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.
Jean Todt has succeeded Max Mosley as president of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) after he was elected to the most powerful position in motorsport on Friday.
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.
Renault's former chief engineer Pat Symonds has spoken of his "eternal regret" at his involvement in the race-fixing conspiracy in last year's Singapore Grand Prix.
Renault's Formula One team was handed a two-year suspended ban by the sport's governing body Monday after a hearing into their part in fixing the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
Renault's chief operating officer Patrick Pelata has laid the blame for the Formula One race-fixing controversy with recently departed team bosses Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds.
Renault's Formula One boss Flavio Briatore has quit his post after the team announced Wednesday that it would not dispute race-fixing allegations relating to the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
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.
Jean Todt has succeeded Max Mosley as president of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) after he was elected to the most powerful position in motorsport on Friday.
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.
Renault's former chief engineer Pat Symonds has spoken of his "eternal regret" at his involvement in the race-fixing conspiracy in last year's Singapore Grand Prix.
Renault's Formula One team was handed a two-year suspended ban by the sport's governing body Monday after a hearing into their part in fixing the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
Renault's chief operating officer Patrick Pelata has laid the blame for the Formula One race-fixing controversy with recently departed team bosses Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds.
Renault's Formula One boss Flavio Briatore has quit his post after the team announced Wednesday that it would not dispute race-fixing allegations relating to the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
The Renault Formula One team have commenced legal proceedings against former driver Nelson Piquet Junior over allegations made by the Brazilian that he was asked by the team to deliberately crash his car in last year's Singapore Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso refused to comment on Renault's upcoming hearing about alleged race-fixing at last year's Singapore Grand Prix as he chose to focus on this weekend's race in Monza.
Nelson Piquet Jr. has blamed his manager and team boss Flavio Briatore after revealing that he has been sacked by Renault following a poor first half to the 2009 Formula One season.
Red Bull's Mark Webber will start on pole position for the first time in his Formula One career following a rain-affected qualifying session for Sunday's German Grand Prix at Nurburgring.
Sebastian Vettel maintained the impressive form he showed in practice by comfortably securing pole position in his Red Bull for Sunday's British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Red Bull are threatening to scupper Jenson Button's hopes of a seventh win from eight Formula One races this season, after trouncing their rivals in Friday's practice sessions for Sunday's British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Heikki Kovalainen finished quickest in practice for the first time this season to suggest McLaren might be contenders for Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul.
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.
Fernando Alonso had written off his chances of winning the Singapore Grand Prix on the grid -- two hours later he was celebrating an unlikely "lucky" victory.
Lewis Hamilton described his domination of the German Grand Prix as "the best weekend" of his career as he stretched his lead at the top of the Formula One world championship.
Lewis Hamilton led from lap four for McLaren to claim his first British Grand Prix triumph in stunning style and take a share of the lead in the world drivers championship.
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.
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.
Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso gave his Renault team a boost on home soil with a storming performance in second practice for Sunday's French Grand Prix at Magny Cours.
World championship leader Lewis Hamilton again showed his liking for the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal by posting the fastest time in Friday practice for the Canadian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton showed his determination to end a four-race winless streak by setting the pace in Thursday's opening practice sessions for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.
Ferrari's second consecutive one-two finish of the season has put clear distance between them and Formula One's chasing pack, leaving McLaren's Lewis Hamilton looking for more from his car.
World champion Kimi Raikkonen snatched pole position from Fernando Alonso in the dying moments of a remarkable qualifying session for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso was back behind the wheel of a Renault for the first time since returning to the team after a turbulent year with McLaren as he tested at Jerez on Tuesday.
This year's Formula 1 season is shaping up to be one of the most exciting in recent history. With seven races remaining, the drivers' championship is still wide open.
As Markus Winkelhock took to the sodden track of last week's European Grand Prix in Nuerburgring he went where one Winkelhock had been before, his father Manfred Winkelhock.
Brazil dominated the opening round of the new A1 Grand Prix series on its debut at Brands Hatch on Sunday, with Nelson Piquet Jr winning both races from pole position.
Max Mosley, president of motorsport's governing body, has denied the FIA agreed a deal with Ferrari over rule changes at a meeting shunned by the other nine F1 teams.
Spaniard Sete Gibernau took provisional pole for Sunday's Brazilian Moto GP in the first official qualifying session on Friday at Rio de Janeiro's Nelson Piquet circuit.
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