Formula One's governing body used the slow news week status of the past few days to confirm the official 2011 entry list, which does very little other than clarify precisely which drivers are actually officially signed for 2011.

Despite their hugely disappointing 2010 championship campaign, the Mercedes marque remains committed to their new Formula One works team for the "long term", according to the German company's CEO Dieter Zetsche.

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso believes that four teams will fight it out for the Formula One title in 2011, with the Spaniard seeing the Mercedes GP team as being a much stronger opponent in the title race next season.

Lotus Racing driver Heikki Kovalainen has been ordered to rest in bed for the next few days by doctors, after suffering a "heavy concussion" in a dramatic crash at the Race of Champions event in Germany this weekend.

Indian F1 driver Karun Chandhok says that he is hoping to finalise a return to the Formula One grid for the 2011 season before the Christmas period, despite a limited amount of seats left on the 2011 Formula One grid.

Newly-crowned DTM champion Paul di Resta has said that he is hoping for a "dream" move into Formula One for the 2011 season after wrapping up the German touring car championship for Mercedes in Shanghai this weekend.

The International Olympic Committee have admitted to concerns over the Sochi resort's plans to stage both the Winter Olympics and the inaugural Russian Grand Prix in 2014, saying that it would be "impossible" for them to stage both successfully.

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa has claimed that he does not feel any extra pressure for the 2011 season, despite struggling for performance during the 2010 season, and says that the forthcoming campaign is not a 'make or break' year.

New Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel secured another crown over the weekend, as he and Michael Schumacher took their fourth straight win in the Race of Champions Nations' Cup in Dusseldorf's Esprit Arena.

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has warned that the teams will need "total clarity" over the new-for-2011 driver adjustable rear wings in order to avoid another series of dull technical rows dominating the sport next year.

Ferrari technical director Aldo Costa has said that nobody on the Ferrari pit wall wanted to 'face reality' after the team's strategic mistake that cost Fernando Alonso the 2010 drivers championship in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Formula One oligarch Bernie Ecclestone has insisted that he is perfectly alright following his mugging in central London earlier this week, despite displaying a badly-bruised right eye to eager photographers this weekend.

Young curly-haired testing sensation Daniel Ricciardo will run in each Friday practice session for the Red Bull sponsored Scuderia Toro Rosso team throughout the 2011 Formula 1 season it has been announced today.

McLaren driver Jenson Button believes that the return of the controversial KERS technology for the 2011 season will give McLaren an advantage over their rivals, because of the experience the team already has from 2009.