One country which could clearly do with the reputational boost which F1 brings is Iraq. But the sport would never go there would it?

After fielding Adrian Zaugg and Plamen Kralev in the most recent event, Trident Racing has reunited with Dani Clos for the season finale.

Alvaro Parente will race with Scuderia Coloni in the final event of the GP2 Asia season.

"It would be nice to score a point, but it is not going to be easy," admits Jarno Trulli. "We have to be realistic."

Renault F1's team principal Eric Boullier says the new season is a fresh start after a year of controversy.

Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov look agead to this weekend's Bahrain GP.

Having joined Force India as the team's official test and reserve driver for this season, Scotland's Paul di Resta will be on-hand at every Grand Prix in 2010 in order to substitute for the team's regular drivers, if necessary, as well as driving in several Friday first practice sessions. However, there will be no on-track activity for the DTM driver this weekend.

Renault's new Team Principal gives his verdict on winter testing and looks ahead to Bahrain.

Martin Brundle on fights between friends and enemies in F1

Who will be world champ? Who will surprise? BBC team give their views

Why one of Britain's F1 champions will be damaged by 2010

One of motor racing's most celebrated figures, Sir Stirling Moss, was injured in a freak accident at his London home over the weekend.

This year the legendary Monaco hairpin's name has changed and the new namesake hopes it will gain as much recognition as it did when Loews was on the site.

The Renault team hopes to be in touch with the top four teams ahead of what is a fresh season for the diamond marque following its highly turbulent 2009 campaign. Now owned by Gerald Lopez's Genii Capital firm, new Team Principal Eric Boullier is confident that success can be enjoyed sooner rather than later.

Sir Stirling Moss is recovering in hospital after falling down a lift shaft at home and breaking both ankles.

Vijay Mallya is confident that, having aimed to see Force India score its first World Championship points with positive results last year, the team originally known as Jordan can be regular top ten contenders as well as notching up several podium finishes in 2010.

Pedro de la Rosa thoroughly looks forward to making a Bahrain Grand Prix return this weekend, having last raced at Sakhir as one-off replacement for Juan-Pablo Montoya at McLaren five years ago. The Spaniard's full-time Formula 1 comeback begins this weekend with the Sauber team.

Sir Stirling Moss was the unfortunate victim of a freak accident at his home in Chelsea over the weekend. Generally regarded as the greatest Formula 1 racing driver never to have won the World Championship, the 80-year-old is reported to have been injured in a malfunctioning lift.

Sir Stirling Moss was the unfortunate victim of a freak accident at his home in London's Mayfair over the weekend. Generally regarded as the greatest Formula 1 racing driver never to have won the World Championship, the 80-year-old was injured in a malfunctioning lift accident and is expected to take up to six weeks to fully recover.

From this weekend onwards, Jenson Button moves into a motorsport season as a defending Champion for the first time since 1999. After making his Formula 1 debut in 2000, the Englishman's title win last year was his first crowning moment in motorsport since winning the British Formula Ford championship in 1998.

After a positive finish to 2009, Force India is hoping this season will be the one that firmly establishes it as a strong, competitive outfit regularly challenging for points and podiums.

New drivers, new teams and new season; it really is a new era for Formula 1. Whilst the new teams bring a mixture of sentimentality, showbiz and slight concern, the new drivers bring a mixture of pound signs and promise!

Ferrari has announced that a trio of new names has been added to its driver academy (FDA) for this year. Joining F3 Euroseries Champion and GP2 driver are Mirko Bortolotti, Daniel Zampieri and Raffaele Marciello.

There has been some talk about the credibility of Stefan GP boss Zoran Stefanovic in recent days. Now, Chris Sylt who reveals the truth about the financial situation of his engineering company AMCO.

Nigel Mansell believes that Lewis Hamilton is likely to hold the edge as he and fellow British World Champion Jenson Button share the same team for the first time this weekend. The 1992 title winner does, however, hold the opinion that the defending Champion will be up to speed as the European season begins.

"Rome is due to come in in 2013," Bernie Ecclestone tells Chris Sylt, "we will have 20 races and the teams will be happy with it."