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Paffett eyes 'door to be opened' at Force India.
Gary Paffett has revealed that he is bullish about his chances of finally grabbing a spot on the grand prix grid in 2009, insisting that there is 'a door to be opened' at Force India - and that he is determined to be the man to open it.
Murray Walker: Alonso 'the best of the lot'.
Murray Walker has revealed who he believes to have been the most impressive drivers in Formula 1 in 2008 - and has picked out former double world champion Fernando Alonso as 'the best of the lot'.
Richards quells Prodrive Honda speculation.
David Richards has said that he 'disagrees' with those who claim Honda's moribund Formula 1 team is 'an attractive proposition', as it has emerged that he is the favourite to purchase and take over the squad ahead of the 2009 season.
FOTA keen to see Honda team saved.
The remaining members of the Formula One Teams' Association have said they are hopeful that a buyer will be found for the Honda Racing F1 Team after it was placed up for sale yesterday [Friday].
Alonso: I can fight for F1 title in 2009.
Fernando Alonso has insisted that he and Renault will be fully capable of battling to reclaim their Formula 1 World Championship crowns in 2009 - even if he acknowledges that 'so many factors' will determine the performance of the new R29.
Ecclestone: Honda is a top four team.
F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says he has 'no doubt' that the Honda Racing F1 Team would have been a top four outfit in the 2009 Formula One season - making them the ideal target for anyone looking to get into the sport.
Mosley: FIA in exclusive Cosworth talks.
FIA president Max Mosley has written to Formula One teams to further explain his vision for bringing down costs in Formula One, after revealing the FIA is in exclusive talks with Cosworth regarding a supply of engines from 2010.
Heikki: 2009 has already started.
Keen to put a disappointing 2008 Formula One campaign behind him, Heikki Kovalainen is wasting no time in starting his preparations for 2009 and has confirmed that he will be back on track later this month.
Hamilton prepares for tough defence.
Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he does not expect his Formula One world title defence to be any easier than this year's triumph, particularly with the category radically overhauling its rulebook for 2009.
Fisi: Contract reviewed <I>after</I> McLaren deal.
Formula One veteran Giancarlo Fisichella insists that his place in the Force India team is secure, despite speculation that the Silverstone squad's deal to use McLaren-Mercedes technology may see him replaced by one of the Woking team's prot?g?s.
Sir Frank endorses disabled karting scheme.
Williams F1 team owner Sir Frank Williams has given his backing to a free Karting for the Disabled seminar to be held in Coventry.
Walker: Max Mosley and FIA let F1 down.
Max Mosley let down the FIA and the FIA let down Formula 1 with some of its stewarding decisions in 2008 - that is the outspoken view of the sport's much-loved veteran commentator Murray Walker.
F3 racer breaks lap record on F1 debut.
Italian F3 champion Mirko Bortolotti made an impressive debut in Formula One machinery after breaking the lap record at the Fiorano circuit.
Red Bull buys back STR stake.
Red Bull has announced that it is to buy back the 50 per cent stake in the Toro Rosso Formula One team that it sold to Gerhard Berger back in 2006.
Santander confirm Ferrari deal, chasing Alonso.
Spanish bank Santander has finally admitted that it will jump ship from McLaren-Mercedes to Ferrari in 2010 - and is hoping to tempt Fernando Alonso to Maranello into the bargain.
Hand injury won't deter Piscopo.
Edoardo Piscopo is determined not to let a hand injury picked up at this weekend's A1 Grand Prix round in Malaysia deter him from testing opportunities, either in the World Series by Renault or with the Ferrari F1 team
Rubens: I was told to consider my contract...
Rubens Barrichello has stepped up his series of revelations about 'life at Ferrari' by claiming that he was warned to 'think about [his] contract' during the controversial 2002 Austrian Grand Prix.
Kubica: Wings will fly in Melbourne...
Robert Kubica has predicted that the start of the 2009 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne could be carnage in the light of the new wings being considered for introduction into the top flight next year.
Webber accident 'messy'; challenge under threat?
Mark Webber was lucky to escape more serious injury when he collided with a car head-on whilst riding a bicycle during his Pure Tasmania Challenge, it has been revealed - as the very future of the 250km mountain biking, kayaking and trekking endurance event possibly hangs in the balance.
New qualifying format for F1 in 2009?
Formula 1 could be set for yet another overhaul of its qualifying format next season, with a new version of the current 'knock-out' system due to be evaluated at the next meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC).
Honda told: Keep Rubens over Senna.
Murray Walker has claimed that the only reasons Honda should have for electing to promote Bruno Senna to Formula 1 in 2009 in place of Rubens Barrichello are financial ones, arguing the latter's experience would likely be of critical importance in the sport's brave new dawn.
Webber undergoes surgery.
Mark Webber has undergone surgery on a broken right leg following an accident during his own charity event in Tasmania.
Murray: Kimi may regain fire but not crown.
Murray Walker has tipped Kimi Raikkonen to bounce back next year from his desultory campaign as defending world champion in Formula 1 - though he is less convinced that will be enough for the Finn to reclaim his crown.
Top ten F1 drivers: Kimi Raikkonen [6].
After asking you to vote for your leading drivers from the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship season, the time has come to start the countdown to the driver you voted the top star of 2008.