He is the man with the most runner-up finishes to his name without ever winning a grand prix, but with Lotus Renault GP in F1 2011, Nick Heidfeld has a golden opportunity to rectify that unenviable statistic. The question is, will he..?
Fernando Alonso: Obviously it was a surprise, a shock to hear about his accident. And the first moments, to be honest, speaking with his manager, it was not so clear... ...that he was perfectly okay and that he would survive.
Legal expert Dominic Crossley argues that restricting drivers' extra-curricular activities could be detrimental to the sport of F1, despite the impact of Robert Kubica's rally accident
A source close to Crash.net has revealed that injured Lotus Renault GP star Robert Kubica has named the driver he would like to see stand in for him at the Enstone-based outfit in F1 2011
Three-time F1 world champion Niki Lauda has criticised Robert Kubica after the Pole was injured in a rallying accident between F1 tests, claiming that he should not have been diverting his attention from his role with Lotus Renault GP.
If Nick Heidfeld was all-but a shoo-in to take his former team-mate Robert Kubica's place at Lotus Renault GP in F1 2011 before his Jerez try-out, then the German now looks to be a dead-cert
Co-driver Jakub Gerber does not hold Robert Kubica responsible for the accident which left the Lotus Renault GP driver in hospital with serious injuries to his right arm, leg and hand.
Injured Lotus Renault GP driver Robert Kubica has been placed in an induced coma as he recovers from seven hours of surgery to save his right hand following Sunday's rally accident.
Lotus Renault GP star Robert Kubica has been seriously injured in a rallying accident in Italy, with speculation that the Pole's condition - although not life-threatening - could threaten his F1 career
Former grand prix ace Jos Verstappen has scathingly derided Renault's Russian rookie Vitaly Petrov as 'the worst driver' of F1 2010 and skilled only in 'making mistakes'
Whilst admitting to rating Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Robert Kubica and praising 'charming' and 'super-quick' Rubens Barrichello, Sir Frank Williams concedes he struggles to warm so much to Fernando Alonso
Sebastian Vettel led from the front to win both the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the 2010 F1 world championship as rivals Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber came up short.
Two of F1's most experienced campaigners have spoken out about what they believe is a 'dangerous' pit-lane entry at the recently-completed Korea International Circuit, home to this weekend's inaugural Korean Grand Prix
Renault F1 technical director James Allison argues that Robert Kubica is so good that should the team give him a car that's 'even half-capable' of claiming the crown, the Pole will achieve it