Vitaly Petrov retired from the Malaysian Grand Prix in dramatic fashion on Sunday, having ridden the Turn 8 kerbs before flying into the air. The subsequent impact, similar to... read more »

Vitaly Petrov suffered a broken steering column support in Malaysia after he launched his R31 into the air following an off-track venture at turn eight. The read more »

Video: Rosberg's 2011 steering wheel read more »

Nico Rosberg takes a look at a modern steering wheel for the 2011 season, featuring KERS and the new drag-reduction system (DRS). With so much talk read more »

A guide to the F1 steering wheel with Nico Rosberg read more »

Nico Rosberg explains all the buttons and dials of his 2011 steering wheel. read more »

Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher have dismissed fears that drivers could become distracted by the amount of time spent operating systems such as KERS and the adjustable... read more »

How does this year's KERS work? How is the Ferrari 150° Italia's steering wheel made? These are the questions we asked the Scuderia engineers, responsible for these... read more »

The only new little buttons we'll be seeing in F1 this season are those on the steering wheels as Jenson says he's not ready for kids... read more »

Team Lotus have wrapped their first test of the 2011 season with a positive outlook, as their second ever F1 contender has been developed to a much higher standard then their... read more »

Team Lotus managed to puts it early woes behind it today at Valencia having fixed the power steering problems that blighted Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli earlier in the week. read more »

Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen finally completed a day's running in the new Lotus T128 at Valencia, after the team stayed on at the Spanish venue for an extra... read more »

Jenson Button admitted that the extra number of buttons on his steering wheel for the 2011 season could lead to confusion in the cockpit but that he thinks he will be at ease... read more »

Jarno Trulli fails to set a representative time due to a lack of power steering, but remains positive about the new Team Lotus T128 read more »

Team Lotus had a limited program today at Circuit of Valencia and this due to the lack of power steering on the car. Jarno Trulli was able to drive 38 laps, but didn't... read more »

Over halfway through the third and final day of testing at Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo circuit, Jarno Trulli is yet to set a lap time and will not do so until the squad... read more »

Robert Kubica is the latest to express his views over Formula 1’s new-for-2011 adjustable rear wing, which can only be operated manually by drivers via their steering wheel.... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen was delighted after giving the new Lotus T128 its first on-track run today despite completing only 15 laps because of a power steering problem. read more »

Rubens Barrichello admits there is a concern is extra buttons on F1 steering wheels force drivers to take their eyes off the track read more »

Rubens Barrichello admitted that the number of new buttons on the steering wheel is a concern because it could distract drivers from the crucial aspect of focusing on driving... read more »

Rubens Barrichello discusses his first thoughts on the FW33, Pirelli tyres and the new driver steering wheels... read more »

Rubens Barrichello has hit out at the workload drivers are forced to cope with as KERS and adjustable rear wings – two components which can only be operated manually by the... read more »

Formula 1 technical chiefs are to keep a close check on whether drivers are struggling with being asked to operate too many buttons on their steering wheels this year - with... read more »

Ferrari's Felipe Massa has stated that the introduction of this year’s adjustable rear wing will mean that drivers are now overworked in their cockpits, with the Kinetic... read more »

Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa are worried they'll have too many buttons to press on their steering wheels following the latest F1 rule changes... read more »