Eastern Creek: Friday Practice 1 (Rookie) Times

After two days of rain and cold conditions, which have interrupted the test programme in Valencia this week, the weather improved this morning to allow a full day of dry testing for the Honda Racing F1 Team.

Stepney remains under contract to Ferrari

Malaysian driver Fairuz Fauzy and Dutchman Giedo van der Garde join new F1 team Spyker as test drivers.

Ralf goes quickest in Spain

Ferrari's race and testing technical manager Nigel Stepney says he wants to get away from Ferrari and that he's unhappy with recent management changes at the Italian team. Stepney joined Ferrari in 1992 and has suggested he could take a year out.

Fauzy, van der Garde, Valles and Winkelhock will be Spyker test drivers in 2007.

Toyota powered to the top of the testing times at Valencia on Thursday, on just its third full day of testing with its new TF107.

Ralf Schumacher knocked over a second off the week's best lap.

Bridgestone, sole tyre supplier for the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship and to the prestigious GP2 series, has today launched the 2007 Bridgestone e-reporter competition for young aspiring journalists.

Spyker confirms four test drivers

The Spyker F1 team came with a surprising press release this evening when the announced not one, but four test drivers. The team announced Giedo van der Garde, who was signed up with Super Aguri, as the team's test and Friday driver. They also announced Adrian Valles (pictured above), Markus Winkelhock and Fairuz Fauzy as the team's test drivers.

Toyota F1 driver Ralf Schumacher showed the team's new car, the TF107, is well on the pace already as he clocked Thursday's fastest lap time. He was ahead of Renault driver Giancarlo Fisichella who covered twice the number of laps - a total of 121.