F1

14 Mar 2010: F1: Ferrari throw down the gauntlet with opening 1-2

The remorseless pace and reliability of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa destroyed the hopes of Sebastian Vettel in his fast but fragile Red Bull as the 2010 Formula One season opened in Bahrain with a 1-2 finish for Ferrari.

14 Mar 2010: F1: Bahrain Grand Prix liveblog 2010

Welcome to the first race of the 2010 Formula One season. And it should be an interesting one.

13 Mar 2010: F1: The British boffins powering Ferrari past the refuelling ban

On the eve of Jenson Button’s championship defence, we look at how the scientists at the Shell Technology Centre in Thornton, Chester, are working with Ferrari to show him a clean pair of heels.

13 Mar 2010: F1: Red Bull’s Vettel on pole as Button struggles with car

Sebastian Vettel has thrown down the gauntlet to four world champions with his thrilling curtain-raiser at the Sakhir Circuit in Bahrain today, after parking his Red Bull neatly on pole and challenging the rest of the field to catch him – if they can.

12 Mar 2010: Button and Brawn GP add Laureus awards to 2009 season honours

Jenson Button and the former Brawn GP team personnel have joined sports stars Usain Bolt, Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters in winning the 2010 Laureus World Sport Award categories in which they were nominated.

12 Mar 2010: F1: Paffett gets four-race call-up in McLaren’s reserve slot

McLaren has confirmed that British DTM star and long-time tester Gary Paffett will be acting as its reserve driver for the first four races of the season – until his own racing season starts.

12 Mar 2010: F1: 2010 Bahrain GP preview – no-one knows anything about anyone at all

Friday practice in Bahrain taught little about the prospects of the 12 F1 teams that will take to the grid on Sunday as mechanical problems kept some drivers off the track for all or most of the day, while others were testing different strategies that could not be directly compared.

12 Mar 2010: F1: User guide to the Bahrain Grand Prix 2010

Following the racing this weekend? Here’s all you need to know.

5 Mar 2010: F1: Lewis and Anthony Hamilton to end their professional relationship

This week we learned how Lewis Hamilton had lost a manager and gained a father.

4 Mar 2010: F1: di Resta’s progression to a race drive looking good

Is any team doing more to promote the future career of one of its reserve drivers than Force India?