The new Mercedes SLS AMG F1 Safety Car F1 is to get a new safety car in 2010. Mercedes are to use their flagship SLS AMG sports car to lead the field when the track is neutralised during races this year. The company, which has supplied F1’s safety cars since 1996, has also used Michael Schumacher to promote the car in a video advert which was shown before the team revealed the livery for their 2010 contender

Fernando Alonso has his last test before Bahrain today It’s day two at Barcelona and Fernando Alonso is among the drivers finishing off their planned test programmes ahead of the first race of 2010. Join us and follow testing as it happens below.

Fairuz Fauzy driving the Lotus T127 at Barcelona today F1 cars are in action at the Circuit de Catalunya today as the teams begin the final pre-season test of 2010. Here are pictures from today’s test

The teams are at the Circuit de Catalunya for the last test before Bahrain The F1 teams’ final four-day test at Barcelona starts today.

Ferrari want three-car teams in Formula 1 Yesterday we saw Ferrari banging the drum for three-car teams once again. But our debate around their now-infamous rant led us to a very different idea – why not let teams run a single car if they choose to? I decided it’s time to put the question to a vote among F1 Fanatic readers: Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.

Kovalainen is the newest F1 driver on Twitter – and he tells it like it is You can follow all bar one of the teams entered for the 2010 F1 season on Twitter either through the team themselves or one of their drivers.

Ferrari believes Virgin are "limping" into F1 The attack on the FIA published by Ferrari on their website has already drawn some reaction in the daily round-up . Ferrari has made several such criticisms in the past months but this is the most vociferous yet.

Fernando Alonso is not the only driver with a tough team mate this year Alonso versus Massa, Hamilton versus Button, Schumacher versus Rosberg, Vettel versus Webber: we have some truly exciting inter-team battles to savour in 2010. And thanks to certain changes in the rules it should be easier than ever to keep track of which driver has the upper hand on his team mate

Jarno Trulli drove the Lotus T127 for the first time The third F1 test session of 2010 has concluded at Jerez. Here are picture of the final day of the test including Jarno Trulli making his first appearance for Lotus. More to follow Images (C) Ferrari spa, Lotus F1 Racing, Force India F1 Team

Today is the final day of the Jerez test Jerez was dry for yesterday’s test but several other days spoiled by rain you can’t help but feel the teams will be glad to see the back of the circuit after their eighth day at the Spanish track today. Join us below to find out if the teams get better weather for the final day of testing at Jerez. Today’s times from Jerez Full statistics from the second Jerez test here: Jerez test 2 statistics Driver Car Best time Laps Difference Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes MP4-25 78.871 108 0 Robert Kubica Renault R30 79.114 117 0.243 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari C29 79.188 117 0.317 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes VJM03 79.65 80 0.779 Nico Rosberg Mercedes W01 80.061 130 1.19 Fernando Alonso Ferrari F10 80.436 137 1.565 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR5 81.053 139 2.182 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault RB6 81.194 87 2.323 Nico Hülkenberg Williams-Cosworth FW32 81.919 137 3.048 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth VR-01 82.433 23 3.562 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth T127 83.47 141 4.599 Testing notes Jarno Trulli gets his first taste of the Lotus T127 today