Chandhok could be in F1 in 2009

Aug.7 (GMM) Karun Chandhok, an Indian driver currently racing in GP2, has burst back into the reckoning for a formula one seat in 2009. Last year, the 24-year-old - who made his F1 test debut for Red Bull Racing at the end of 2007 - was linked strongly with a move to countryman Vijay Mallya's newly-acquired Force India team.

Liuzzi looking for racing return

Force India reserve driver Vitantonio Liuzzi says that sitting on the sidelines of Formula One is more difficult than he expected and is eyeing a return to a race seat.

Stunning lap secures pole for Lewis Hamilton at Spa

Lewis Hamilton secured the 11th pole position of his Formula One career ahead of tomorrow's Belgian Grand Prix. The world championship leader produced a stunning display around the Spa-Francorchamps circuit to leave Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen, his title rivals, in his wake. Hamilton clinched top spot on the grid with a lap of 1min 47.338sec for his fifth pole of the year, with Massa on the front row, but more than 0.3secs down.

I would like to stay with the team - Klien - BMW test driver

Aug.5 (GMM) Christian Klien has this week said he sees retaining his test seat at BMW-Sauber as his best opportunity for 2009. The Austrian, a former race driver at Jaguar and Red Bull, has often expressed his desire to get back to the F1 grid, but he ruled out again making a bid for a Force India cockpit.

Ferrari to test 'shark fin' engine cover

Jul.25 (GMM) On the last day of the Jerez test on Friday, Ferrari is set to try for the first time a so-called 'shark-fin'-style engine cover. The concept, already used at grands prix by the Red Bull teams, Renault and Force India, has also been tested recently by McLaren and Toyota.

Hamilton hunts down rivals after chaos of Glock's shunt

Lewis Hamilton drove to a sensational victory at the German Grand Prix here yesterday - but we can all thank Timo Glock for injecting desperately needed excitement into what at one stage threatened to be a McLaren-Mercedes walkover.