CNN's Richard Quest gets a sneak peek at the Bahrain F1 racetrack in the run up to the new season.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa proved the quickest of the 12 cars that took to the track on the opening day of Formula One pre-season testing in Jerez, southern Spain on Thursday.
Felipe Massa says the day he becomes a number two driver will be his last in Formula One.
Formula One star Felipe Massa plans to thank the people who helped save his life a year ago as he makes an emotional return to Hungary this week.
After a horrific crash last July, Formula One Driver Felipe Massa returns for testing. CNN's Alex Thomas was there.
Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher made an impressive return to Formula One in the first day of official testing for 2010 in Spain on Monday -- but was upstaged by another driver making his comeback, Ferrari's Felipe Massa.
Felipe Massa has been forced to backtrack on comments he made claiming that new Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso was aware of Renault's plans to deliberately crash at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
Felipe Massa has been cleared to return to the wheel of a Ferrari following medical tests in Paris which confirmed his continuing successful recovery from a serious skull injury.
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa will be in Brazil for his home Formula One grand prix on October 18 -- as a special guest to wave the chequered flag.
Felipe Massa is back in the fast lane after his life-threatening crash at the Hungarian Grand Prix just nine weeks ago which placed his Formula One future in doubt.
Felipe Massa has revealed that he hopes to be at his home Brazilian Grand Prix -- but he won't be behind the wheel of his Ferrari.
Injured Formula One star Felipe Massa is looking forward to taking his first steps towards driving again after passing a series of mental and physical tests in Miami.
Felipe Massa vowed to return to Formula One "as soon as possible" as he left hospital in Hungary to fly home to Brazil after his horror crash last weekend.
Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has admitted his relief after visiting stricken Ferrari driver Felipe Massa in hospital.
Felipe Massa is to return home to Brazil on Monday just nine days after fracturing his skull in a freak accident at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher could be set to make a shock return to Formula One as Ferrari look for a short-term replacement for the injured Felipe Massa.
Felipe Massa's Formula One career is hanging in the balance after confirmation the Ferrari driver suffered some damage to his left eye following his crash in qualifying for the Hungarian GP -- although his condition continues to improve.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa remains in a stable condition in hospital on Sunday after fracturing his skull in two places during a freak accident in Saturday's qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Felipe Massa had emergency surgery for a fractured skull after a freak crash in final qualifying for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.
Felipe Massa has rejected calls for Formula One teams to slash the wages of their drivers in a bid to reduce costs.
Lewis Hamilton took his first Formula One world championship after an eight-month-long duel with Felipe Massa.
Lewis Hamilton took his first Formula One world championship after an eight-month-long duel with Felipe Massa.
Lewis Hamilton took his first Formula One world championship after an eight-month-long duel with Felipe Massa.
Formula One is in growth mode, with the number of grands prix climbing one to 18 in 2008.
The final race of the Formula One season, the Brazilian Grand Prix, gets underway at 1700 GMT.
Felipe Massa claimed pole for his home Brazilian Grand Prix as title rival and championship leader Lewis Hamilton could only qualify fourth fastest at Interlagos on Saturday.
Either Lewis Hamilton or Felipe Massa would be a worthy Formula One world champion, according to a number of the sport's experts.
Felipe Massa has dismissed suggestions he could attempt to win the Formula One world championship by knocking rival Lewis Hamilton off the track.
An upbeat Felipe Massa is not prepared to throw in the towel on his Formula One title bid despite going to his home race as a clear underdog.
Felipe Massa does not think the pressure of being involved in the sharp end of a Formula One championship fight will get to him.
Germany's Timo Glock enjoyed a fine second practice session to top the timesheets on Friday ahead of this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji.
Fifteen bruising rounds down, three to go in the topsy-turvy Formula One world championship of 2008 -- with two drivers slugging it out for the crown.
Formula One world championship leader Lewis Hamilton extended his title advantage after an extraordinary pit lane incident scuppered the hopes of his main rival Felipe Massa in the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix.
Felipe Massa boosted his challenge for the drivers' world championship title when he claimed pole position ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the final qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix.
While Formula One continues to reel from 'stewardgate,' the championship battle moves on to the Italian Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso returned the fastest time in Friday's practice for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.
Felipe Massa does not consider himself to be Ferrari's No.1 driver despite cruising to victory at the European Grand Prix.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa claimed a wire-to-wire win in the European Grand Prix on Valencia's street circuit for his fourth F1 victory of the season, finishing ahead of championship leader Lewis Hamilton.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa edged out world championship leader Lewis Hamilton to claim pole position for Sunday's European Grand Prix in Valencia.
Felipe Massa has vowed to redouble his efforts to win the Formula One title in light of the last-gasp engine failure that cost him victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa has his eyes firmly fixed on the drivers' title after a piece of luck helped him to his third win of the season at the French Grand Prix.
Felipe Massa moved to the top of the drivers' championship by winning the French Grand Prix at Magny Cours, after team-mate Kimi Raikkonen had problems with a broken exhaust.
Felipe Massa led a Ferrari one-two in final qualifying to snatch pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday.
Brazilian driver Felipe Massa won the Turkish Grand Prix for the third successive year in Istanbul on Sunday.
Felipe Massa's superb final lap in one minute, 27.617 seconds earned him pole position at the Turkish Grand Prix for the third successive year.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa have taunted their rivals with talk of another one-two finish at the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul on Sunday.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa rightly talked of the "dark clouds" clearing after his first win (and finish) of the season at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Felipe Massa led from the first corner to rekindle his world title hopes with victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, heading off team-mate Kimi Raikkonen as Ferrari dominated the race.
Brazilian Felipe Massa put his Ferrari on pole position for the Turkish Grand Prix on Saturday for the second year in a row.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa won the Turkish Grand Prix for the second year in a row on Sunday while a late puncture slashed Lewis Hamilton's championship lead to five points.
Brazilian Felipe Massa gatecrashed world champion Fernando Alonso's home grand prix party by snatching pole position from the Spaniard in the final moments of a thrilling qualifying session on Saturday.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa dominated Malaysian Grand Prix practice on Friday to leave his Formula One rivals feeling the heat.
Felipe Massa seized pole in front of his home fans as Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher could only finish 10th in qualifying for the last F1 race of his career, the title-deciding Brazilian Grand Prix.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa, fresh from his first grand prix win, outpaced teammate Michael Schumacher in final practice for the Italian Grand Prix.
Brazilian Felipe Massa roared to his first Formula One victory, in Turkey on Sunday, as Ferrari team mate Michael Schumacher failed to find a way past championship leader Fernando Alonso.
Brazilian Felipe Massa took the first pole position of his Formula One career on an all-Ferrari front row at the Turkish Grand Prix.
Michael Schumacher showed that Ferrari are back on form by storming to pole position for Sunday's United States Grand Prix.
Brazilian Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Sauber escaped unhurt after a high-speed crash during testing at the Catalunya circuit.