driver on Tuesday. Having picked up the Formula 2 crown last year, the Spaniard was rewarded with a Williams test at Jerez last December and now replaces Álvaro Parente, who lost the Virgin seat due to funding problems.             

Jaime Alguersuari hopes to spring a few surprises as he starts his first full season of Formula 1 this year. Having become the sport's youngest ever driver last season, the Toro Rosso man returns to racing after taking part in his first ever official F1 test session this winter.

While US F1 seeks approval from the FIA to miss up to four races, we understand that a major potential sponsor has given up on the team and followed the American outfit's head of business development out of the door.

Super Nova Racing has announced that Jake Rosenzweig will contest the remaining two rounds of GP2 Asia in Bahrain for the team.

Ferrari attacks the FIA's "holy war" to get smaller teams into F1, plus other gossip and rumours.

Fernando Alonso believes that driving for Ferrari means more emotionally than having already collected two World Championship titles for another team. The Spaniard enjoyed double success with Renault in 2005 and 2006 and aims for a third crowd this season after a three-year title drought.

Virgin Racing sign Spain's Formula Two champion Andy Soucek as their test and reserve driver.

Bridgestone Motorsport concluded two pre-season tests at Jerez last Saturday, where extensive use was made of Bridgestone's wet and intermediate tyres for the majority of eight days' testing at the track in southern Spain.

While welcoming the start of the new season, Ferrari has lashed out at the FIA and its former president Max Mosley, claiming that the debacle of Campos and US F1 is the result of his "holy war".

Virgin has announced that it has signed Andy Soucek to the role of reserve and test driver, following Alvaro Parente's failure to secure the necessary funding.

Virgin Racing has confirmed that Formula 2 Champion Andy Soucek has been signed up as official test and reserve driver ahead of the team's maiden season in 2010. The Spaniard replaces Portugal's Álvaro Parente, who lost the seat due to sponsorship issues.

NASCAR star and animal lover Greg Biffle is to champion a drive to raise awareness of the need to foster public education and bring attention to the life-saving and vital importance of spaying and neutering pets.

After generally atrocious conditions in Jerez, teams pray for dry weather as the final pre-season test session in Spain looms this week. Between Thursday and Sunday, drivers will be presented with a last chance to drive their F1 cars before the circus heads to Bahrain next month for the opening round of the 2010 World Championship. The Barcelona testing line-up looks like this: