updated: Fri Oct 21 2011 13:20:00
A high-power cannon is used to fire tires at a cockpit canopy during an FIA test.
Last year's world champion Lewis Hamilton has claimed pole position for Sunday's inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix while his successor as Formula One's top driver, Jenson Button, qualified fifth.
Brawn GP's Jenson Button has won the 2009 Formula One drivers championship after finishing fifth in the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos.
Fernando Alonso topped the times for Renault in Friday's second free practice session ahead of Sunday's potentially decisive Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos.
Felipe Massa will not be returning to Formula One this season, his Ferrari team have officially announced.
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.
Adrian Sutil posted the fastest time as the second practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix was disrupted by poor weather at Suzuka on Friday.
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.
Lewis Hamilton led from start to finish to win the Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. It was the Briton's second win of the season and the eleventh of his career.
Germany's Sebastian Vettel fended off a late charge by Fernando Alonso to top the timesheet in the second session of free practice for this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton gave McLaren Mercedes pole position in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza with a dramatic late lap to beat Force India's Adrian Sutil by just two-tenths of a second on Saturday.
Adrian Sutil was the surprise name on top of the first day timesheets as Force India threatened another shock result in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
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.
Giancarlo Fisichella has signed for Ferrari for the remainder of the Formula One season after being released from his current contract with the Force India team.
Lewis Hamilton's recent resurgence continued on his favorite track as the reigning world champion topped practice ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa on Sunday.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen claimed his fourth Belgian Formula One Grand Prix victory in five years at Spa to end an astonishing run of 26 races without a win for the 2007 world champion.
Giancarlo Fisichella earned Force India's first pole position in Formula One on Saturday as series leader Jenson Button and world champion Lewis Hamilton failed to make final qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix.
World champion Lewis Hamilton claimed his first pole position of the season as McLaren locked out the front row of the grid for Sunday's European Formula One Grand Prix in Valencia.
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.
Sebastian Vettel became the youngest Formula One winner with an impeccable start to finish victory in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
Fernando Alonso returned the fastest time in Friday's practice for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.
Heikki Kovalainen secured the first pole position of his Formula One career to put McLaren teammate and home favorite Lewis Hamilton in the shade at the British Grand Prix.
Defending world champion Kimi Raikkonen claimed pole position for the French Grand Prix at Magny Cours with a lap of one minute 16.449 seconds.
Giancarlo Fisichella will partner Adrian Sutil when Force India make their Formula One debut this season.
Kimi Raikkonen claimed his first world title by one point after previous overall leader Lewis Hamilton suffered a nightmare end to his rookie season at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Lewis Hamilton posted the fastest time of the day in practice for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix -- but his McLaren team were fined $15,000 by race stewards after using two sets of wet-weather tyres, which is in breach of F1 regulations that state only one is permitted.
McLaren and Ferrari shared the honors after Friday's two practice sessions at Monza ahead of Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.
Race stewards stripped Fernando Alonso of his Hungarian Grand Prix pole position on Saturday and barred his championship-leading McLaren team from scoring constructors' points in Sunday's race.
The first European leg of the season over and done with and it's over to north America, for this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal and next weekend's United States Grand Prix in Indianapolis.
Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella doubts he will stand on the Formula One podium this year despite starting the season with high hopes at a team that won both championships in 2005 and 2006.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa won the Bahrain Grand Prix in Manama on Sunday but McLaren rookie Lewis Hamilton drove into the Formula One record books with another stunning second place.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa won the Bahrain Grand Prix in Manama on Sunday but McLaren rookie Lewis Hamilton drove into the Formula One record books with another stunning second place.
Where else but Monaco are you likely to find billion dollar yachts, Paris Hilton and a swimming pool within meters of cars traveling at nearly 200 mph?
Ferrari's Felipe Massa dominated Malaysian Grand Prix practice on Friday to leave his Formula One rivals feeling the heat.
Renault rookie Heikki Kovalainen has escaped unhurt after a 200kph crash in Formula One testing in Bahrain.
Renault rookie Heikki Kovalainen topped the timesheets on the first full day of the final Formula One test session of the year on Wednesday.
McLaren rookie Lewis Hamilton topped the test timesheets for the first time in his Formula One career on Thursday while Kimi Raikkonen made a surprise appearance with Ferrari at the Jerez circuit, Spain.
Spain's Fernando Alonso claimed the Formula One world championship for the second successive year as closest rival Michael Schumacher punctured in his final race and finished fourth in the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Italian Giancarlo Fisichella kept Renault's title rivals Ferrari off the top of the timesheets with the fastest time in practice for the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka on Friday.
Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso spoke out about his loneliness on Thursday, accusing Renault of twice abandoning him at crucial times this season.
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher swept to a sensational victory at a rain-soaked Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday to seize the Formula One championship lead by the slimmest of margins.
World champion Fernando Alonso boosted his Formula One title chances by seizing pole position on an all-Renault front row at a rain-swept Chinese 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 blasted the Formula One title race wide open on Sunday with a commanding victory in his home German Grand Prix as Ferrari scored a one-two triumph.
Michael Schumacher won the U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday in a Ferrari one-two that slammed the brakes on Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso's run of success.
Michael Schumacher showed that Ferrari are back on form by storming to pole position for Sunday's United States Grand Prix.
Formula One made an incident-free return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday with Honda test driver Anthony Davidson dominating free practice for the U.S. Grand Prix.
World champion Fernando Alonso further strengthened his grip on the 2006 title race with victory in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.
Defending world drivers' champion Fernando Alonso stormed to pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on Saturday.
BMW Sauber's Polish test driver Robert Kubica enjoyed a moment of glory with the quickest time in Friday's low-key British Grand Prix free practice.
World champion Fernando Alonso became the first Spaniard to win his home grand prix on Sunday to the screaming adulation of a 130,000-strong crowd.
Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher produced another flawless and tactically astute drive to win the European Grand Prix at Nuerburgring on Sunday.
Renault's Fernando Alonso won an incident-packed Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne to take a 14-point lead in the Formula One standings.
Britain's Jenson Button survived a crazy final qualifying session to snatch pole position for the Australian Grand Prix.
World champion Fernando Alonso settled for fifth spot as the top drivers all took it easy in Friday's practise session for the Australian Grand Prix.
Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella took pole position with a flying late lap in qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix on Saturday.
Spain's Fernando Alonso became Formula One's youngest world champion with a solid third place in the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos on Sunday.
McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen lapped fastest in a rain-hit first day of practice for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.
Renault's Fernando Alonso could be crowned F1's youngest champion next weekend after finishing second to Juan Pablo Montoya of McLaren in the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Title challenger Kimi Raikkonen claimed pole place at the Istanbul Park circuit Saturday when he finished fastest in qualifying for Sunday's inaugural Turkish Grand Prix.
It was bitter-sweet for McLaren in qualifying for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim as Kimi Raikkonen secured pole position while teammate Juan Pablo Montoya slid off on the final corner.
Championship leader Fernando Alonso claimed his second consecutive pole position, as race favorite Kimi Raikkonen suffered a second successive engine failure, at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Finn Kimi Raikkonen gave his title hopes a huge boost when he won the Canadian Grand Prix after championship leader Fernando Alonso crashed out in Montreal.
Britain's Jenson Button rebounded from his BAR team's controversial two-race ban to claim pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.
Renault's championship leader Fernando Alonso looked every bit the Monaco Grand Prix favorite after setting the pace in practice for Sunday's race.
McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen flew from pole position to the chequered flag to win the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, the Finn's third Formula One victory.
Formula One leader Fernando Alonso and team boss Flavio Briatore will stay at Renault next year after the team moved to end speculation about their future.
Briton Jenson Button fired a warning shot to BAR's rivals in San Marino Grand Prix practice on Friday.
Renault's Fernando Alonso increased his lead in the world championship with a dominating drive in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix -- his second victory in three races this season.
All weekend sport in Italy, including Serie A football matches, has been cancelled as a mark of respect for the late pope John Paul II, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) announced.
World champion Michael Schumacher hopes to challenge at the front of the grid for the first time this season at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, where Ferrari will introduce their new F2005 car.
Spain's Fernando Alonso seized provisional pole for Renault at the Malaysian Grand Prix with a blistering lap in first qualifying.
Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella took provisional pole for Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix after the weather turned first qualifying into a lottery on Saturday.
Australians Will Power and Will Davison will test for the Minardi Formula One team before November, a team spokesman said on Monday.
Michael Schumacher claimed a record 12th win of the season as the Hungarian GP saw another start-to-finish triumph for the Ferrari team.
Sauber driver Giancarlo Fisichella is close to joining Formula One rivals Renault, the Italian's manager said on Tuesday.
McLaren set their sights on a first podium finish of the season after Kimi Raikkonen led British Grand Prix practice.
Kimi Raikkonen enjoyed a rare moment of success in a difficult season by topping Friday's practice times ahead of the European Grand Prix.
Italian Jarno Trulli won a drama-filled Monaco Grand Prix, turning his first ever pole spot into his first GP triumph by leading all the way.
World champion Michael Schumacher missed a sixth straight victory after a crash in the tunnel at the Monaco Grand Prix.
Italian Giancarlo Fisichella escaped unhurt from a dramatic third lap collision in the Monaco Grand Prix.
World champion Michael Schumacher boasted he had driven the perfect lap on Saturday in sweeping to pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Six-times world champion Michael Schumacher broke the lap record as he grabbed pole position for the Formula One season-opener in Australia.
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