Ferrari’s long-run pace marks them out as candidates for victory The off-season finally draws to a close and the teams have assembled at Bahrain for the first round of 2010.

The clock is running out on the off-season. The 2010 F1 season starts tomorrow

The Virgin VR-01 was designed without using a wind tunnel Virgin were the first of the new teams to appear on the track in testing. But they’ve suffered mechanical and aerodynamic gremlins with their VR-01.

Ferrari will use their infamous pit stop traffic lights once again in 2010.

Early screenshot of F1 2010 by Codemasters The long-awaited 2010 F1 season game by Codemasters will go on sale in September this year.

The Senna name is back in F1 for the first time since 1994, courtesy of Bruno The likes of Michael Schumacher , Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton are always going to command the most attention in F1. But we shouldn’t overlook the rookie field of 2010, which is one of the most promising we’ve seen in years. And it includes the return of a name which is even more famous than those three

Sporting Regulation, Article 29 comes into force in Bahrain and states that ‘Cars may not be refuelled after they have left the pit lane before the race.’ It means that, for the first time since the 1993 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide, cars will start the race with enough fuel to go the distance.

The exciting Kobayashi starts his first full season at Sauber This team endured a torrid season as BMW in 2009. Until a late update to their car brought them within touching distance of the leaders in the final races. Now back under the control of Peter Sauber, will they revert to their midfield role of the pre-BMW days, or get back on the upward curve which put Robert Kubica in contention for the title two years ago?

Two days to go two our first F1 action of 2010. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Top Formula One drivers facing slow-motion hazards in Hispania, Virgin and Lotus (The Times) “Formula One’s top teams fear their best drivers could be driven out of the World Championship by hopelessly slow cars forming dangerous roadblocks.” A tad over-the-top, no?

Lotus and Virgin have added a new splash of colour to the F1 grid The only the thing that really matters about an F1 car is how quick it goes.