Indian driver Narain Karthikeyan has joined Pedro de la Rosa at HRT, completing their line-up for the 2012 Formula 1 season. The Spanish team announced the appointment on Friday, giving the 35-year-old a second year with the team. HRT replaced him with Red Bull-backed Australian rookie Daniel Ricciardo midway through the 2011 calendar. “Narain’s a [...]

Team boss Stefano Domenicali said they feel a “responsibility to win from the very beginning” of the season. The F2012 features an innovative step on the top of the chassis in response to regulations aimed at improving safety by lowering F1 cars’ noses. Lead driver Fernando Alonso said: “We have to be optimistic. We have [...]

Ferrari have been forced to cancel the official presentation of their new Formula 1 car because of heavy snow at their Italian base in Maranello. Instead, the new car will be unveiled on Ferrari’s website, ferrarif1.com.  “The decision was taken because of the weather conditions and the difficulties facing the 300 or so people due [...]

Adrian Sutil has apologised over the incident German Formula 1 driver Adrian Sutil has been convicted of causing grievous bodily harm to a F1 team owner and given an 18-month suspended sentence. A court in Munich reached the verdict after a two-day trial. The German driver was also ordered to pay a 200,000 euro (£167,224; [...]

Raikkonen spent two years in rallying before returning to F1 with team Lotus   Kimi Raikkonen says he had no trouble re-adapting to a Formula 1 car in his first test this week after two years away from the sport. The Finn, world champion for Ferrari in 2007, completed two days of running with his [...]