For the first time in Formula 1, the FIA has published the post-qualifying weights of all 20 cars competing in the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne this weekend, making it possible to roughly discern just how much fuel each driver will have on-board for the start of the race at Albert Park - an
Jenson Button was effusive in his praise for his Brawn GP team after scorching to pole position for this weekend's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne - admitting that he had forgotten what it felt like to see smiles in the garage and describing the result as absolute vindication for everyone havi
Richard Branson has admitted that his Virgin Group's sponsorship of Brawn GP in Formula 1 could ultimately materialise in his ultra-successful global brand taking over the team's name.
Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello may have sensationally locked out the front row of the starting grid for this weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne and Richard Branson's Virgin Group may have come on-board as a significant sponsor, but the honeymoon could already be ove
It may only be three weeks since the Brawn GP BGP 001 first took to the test track at Silverstone, but both Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello featured right up at the sharp end of proceedings in practice for this weekend's curtain-raising Australian Grand Prix - and the British star reckons th
The 2009 Formula 1 World Championship campaign will roar into life after a nigh-on five-month winter break this weekend, with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne promising to be one of the most open, unpredictable and exciting races in years.
Rubens Barrichello still possesses the necessary talent and drive to succeed in Formula 1, reckons Gary Anderson - with the esteemed former designer confident that Brawn GP made the right choice in electing to retain the Brazilian's services in 2009 rather than promoting his young countryman Brun
We give you the rundown on all the runners and riders who will be taking to the Formula 1 starting grid in 2009 - and what to expect when the lights go out in the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne this coming weekend... McLAREN-MERCEDES
Felipe Massa has gone on record as saying that Brawn GP will be Ferrari's 'main opponent' in Formula 1 in 2009 - as Fernando Alonso predicted that it will be too close to call between all the teams in the curtain-raising Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne this coming weekend.
Rubens Barrichello has suggested that a 'culture difference' and language barrier were the key elements separating Honda from success in Formula 1 in recent years - as he revealed his hopes that Brawn GP will turn out to be something of a hybrid of what he found at Ferrari and Stewart Grand Prix.
Rubens Barrichello has revealed that he never lost faith over the winter months that he would still be a fixture on the Formula 1 grid in 2009 - despite persistent and 'absurd' suggestions that the most experienced driver in the sport's history would be replaced by rookie compatriot Bruno Senna.<
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'.
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.
Michael Schumacher has responded to suggestions made by former Formula 1 team-mate Rubens Barrichello that a lot more went on at Ferrari during their time together than met the eye by insisting that the Brazilian simply wasn't quick enough to be number one.
David Coulthard has named Mika Hakkinen as his favourite team-mate from his 15 seasons in Formula 1 - even if he admits that the Finnish double world champion is 'such an unusual character'.
With Bruno Senna believed to be in-line for a test with Honda's Formula 1 team sometime following next month's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, rumours linking countryman Rubens Barrichello to an IndyCar Series switch next year have re-surfaced.
With continuing uncertainty over the Formula 1 driver line-up in 2009, Honda has admitted that, aside from former double world champion Fernando Alonso, it is also interested in Nick Heidfeld and Bruno Senna.
Whilst the all-new Marina Bay Street Circuit has generally received an enthusiastic if cautious thumbs-up from the Formula 1 fraternity ahead of this weekend's inaugural Singapore Grand Prix in the city-state, a number of areas have come in for criticism - not least of which being the 'dangerous'
There could yet be eleventh hour alterations to the track layout in Valencia ahead of the European Grand Prix this weekend - the city's first-ever Formula 1 race - with fears that the bridge section may cause problems.
Fernando Alonso is on the verge of agreeing terms to a $15m USD (?7.6m) deal to race for Honda in Formula 1 in 2009 in place of veteran Rubens Barrichello - but whether it will be for just next season or for longer remains uncertain.
Honda looks likely to keep both Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello in its Formula 1 line-up in 2009 - that was the assertion of the Brackley-based concern's team principal Ross Brawn ahead of the German Grand Prix this weekend.
Rubens Barrichello has described his return to the podium in the British Grand Prix as 'magic', adding that he is convinced that there are still 'plenty more' good times to come from Honda in the future.
TV unilaterals Q: Lewis, you started the season with a win, you won the Monaco Grand Prix, but now the moment's yours. Let's savour the moment, describe your emotions on that slow-down lap, having won the British Grand Prix.