Marussia has announced that Maria De Villota has joined the team as a test driver for the 2012 team. De Villota, 32, became the first woman to test a Formula One car last year... read more »

Maria De Villota has joined Marussia as a test driver for the 2012 season and will take part in the Young Driver Test later in the year read more »

Shortly after arranging a deal with Mark Blundell’s 2MB Sports Management company, María de Villota has been confirmed as Marussia F1's test driver... read more »

Maria de Villota has joined the Marussia Formula 1 team as a test driver for the 2012 season. read more »

Mercedes GP driver Michael Schumacher reckons a return to winning ways will remain out of his reach when the 2012 season gets underway in Australia next weekend, with the... read more »

Bernie Ecclestone hopes Lewis Hamilton will be back to his best in 2012 but admits that Jenson Button could beat him once again read more »

Pirelli have secured the use of a Renault R30 to test its latest tyres for the 2012 season and beyond after coming to a deal read more »

Vitaly Petrov says he never gave up hope on the fact he would be on the F1 grid in 2012 read more »

Paul Hembery has admitted Pirelli’s new soft tyre might not degrade quick enough in 2012. The sport’s new supplier was lauded at the beginning of 2011 for... read more »

Lotus’ technical boss has played down expectations the former Renault team could be ready to return to the winner’s circle in 2012. Although the middle test... read more »

Mar.7 (GMM) Luca di Montezemolo has reacted with alarm as Ferrari concedes it will not be a podium contender at the start of the 2012 season. Despite a media ban, Fernando... read more »

Mar.7 (GMM) They are the reigning back-to-back world champions and the favourites heading into 2012, but Sebastian Vettel has admitted Red Bull is not perfect. "Yes,... read more »

Mar.7 (GMM) Marussia's 2012 car will be on the Melbourne grid next weekend, after the MR01 finally passed a missing FIA crash test. The former Virgin team's... read more »

Mar.6 (GMM) With the 2012 season now looming, Dr Helmut Marko has admitted Red Bull is "slightly ahead" of its rivals. February's official testing season is... read more »

Juan Pablo Montoya has once again taken a shot at Formula One, criticising the look of the 2012 cars. Montoya raced in F1 between 2001 and 2006, taking 7 wins for Williams and... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi enters his third season with Sauber in 2012, his second alongside Sergio Pérez. The Japanese driver talks exclusively with GPUpdate.net about his... read more »

Luca di Montezemolo has reacted with alarm as Ferrari concedes it will not be a podium contender at the start of the 2012 season. Despite a media ban, Fernando Alonso warned... read more »

They are the reigning back-to-back world champions and the favourites heading into 2012, but Sebastian Vettel has admitted Red Bull is not perfect. “Yes, last year... read more »

A single day after the track debut of the team's new 2012 contender at Silverstone, Marussia today announced to have finally passed their last FIA crash test. Failing... read more »

Marussia has finally passed all of the crash tests with MR01 enabling it to compete in the first race of the 2012 season read more »

With the 2012 season now looming, Dr Helmut Marko has admitted Red Bull is “slightly ahead” of its rivals. February’s official testing season is... read more »

Sebastian Vettel admits he is not surprised to be tagged as favourite for the 2012 F1 title, especially as he is still very much in love with the sport. read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes he is the outright favourite for the 2012 championship as a result of his title victory last year read more »

Sergio Perez reckons Sauber is coming into the 2012 Formula 1 season better prepared than it was last year, having achieved everything it could in testing read more »

Jaime Alguersuari has joined BBC Radio 5 Live as an expert summariser for the 2012 season read more »