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08-Feb-10: Hulkenberg Prepares for his Debut Season 08-Feb-10: Hulkenberg Prepares for his Debut Season

Hulkenberg knows what’s expected of him, whilst Force India prepare to launch.

05-Feb-10: Virgin Racing Debuts Car at Silverstone 05-Feb-10: Virgin Racing Debuts Car at Silverstone

Virgin’s new car takes to the track, whilst Bridgestone are set to continue as planned.

04-Feb-10: Heidfeld Signs as Mercedes Reserve Driver 04-Feb-10: Heidfeld Signs as Mercedes Reserve Driver

Heidfeld gets a job for 2010, whilst Ferrari aren’t getting carried away.

03-Feb-10: Alonso Makes it Three out of Three for Ferrari 03-Feb-10: Alonso Makes it Three out of Three for Ferrari

Three world champions take to the test track today and Virgin launch their new car.

02-Feb-10: Ferrari Continue to Lead in Valencia 02-Feb-10: Ferrari Continue to Lead in Valencia

Massa leads the way on Day Two, whilst Force India confirm their tester.

01-Feb-10: 2010 Testing Gets Underway with Massa on Top 01-Feb-10: 2010 Testing Gets Underway with Massa on Top

Launches and testing continue, with all eyes on Schumacher’s return.

29-Jan-10: Button and Hamilton Launch the MP4-25 29-Jan-10: Button and Hamilton Launch the MP4-25

The McLaren team reveal their 2010 car to the world.

Features

Tweets of the Week – 7th February 2010 Tweets of the Week – 7th February 2010

This week’s tweeting has been absolutely epic, with lots of insiders following testing and giving us great insight into what has been happening. We also had a couple of new team launches, so opinions were everywhere.

Tweets of the Week – 31st January 2010 Tweets of the Week – 31st January 2010

We’re starting a new feature on F1 Minute to complement the Quotes of the Week post. As Twitter takes off as a real means of communication, we’ve seen drivers, journalists and team members embracing 140 characters to connect with the fans. Each week, we’ll pick out the top ten F1 tweets for an added insight into life in the fast lane.

Quotes Roundup – Week Ending 31st January Quotes Roundup – Week Ending 31st January

The very best from the mouths of those in the know.

Celebrating Kimi’s Arctic Run Celebrating Kimi’s Arctic Run

Over the past two days, Finnish favourite Kimi Raikkonen has been brushing up his rallying skills and taking part in the Arctic Rally. He didn’t have an easy ride, managing to collide with a tree and end up quite a bit slower than his teammate, but I think it’s fair to say he has potential.

Quotes Roundup – Week Ending 24th January Quotes Roundup – Week Ending 24th January

The very best from the mouths of those in the know.

Quotes Roundup – Week Ending 17th January Quotes Roundup – Week Ending 17th January

The very best from the mouths of those in the know.

Best of F1 Big Picture 2009 Best of F1 Big Picture 2009

The middle of January is a little late for end of year round ups and season reviews, but in our defence, F1 Minute has only just acquired a blog section in which to put content such as this.

The Future of F1 Minute Video The Future of F1 Minute Video

Last week, for a period of five days, F1 Minute trialled a news service dubbed “F1 Minute Video”. The idea was to look into ways of building upon the current daily audio show format and to judge audiences reaction.

Press Releases

2010 Formula 1 on the BBC

Live Formula 1 racing action returns to the BBC on 12 March when the 2010 season kicks off in Bahrain. Once again the BBC will bring every piece of the action both on and off the track with comprehensive coverage across TV, radio, online, red button and mobile. 2010 looks set to be one of the most exciting seasons yet with World Champions from the last... [Read more]

Nick Heidfeld Signs for Mercedes GP Petronas

MERCEDES GP PETRONAS is pleased to confirm that Nick Heidfeld will join the team as Reserve Race Driver and Test Driver for the 2010 Formula One season. Nick will therefore complete the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS driver line-up with race drivers Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg. Like Michael Schumacher before him, Nick is another former Mercedes Junior... [Read more]

Nico Continues Test Programme in Valencia

Nico Rosberg was back at the wheel of the MGP W01 car today for his first full day of testing for the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS team. Another fine and dry day in Valencia provided ideal winter testing conditions and enabled the team to successfully work through today’s programme. After completing the initial set-up work with the MGP W01 yesterday morning,... [Read more]