http://www.thef1times.com Catch up on all F1 news, here at TheF1Times.com's RSS Feed! 1 http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05326http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05326Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:07:59 GMTQ.Why F1? Kimi Raikkonen: Formula 1 is something very special in my racing career, and you always want to race at the toughest level,http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05325http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05325Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:05:39 GMTQ. How does it feel to have a full-time F1 drive? Romain Grosjean: It's just starting to sink in. It's a dream come truehttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05324http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05324Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:32:38 GMTKimi Raikkonen is confident that Lotus can build a competitive car, given the teams previous history, when the outfit was known as Renault. The Finnish driverhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05323http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05323Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:09:45 GMTLotus took the wraps off of its 2012 challenger on Sunday, revealing the machine which they hope will pilot Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean tohttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05322http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05322Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:43:38 GMTMcLaren's test driver Oliver Turvey completed a shakedown of the outfit's new car on Saturday in Spain, prior to pre-season testing which kicks-off on Tuesday. Thehttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05321http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05321Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:37:23 GMTSantander has extended its sponsorship with Ferrari for another three years, meaning the banking giant will continue to be a feature of the Ferrari liveryhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05320http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05320Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:36:29 GMTDutchman, Giedo van der Garde, has secured the position as test and reserve driver for the Cateram Formula 1 outfit for the 2012 season. The 26-year-old hashttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05319http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05319Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:33:56 GMTThe teams have released details of which drivers will run on which days of the up-coming pre-season test at Jerez. The test is due to takehttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05318http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05318Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:49:13 GMTMcLaren are desperate to add more championships to their recent woeful tally, but they have big hurdles to overcome to fulfil that ambition in 2012. McLarenhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05317http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05317Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:53:36 GMTSauber technical director James Key has left the Swiss outfit to return to the UK, the team confirmed on Friday. Key joined Sauber in 2010, replacinghttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05316http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05316Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:48:46 GMTQ: It has finally been revealed that you will occupy the last seat available as an official driver, how are you facing this new challengehttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05315http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05315Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:44:24 GMTForce India's technical director Andrew Green believes most Formula 1 cars will follow the new trend of having a stepped or 'platypus' nose, thanks tohttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05314http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05314Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:45:11 GMTFerrari unveiled its 2012 car - dubbed the F2012 - online after cancelling its formal launch due to heavy snow and freezing temperatures. The car featureshttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05313http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05313Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:33:14 GMTForce India took the covers off its 2012 challenger on Friday at an event held at the home of British motorsport, the Silverstone circuit, justhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05312http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05312Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:34:07 GMTNarain Karthikeyan has been confirmed as the second HRT driver, partnering Pedro de la Rosa at the Spanish outfit the 2012 season. The Indian driver continueshttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05311http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05311Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:21:48 GMTLewis Hamilton says he's eager to sort out a new deal to remain at McLaren alongside Jenson Button, who recently signed a contract through tohttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05310http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05310Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:56:40 GMTFerrari has cancelled the launch event for its 2012 car, and will instead exclusively launch its competitior online at www.ferrarif1.com. The Italian outfit had been sethttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05309http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05309Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:48:38 GMTSky Sports F1 have secured the rights' to broadcast both the GP2 and GP3 series through their brand new Formula 1 channel, giving motorsports fanshttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05308http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05308Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:31:38 GMTFerrari may be forced to cancel its planned promotional run of its new car, set to take place on Friday following its unveiling in Maranello. Thehttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05307http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05307Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:04:38 GMTMcLaren unveiled a fairly conservative 2012 car to the world on Wednesday, one which failed to prove right many of the rumours which had previouslyhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05306http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05306Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:46:26 GMTQ. After a successful 2011 season, what were your main aims with the development of the MP4-27? Paddy Lowe: “Our main objectives for the 2012http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05305http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05305Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:54:01 GMTFollow all the updates from the Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes MP4-27 launch right here.   The launch starts at 11:00am (UK), but the live updates will begin athttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05304http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05304Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:30:25 GMTToro Rosso and Falcon Private Bank have extended their sponsorship agreement with the Italian outfit for the 2012 season, thus becoming an official team partner. The Swisshttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05303http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05303Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:32:18 GMTWilliams competitor for 2012 will be unveiled on the morning of the opening Jerez test, the team have announced. Unlike many of the other teams, Williamshttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05302http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05302Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:13:16 GMTRed Bull Racing has agreed an enhanced two-year extension to its existing deal with Japanese watch manufacturer Casio – meaning it will become the Team’shttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05301http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05301Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:20:37 GMTAdrian Sutil has today been found guilty of bodily harm against Lotus co-owner Eric Lux and has been handed an 18-month suspended sentence. He has also beenhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05299http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05299Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:57:09 GMTBernie Ecclestone remains keen on increasing the number of races on the calendar, past the 20 per season limit currently in place. The 81-year-old, speaking tohttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05298http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05298Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:52:49 GMTBernie Ecclestone is keen to see Vitaly Petrov remain in Formula 1, despite having been dropped by Lotus, formerly Renault, his manager told RIA Novostihttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05297http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05297Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:09:37 GMTAdrian Sutil says he is 'extremely sorry' for injuring Lotus co-owner Eric Lux during a row in a Shanghai nightclub last year. The German appeared inhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05296http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05296Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:44:32 GMTThe long-term rumours of Robert Kubica's move to Ferrari have been given more fuel this week as it has been reported that the Pole ishttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05295http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05295Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:40:53 GMTThe new season is almost upon us, with car launches and testing just around the corner. To keep your Formula 1 hunger at bay, we'vehttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05294http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05294Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:12:47 GMTRubens Barrichello still holds hope of competing in his 20th season, and believes there is no reason why he cannot make a comeback after ahttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05293http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05293Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:09:47 GMTExecutives at Volkswagen will soon be presented with a proposal for one of its brands to enter Formula 1 as an engine supplier, according tohttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05292http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05292Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:24:08 GMTThe 2012 Lotus chassis will be dubbed the 'E20', the outfit revealed on Friday. The chassis is the 20th to built at the team's Enstone factoryhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05291http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05291Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:03:04 GMTRubens Barrichello's IndyCar test moved a step closer after he underwent a seat fitting for the KV Racing Technology team on Thursday. The Brazilian, who washttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05290http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05290Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:16:17 GMTMarussia will not run the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (better known as KERS) in 2012, as they look to focus on aerodynamic efficiency. The outfit madehttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05289http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05289Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:05:51 GMTJules Bianchi will join the Force India outfit as third and reserve driver for the 2012 season, the Silverstone based squad confirmed on Friday. The 22-year-oldhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05288http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05288Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:20:53 GMTCaterham owner and team principal Tony Fernandes has described his outfit's latest creation as 'beautiful, but different'. The former Lotus outfit revealed its 2012 car onhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05287http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05287Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:39:36 GMTQ. Can you give a technical overview of what the team has been up to during the winter and where are we on the creationhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05286http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05286Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:06:56 GMTThe Spanish circuits, both Catalunya and Valencia, are awaiting a response from Formula 1's main man, Bernie Ecclestone, after writing to him in a bidhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05285http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05285Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:37:36 GMTF1 Rocks will make its first visit to the season opening Australian Grand Prix in March, an event which will be headlined by American rockhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05284http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05284Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:22:25 GMTCaterham has released the first image of its 2012 car, the CT01, the first chassis to fall under the new Caterham branding. The car reveal hadn'thttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05283http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05283Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:19:08 GMTPirelli unveiled its new tyres for the 2012 season on Wednesday morning at the Abu Dhabi circuit, with minor changes to the markings and compoundhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05282http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05282Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:39:52 GMTJerome D'Ambrosio has joined the Lotus outfit as its third driver, the team confirmed on Tuesday. The former Virgin Racing driver lost his seat at thehttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05281http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05281Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:44:32 GMTThe Marussia F1 team has revised its testing plans, confirming it will completely miss the first test in Jerez between February 7th and 10th. The Russianhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05280http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05280Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:53:57 GMTLewis Hamilton won't be in attendance at Adrian Sutil's court appearance where the German will answer to charges of aggravated assault against Lotus co-owner, Erichttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05279http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05279Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:50:16 GMTKimi Raikkonen says he never had plans to return to Formula 1 after leaving the sport in 2009, before announcing a comeback with Lotus inhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05278http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05278Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:26:09 GMTKimi Raikkonen made his return to Formula 1 on Monday as he tested a Renault R30 in Valencia during a two-day private test. The Finn hasn'thttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05277http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05277Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:11:45 GMTMark Webber will be first to get behind the wheel of Red Bull's 2012 car, the RB8, which the Milton Keynes based outfit will behttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05276http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05276Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:59:30 GMTBernie Ecclestone is hoping Red Bull's rivals can end the dominance of the Milton Keynes based outfit in 2012, as he looks to avoid anotherhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05275http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05275Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:10:38 GMTCast your predictions in our pre-season prediction competition for the 2012 season. The competition closes on 06.02.2012. All predictions will be public under your chosenhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05274http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05274Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:14:48 GMTThe FIA has moved to ban the reactive ride-height systems which have been the subject of much discussion during the off-season. The governing body released ahttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05273http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05273Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:03:58 GMTLotus will launch their 2012 challenger on February 5th, the team confirmed on Friday. The launch will take place online at 5pm (UK time). A second, officialhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05272http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05272Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:52:10 GMTLewis Hamilton has been summoned by a German court to provide evidence at the upcoming trial of Adrian Sutil, it has been confirmed. Sutil is tohttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05271http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05271Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:03:05 GMTPirelli hopes the introduction of softer compounds will help reverse the trend seen towards the end of the season, in which teams got to gripshttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05270http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05270Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:31:14 GMTThe HRT Formula 1 team has denied rumours that it will use its old chassis for the first few races, instead confirming it hoped tohttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05269http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05269Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:58:57 GMTJos Verstappen will be released from jail on Friday after being imprisoned for aggravated assault and attempted manslaughter, though authorities can't detain him any longerhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05268http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05268Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:23:59 GMTCaterham will be the first team to officially unveil their car for the 2012 season, after confirming the February edition of F1 Racing magazine wouldhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05267http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05267Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:41:30 GMTThe Austin Grand Prix circuit is on track for completion in mid-August, site representatives have confirmed. Formula 1 is set to return to the United Stateshttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05266http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05266Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:53:48 GMTThe Caterham F1 Team today confirmed that they will relocate their operational base from their current site in Norfolk to a new home in Leafield,http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05265http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05265Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:31:12 GMTRubens Barrichello says his future "is wide open" and a return to competitive motorsport is inevitable, but he will likely spend the next year enjoyinghttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05264http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05264Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:59:34 GMTThe Force India outfit will officially unveil their 2012 car on February 3rd, the team confirmed on Tuesday evening. The launch takes place on the samehttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05263http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05263Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:12:32 GMTRed Bull Racing will unveil their 2012 challenger, the RB8, on February 6th at 13:00 (GMT) exclusively online, the team have confirmed. The launch will followhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05262http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05262Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:10:51 GMTQ: Now you’ve been confirmed as a Williams driver, what are your thoughts heading into 2012? Bruno Senna: I’m really happy to be a parthttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05261http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05261Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:05:42 GMTBruno Senna will partner Pastor Maldonado at the Williams team for the 2012 season, the outfit officially confirmed on Tuesday. The second seat at Williams hadhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05260http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05260Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:23:51 GMTDamon Hill will join Sky's new Formula 1 dedicated channel, Sky Sports F1, to provide expert analysis, the satelite broadcaster confirmed on Tuesday. The 1996 worldhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05259http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05259Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:25:32 GMTSenna, the 2010 critically acclaimed documentary depicting the rivalry between the Brazilian and his then teammate Alain Prost, as well as his death, has beenhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05258http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05258Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:13:11 GMTJenson Button will get behind the wheel of the McLaren MP4-27, the outfit's 2012 challenger, before Lewis Hamilton, the team have confirmed. The Woking based outfithttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05257http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05257Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:45:58 GMTRobert Kubica has been released from hospital following the latest round of surgery to his leg, after he slipped and fell on ice near hishttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05256http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05256Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:21:05 GMTVirgin Media have confirmed that they will carry the new Sky Sports F1 channel to be launched in early March. The dedicated channel will be availablehttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05255http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05255Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:27:51 GMTVitantonio Liuzzi is holding out hope that he can retain his race seat at the HRT Formula 1 team for the 2012 season, confirming hehttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05254http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05254Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:41:08 GMTForce India driver Paul di Resta doesn't believe the relatively young and inexperienced pairing the outfit has chosen for 2012 will hinder their progress. Team principalhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05253http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05253Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:10:28 GMTJake Humphrey, the BBC's Formula 1 presenter, has promised the broadcaster will maintain the same level of quality in its programming as seen over thehttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05252http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05252Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:50:10 GMTFans of Kimi Raikkonen must give the Finnish driver time to re-adapt to Formula 1 before assessing his comeback, former grand prix winner John Watsonhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05251http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05251Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:15:46 GMTMcLaren's managing director Jonathan Neale insists the outfit will continue to take risks with its 2012 car, despite a troubled start in 2011. The Woking basedhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05250http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05250Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:25:12 GMTAdrian Sutil could face up to a year in prison for his alleged assault on Lotus co-owner Eric Lux during the 2011 Chinese Grand Prixhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05249http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05249Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:47:09 GMTFerrari have reportedly developed their own ride-height system for their 2012 car, following in the footsteps of Lotus. According to high level sources within Ferrari, thehttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05248http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05248Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:20:21 GMTThe BBC has confirmed its broadcast team for the 2012 Formula 1 season with new additions including Ben Edwards, former technical director Gary Anderson, Jameshttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05247http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05247Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:17:14 GMTMike Gascoyne, Caterham's technical director, believes the team will make big strides forward in 2012 after firmly cementing their place as the fastest of thehttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05246http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05246Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:41:15 GMTThe organisers of the Bahrain Grand Prix have reinstated employees who were dismissed for participating in country wide anti-government protests in 2011 which led tohttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05245http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05245Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:40:46 GMTFerrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has suggested that the 2012 season could very well be a make or break year for Felipe Massa, who hashttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05244http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05244Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:15:12 GMTQ. Romain, you spent some time with the engineers here at Enstone today. What preparation were you going through with the team? Romain Grosjean:http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05243http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05243Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:49:54 GMTRobert Kubica has fractured his right tibia after he slipped and fell on some ice at his home in Northern Italy, the country's media hashttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05242http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05242Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:33:29 GMTWilliams today announced a new sponsorship agreement between the outfit and Michael Johnson Performance Inc, a company founded by Olympic gold medalist and world recordhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05241http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05241Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:33:28 GMTFerrari have hired former director of Bridgestone's tyre development, Hirohide Hamashima, to ensure their 2011 tyre worries are a thing of the past. The outfit failedhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05240http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05240Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:45:56 GMTLotus look to have stolen an early march on their rivals following speculation that the outfit has developed an adjustable ride-height system. The system, which it'shttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05239http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05239Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:48:20 GMTLotus have confirmed that they will run a private test session for Kimi Raikkonen, lasting two days, to enable the Finn to re-acclimatise himself withhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05238http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05238Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:55:55 GMTThe Bahrain Centre for Human Rights has asked the teams and drivers to boycott the Bahrain Grand Prix in late April due to ongoing unrest. Thehttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05237http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05237Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:19:20 GMTFormer Toro Rosso duo Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari showed little evidence to prove that they're winners, according to Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko. The pairinghttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05236http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05236Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:32:06 GMTFormer Formula 1 driver Jos Vertsappen has been charged with attempted murder following his arrest last week, according to Dutch media. The 39-year-old reportedly assaulted hishttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05235http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05235Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:34:56 GMTForce India are hopeful of making the first pre-season test with their new chassis, the VJM05, following successful FIA crash tests which must now behttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05234http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05234Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:49:42 GMTNico Rosberg goes into the 2012 season with a "good feeling" about Mercedes chances in the championship as he aims to take his first racehttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05233http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05233Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:51:57 GMTThe future of the European GP in Valencia could be under threat after the local government confirmed it would seek to renegotiate a cheaper dealhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05232http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05232Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:07:29 GMTThe votes have been counted and verified. We can now officially reveal the winners of the The F1 Times 2011 Awards, as voted for byhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05231http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05231Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:57:27 GMTQ. Kimi, today marked the first time you have been back in the cockpit of a Formula 1 car since 2009. How did it feel?http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05230http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05230Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:44:28 GMTMcLaren's Lewis Hamilton has already expressed some confidence in the car he will be driving during the 2012 campaign. The 26-year-old is hoping the MP4-27, McLaren'shttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05229http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05229Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:25:30 GMTSebastian Buemi will continue his relationship with the Red Bull Racing outfit after the team confirmed that the Swiss driver will fulfill the role of testhttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05228http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05228Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:19:06 GMTDaimler AG is no longer a shareholder in the McLaren Group, ending its 12-year majority shareholding in the engineering company which includes its Formula 1http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05227http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05227Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:18:04 GMTThe Williams outfit has confirmed that their title sponsor, US telecommunications giant AT&T, has ended its sponsorship of the team. The F1 Times first reported thehttp://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05226http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/05226Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:50:49 GMTJules Bianchi says he's eyeing up an important role in Formula 1 for the 2012 season in order to secure a race seat the following