Lewis Hamilton drew first blood in the opening practice session for the Turkish Grand Prix on Friday, when he lapped a second faster than McLaren team mate Jenson Button. The 2008 champion circulated in 1m 29.672s to set the pace initially before Button responded with 1m 29.623s

This is an important weekend for Ferrari, not just because of the tough fight for the world championship with Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes but because the Turkish race marks the Scuderia’s milestone 800th Grand Prix…

Robert Kubica may be excited about his team’s performance so far this season, but the Renault driver is keeping it well under wraps. And rather than getting carried away by his third-place finish in Monaco, Kubica is keen to stay realistic about the French team’s chances and hopes they’ll simply continue to work as hard as possible to glean as much as they can from the R30…

This weekend’s Turkish race will be a very special one for Ferrari, as it will be the Italian team’s 800th Grand Prix. And to celebrate reaching such a milestone, a special commemorative logo will be placed on the engine covers of the F10s of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa for the duration of the Istanbul Park event

Lotus Racing have confirmed that their 2010 challenger, the T127, will be running at June’s Classic Team Lotus Festival at Snetterton in June. Lotus drivers Jarno Trulli, Heikki Kovalainen and tester Fairuz Fauzy will all appear at the UK event, adding to an already packed bill that will see an example of every single car Lotus raced in Formula One competition from 1957-94 on track together

Mercedes GP’s Michael Schumacher and Red Bull’s Mark Webber are among the five drivers answering questions on Thursday, while Ferrari’s Stefano Domenicali will face the media alongside other senior team personnel on Friday. The line-up in full…

Renault have proved to be one of the surprise packages of 2010. With Robert Kubica and newcomer Vitaly Petrov at the wheel, they have scored 65 points from six races and lie fifth in the standings

A loose manhole cover was the cause of Rubens Barrichello’s spectacular crash during the recent Monaco Grand Prix, the Williams team have confirmed. Barrichello went out of the race on lap 31 while running in tenth place…

Formula One racing’s governing body, the FIA, is to clarify regulations relating to safety-car procedures on the final lap of a race. It follows Michael Schumacher’s penalty for passing Fernando Alonso in the dying seconds of Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix.

No victories, two podiums and seventh place in the drivers’ championship – the 2010 season may not be going quite to plan for McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, but it hasn’t been for want of trying. Indeed Hamilton has been dealt more than his fair share of bad luck over the six opening races, and the British driver is optimistic things are finally looking up. With new developments for the MP4-25 and circuits that should favour the car’s strengths on the way, Hamilton is certain he can wrestle the title from the grasp of Red Bull team mates Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel…