So, How do people feel about the new point scoring system now we are part way through the season? Britain’s Lewis Hamilton would be leading this year’s world championship if the points system had not been changed. Under last year’s rules, the McLaren star would lead Red Bull’s Mark Webber by two points instead of trailing [...]

On Monday Nick Heidfeld completed the first laps at Mugello, Italy, with the Toyota TF109 for Pirell. The German was hired by the Italian tyre manufacturer to help them prepare for its return to Formula 1 in 2011. GPUpdate.net can now exclusively reveal spy-shots from Mugello!

Nigel Mansell returns to racing after Le Mans injury, plus other news

On Monday Ben Spies completed a day of testing for the Yamaha factory. He was handed an early prototype of the 2011 Yamaha YZR-M1 machine at Brno. It was Spies' first preparation for next season as the American will replace Valentino Rossi at Yamaha.

Having finally surfaced after the debacle that was USF1, Peter Windsor is bemoaning that fact that F1 teams are not taking notice of American talent.