Nick Heidfeld - out of a race seat in F1 2010 for the first time since making his top flight debut a decade ago - has revealed that he was 'very close' to signing for McLaren this year, and remains hopeful of rejoining the grand prix grid in 2011
Who will win the race for the 2010 F1 Drivers' World Championship crown - Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel or Mark Webber? Here's your chance to have your say...
Popular and respected BBC F1 commentator Martin Brundle has warned Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Felipe Massa et al not to underestimate the threat of returning grand prix legend Michael Schumacher in 2010 - and he speaks as a man who knows the German better than most
Michael Schumacher's former Benetton team boss Flavio Briatore has branded the German's departure from Ferrari to return to F1 in 2010 with Mercedes Grand Prix 'an inelegant betrayal' - and suggested that if it does not work out, the comeback will be a 'disaster'
Fresh concerns have arisen regarding the state of Michael Schumacher's neck, after the Mercedes Grand Prix F1 returnee's personal doctor and physiotherapist were spotted in the Valencia paddock during testing this week
Michael Schumacher will indeed drive car No.3 in the 2010 F1 World Championship, after governing body the FIA agreed to his request to lumber the 'unlucky' No.4 upon Mercedes Grand Prix team-mate Nico Rosberg instead
Michael Schumacher has asked governing body the FIA to be allowed to swap car numbers with Mercedes Grand Prix team-mate Nico Rosberg ahead of F1 2010, to be No.3 instead of No.4. Car No.4 has never won the world championship...
If his rivals were not already nervous enough about what has been described as the greatest comeback in sporting history, Mercedes Grand Prix returnee Michael Schumacher has asserted that his break from F1 has only made him stronger
Daimler AG chairman Dieter Zetsche has confirmed that Ross Brawn will be at liberty to decide as to whether there is a hierarchy between Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg at Mercedes Grand Prix in F1 2010
His fans might be delirious and some might be tipping him to add an eighth world title to his extraordinary career CV, but Johnny Herbert warns that Michael Schumacher may have bitten off more than he can chew by returning to the grid with Mercedes Grand Prix in F1 2010
Robert Kubica has resolved to remain on-board at Renault F1 in 2010, his manager Daniel Morelli has confirmed - as the team enters a brave new era under the ownership of Luxembourg-based investment consortium Genii Capital
It has emerged that before he knew Michael Schumacher would be his team-mate at Mercedes Grand Prix in F1 2010, Nico Rosberg had accused his compatriot of taking driving standards in the sport to a new low...
Mercedes Grand Prix was too late in its efforts to secure the services of 2007 F1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen for next season, the Finn's manager Steve Robertson reveals...
Mike Conway admits he could scarcely believe F1 knocked on his door again when Mercedes Grand Prix invited him to try out for the team in the special young driver test at Jerez this week - and he acknowledges that the opportunity could change everything...
Rubens Barrichello adds his voice to that of triple world champion Niki Lauda in suggesting that Ross Brawn has perhaps made a mistake in relying upon an all-new driver line-up at what is now Mercedes Grand Prix in F1 2010...
Mercedes Grand Prix - formerly Brawn GP - confirmed that ex-Williams star Nico Rosberg will form one half of its driver line-up for the F1 2010 campaign earlier this week. But who will line-up alongside him?
F1 legend Alain Prost warns 2007 world champion and Ferrari evictee Kimi Raikkonen that he may not find it as easy as he thinks to breeze back into a drive in 2011 should he pursue his plan of taking a year off to go rallying
Former three-time F1 World Champion Niki Lauda warns Ross Brawn that Mercedes Grand Prix will need a top-line driver to replace Jenson Button if they are not to be beaten by Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull Racing in 2010...
Mercedes Grand Prix - formerly Brawn GP - has confirmed that ex-Williams star Nico Rosberg will form one half of its driver line-up for the F1 2010 campaign, though the identity of the second driver remains unclear...
2007 F1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen has confirmed that he is not in talks with Mercedes Grand Prix and will not be on the grand prix grid in 2010 - and whilst he is open to returning, he acknowledges that he may have reached the end of the road
Recently-crowned F1 World Champion Jenson Button did not leave Brawn GP due to disagreements over salary, Ross Brawn and Nick Fry contend - with a breach in contract caused by his unexpected visit to McLaren-Mercedes having led to an offer of ?12 million-a-year being withdrawn