The McLaren team's new 2012 challenger has completed a successful shakedown run at the hands of test driver Oliver Turvey, with the Woking squad's new car now ready to make its official track debut at the forthcoming Jerez test.

McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says that he wasn't "operating on all cylinders" throughout his disappointing 2011 Formula One season, but has again insisted that he feels he is now ready to hit back in 2012.

The Formula One-loving Santander bank has confirmed an extension to their long-term sponsorship deal with the Spanish bank, keeping the company's logos on their cars until the end of the 2017 Formula One season.

The mini war of words between former Force India driver Adrian Sutil and his F1 colleague Lewis Hamilton continued when the German driver's father reportedly described Hamilton's behaviour over his son's recent GBH trial "pathetic".

Dutch driver Giedo van der Garde has been confirmed as Caterham's new reserve and test driver for the 2012 season, set to take part in both pre-season testing and selected Friday practice sessions during the season.

The chief designer of Ferrari's new F2012 car has quickly jumped to his maligned new baby's defence, insisting that their latest Formula One challenger is not an ugly car amidst widespread horror from observers at the team's launch.

Contrary to initial reports, the Williams Formula One team did not manage to complete a track run with their new FW34 car this week after all, the team ending up being thwarted by prolonged bad weather in Spain.

The Force India team have set themselves the "tough" target of finishing fifth in the constructors championship in 2012 with their brand new VJM05 car, looking to make a step up into the sport's frontrunning teams.

James Key has left his position as technical director for the Sauber Formula One team, the Swiss outfit confirmed in a statement on Friday, with the former Force India man set to move to one of their rival teams on the grid.

Force India driver Paul di Resta believes that the team can push themselves further up the Formula One pecking order in 2012, provided that they can hit the ground running at the start of the season rather than playing catch-up.

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso has said that the team must be right in the fight at the front of the field in the 2012 Formula One season, after their poor 2011 campaign, but believes the team's new car will be capable of delivering.

The HRT Formula One team celebrated the recent passing of Groundhog Day by signing up Narain Karthikeyan out of nowhere for the second year in a row, the Indian driver set to partner Pedro de la Rosa next season.

The Force India team became the fourth Formula One team to unveil their new 2012 challenger on Friday morning, taking the covers off their latest car in a low-key ceremony at Silverstone. And yes, the nose is awful.

The Ferrari team have officially launched their brand new 2012 Formula One car, allowing everyone that was unable to attend their cancelled launch to breath a sigh of relief that they didn't have to look at the thing in the flesh.

The Williams Formula One team have completed a brief secretive shakedown run of their brand new Renault-powered FW34 car in Spain, ahead of the official start of 2012 pre-season testing at the Jerez circuit next week.

The entry list for the inaugural FIA World Endurance Championship has been announced by the ACO on Thursday, confirming a 30-car full-time line-up for the season, with the full 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours entry list also released.

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton wants to shore up his future at the Woking team "after the first couple of races" of the 2012 Formula One season, with the British driver appearing certain to continue his long-time deal with the squad.

The new Sky Sports F1 channel will include full live coverage of the GP2 and GP3 support series races at every Formula One weekend they appear at throughout the 2012 season, the television giant gleefully confirmed today.

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton managed to duck out of responding to reports from Germany, which quote his friend Adrian Sutil as branding him a "coward" over his decision not to give evidence in court for Sutil's recent GBH trial.

The Ferrari team have confirmed that the planned ostentatious launch of their new F1 car has been cancelled due to poor weather conditions in Maranello, with the team set to simply releasing pictures of the car online instead.

The McLaren team had not pursued their own version of the 'reactive ride height' systems being looked at by a number of teams for 2012, and were 'pleased' to see the FIA ban the technology, according to technical chief Paddy Lowe.

McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says that he is looking to start the 2012 Formula One season with renewed levels of energy in his career, after licking his wounds over the winter following his disappointing 2011 campaign.

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has said that the Woking team have worked hard to avoid a repeat of last year's "abysmal" pre-season testing campaign, saying that the team has found "good performance" in their new car.

The McLaren team have taken the covers off their brand new 2012 Formula One challenger in an official press launch on Wednesday, with the new design controversially eschewing the reported trend for 'platypus noses' for 2012.

Gerard Lopez, chairman of the Lotus F1 Team, has said that the team's rather long-term target is to be a "contender" for the Formula One title by the 2015 season, suggesting that he sees a long road to the front for the squad.