HRT driver Bruno Senna says that he can't wait to get started in Formula One, despite the problems he is likely to suffer with the nascent Spanish team, saying that he is thankful that he has finally made it into the sport after so many false starts.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says that it is his team's belief that the Bahrain GP will be an epic tussle between themselves, Ferrari and McLaren, with Horner saying that the win will come down to "who gets it right on the day".

Rookie Hispania Racing driver Karun Chandhok says that the critics of F1's new batch of teams should "look back in history" to remind themselves that the likely speed gaps in the F1 grid this year are the norm, rather than a major issue.

Former Williams driver Kazuki Nakajima, who saw his 2010 race hopes collapse when the Serbian Stefan GP team were denied an entry into this year's championship, has vowed to continue to work on a "quick return" to the sport.

Squeaky Red Bull starlet Sebastian Vettel has said that he is more than happy that his fellow German and seven-time champion Michael Schumacher has returned for 2010, as it has helped to deflect attention away from his own title ambitions.

The McLaren team have covered their bases should the FIA deem there to be anything untoward with their primary car design ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, by bringing an alternative set of rear bodywork for their cars to the race.

The Bridgestone tyre company have boosted BMW Sauber's hopes of springing a surprise or two in the 2010 season, after revealing that the Swiss team was the car that was best at looking after its tyres during pre-season testing.

Jonathan Neale, the managing director of the McLaren team, has said that he hopes that F1's new teams are welcomed by the established names, saying that they need to be supported in order to secure the future of the sport.

World Champion Jenson Button(TM) has also joined in the increasingly angry debate over the new F1 teams for 2010, playing down the "danger" element of the slower cars, but saying that they may well cause problems in qualifying.

In a sideways swipe at the recent wave of F1 newbies, including his own Red Bull team mate, Mark Webber has decried F1's youngsters for not being "real men", having been 'groomed' for an F1 career instead of working for their chance.

BBC-based Red Bull cheerleader David Coulthard has become the latest name vaguely connected with the sport to express his concerns over the viability of Formula One's new-for-2010 crop of teams, which the Scot described as potentially dangerous.

Red Bull driver Mark Webber has said that being largely ignored when people list their favourites for the 2010 title is a "good position" for him to be in going into the new season, given the wealth of big names at the front.

Former Formula One driver Sir Stirling Moss is recovering in hospital after breaking both of his ankles in a bizarre fall down a lift shaft at his home in Mayfair, London, according to a statement published today on his own personal website.

New Renault team principal has insisted that the Renault team will be up with the 'big four' teams in Bahrain this weekend, after claiming that the team's wretched pre-season pace was down to the fuel loads that the drivers were running.

Following Charlie Whiting's failure to bother going to the McLaren team base last week, the FIA will check the validity of McLaren's innovative new rear wing arrangement during the Bahrain GP weekend, after Red Bull and Ferrari complained about it.