Lotus F1 are joining the multi-team test in Jerez this week and their Malaysian test driver Fairuz Fauzy will take the wheel on Wednesday's opening day. Michael Schumacher says he may have to take steps to protect his privacy and "close myself up a bit" as he returns to racing with Mercedes.
World champion Jenson Button reveals his weekend training schedule, which included a 10k run.
Italian constructor Dallara says the production of its 2010 F1 car, commissioned by cash-strapped Spanish team Campos Meta F1, is on schedule but that "factors outside our control are slowing the process down".
French tyre manufacturer Michelin has revealed it is in talks with F1's governing body the FIA about making a return to the sport as a supplier with Bridgestone due to end its spell as sole supplier in 2010.
After two rounds of testing, Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso believes this season's pecking order won't take shape until the opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
Formula 1 teams are bracing themselves for another spell of wet weather in Jerez this week after a proposal to switch to a sunnier venue for the third winter test fell through.
Lotus F1 owner Tony Fernandes, who also owns Air Asia, says plans to relocate from Norfolk to a spot close to Malaysia's Sepang circuit have been put on hold.
Damon Hill, the president of Silverstone's owners, has derided the circuit's £5million redesign as a "frustrating compromise" that risks "destroying the essence of what brought fans to Formula 1 in the first place".
The new Formula 1 points system and other changes for 2010 have been rubber-stamped after the International Automobile Federation (FIA) published the definitive regulations - among the changes are the prohibition of automated jacks and a slight relaxation of the testing rules if a team has to replace a driver mid-season.
The FIA has confirmed there are no plans to publish the starting weights of cars this year, meaning fans will not get an instant glimpse as to which engines are the most fuel-efficient.
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