Hulkenberg targets F1 Debut

Nico Hulkenberg has set a target of making his Formula One race debut in 2010. He is currently F3 Euroseries champion and in 2009 will move up to F1 feeder series GP2.

No Night Race

Malaysian Grand Prix will start at 5 pm local time. Ecclestone has been pushing for some of F1's flyaway races to switch to night events in a bid to make them more European time-zone friendly. However, with Thursday's announcement that the Australian GP has adopted a later start time, the Sepang organisers have confirmed that they too will be starting later than usual.

BMW Testing

BMW Sauber are in a confident mood. Driver Nick Heidfeld and tester Christian Klien completed over 2,300 kilometres in the F1.09 during the four-day session at the Sakhir track. We also made good progress with KERS.


Heidfield's Lap Time : 1m 32.225s

BMW Sauber will return to the test track in a little over a week’s time, when the majority of teams come together for a four-day test at the Spanish circuit of Jerez.

February 19 Testing

Ferrari, BMW and Toyota bring eight days of testing at Bahrain to an end today.

Testing Line Up

Ferrari - Felipe Massa
Toyota - Timo Glock
BMW - Nick Heidfeld

Richard Branson bids for Honda

It has now come to light that perhaps the mysterious bidder is Richard Branson. Bottom line is that Richard has some cash and that’s what this team needs right now. If ING increased brand awareness by 16% with their involvement in F1 then perhaps that’s worth $100MM to Richard.

Formula 1 Testing

Some testing rules have been changed. In between the races the testing is not allowed. Sebastien Bourdais continued to dominate in Toro Rosso’s interim car as this week's test at Jerez concluded on Friday. And although a minor technical issue brought his day to a premature end, he managed to complete 117 laps. With Hamilton second in the MP4-24, Renault’s Fernando Alonso took up the third slot on the timesheets in the R29. Alonso focused his attentions on the car’s set-up and covered 109 laps.

Unofficial Friday times from Jerez:
1. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso, 1:17.472
2. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 1:19.632
3. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 1:19.846
4. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 1:21.217
5. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:21.313
6. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, no time

Honda Back in Action

The Guardian and GMM have announced that an intermediate solution has been found to secure the first four races for the Brackley-based F1 team formerly known as Honda F1. Bruno Senna’s sponsor money from Brazil, in cash to run the team and keep them on the grid temporarily. The report also said Senna and Jenson Button will be powered by Mercedes-Benz V8 engines.