Force India's long-standing Director of Business Affairs, Ian Phillips, is leaving the Silverstone-based team after 19 years with the outfit.

The Force India team has announced that Ian Phillips, Director of Business Affairs, is leaving the squad with which he has worked for the past two decades. The Englishman began his relationship with the Silverstone-based outfit, under its original guise as Jordan Grand Prix, three years before its Formula 1 debut.

After believing that a dream had been realised with US F1 this year, José María López has been left without any Formula 1 contract after the Hispania Racing team presented its line-up in Murcia on Thursday.

Narain Karthikeyan is highly satisfied that fellow Indian countryman Karun Chandhok has been confirmed at Hispania Racing ahead of the upcoming season; the latter therefore becomes India's second Formula 1 driver and the first since 2005.

Nico Rosberg is both comfortable and confident at the Mercedes-Benz works team as the German manufacturer returns to the sport this year for the first time since 1955. Having suffered several difficulties over pre-season testing, the former Williams driver looks forward to partnering 7-time World Champion Michael Schumacher.

BBC F1 commentator Jonathan Legard licks his lips about F1 2010

One has to go back to 22 October 2006 to the last time Michael Schumacher competed in a Formula 1 race. Now, this weekend is the German's last for at least three seasons until being out of an F1 contract again, with the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix coming up in just nine days' time.

The much-anticipated 2010 Formula One Season gets underway in Bahrain next week and marks the return of a Mercedes-Benz works team to the sport for the first time in 55 years.

Formula 1 governing body the FIA is set to examine the rear wing of McLaren's MP4-25 following comments regarding the component from rival teams Red Bull and Ferrari. The request specifically regards an opening located on the main plane of the device, where it connects with the car's engine cover.

FIA to inspect McLaren's car over rear wing row, plus other gossip and rumours

Lucas di Grassi hopes to improve his technical abilities as he becomes a full-time Formula 1 racing driver for the first time this year. Having tested several times and attended most Grands Prix of recent years, the Brazilian's first race seat arrives with the brand-new Virgin Racing team.

BBC F1 presenter looks forward to the start of the new season

Bertrand Baguette admits that he would love to make his Formula 1 debut at his home Grand Prix in Belgium this year. The World Series by Renault Champion enjoyed F1 tests with both Renault and BMW at Jerez last December and is confident that the top of the motorsport ladder remains a realistic opportunity.

The personnel working in Ferrari's logistics department were treated to a special visit on Thursday as company Chairman Luca di Montezemolo visited in order to talk about the season ahead. The Maranello team is aiming for the title once again this year, which it has failed to pick up since 2007.

Teamed up with reigning world champion Jenson Button this season, Lewis Hamilton has dismissed talk of possible friction, admitting that he's learned from his explosive season as teammate to Fernando Alonso.

The FIA's Charlie Whiting is to visit McLaren's Woking HQ to check the legality of the rear wing on its MP4-25 following claims that Red Bull and Ferrari believe it contravenes the rules.

Lewis Hamilton has admitted that, with hindsight, he mismanaged his maiden Formula 1 season in 2007. Having been the sport's most successful rookie driver by far, the Englishman missed out on that year's world title by a single point despite being team-mate to then reigning double World Champion Fernando Alonso.