Jarno Trulli has hinted he has various options open to him for 2010 following Toyota’s Formula One withdrawal. Trulli will attend the Japanese team’s end-of-season event at Fuji Speedway this weekend after travelling from the US where he tested a Toyota NASCAR machine on Wednesday

For months it’s been merely an option.

McLaren have announced the signing of reigning world champion Jenson Button on a multi-year deal that will see him partner 2008 title holder Lewis Hamilton next season. It marks the first pairing of two British world champions since Graham Hill and Jim Clark at Lotus in 1968

Fresh from his first experience of rallying a Renault car at last weekend’s Rally Taormina-Messina in Sicily, Robert Kubica has confirmed he will be back behind the wheel of his Clio Sport R3 Maxi at the Rallye du Var in France later this month. Kubica, who will race for Renault’s Formula One team next year, said he will be using the event, the final round of the French Championship and the Clio R3 West European Trophy, to build on his experience after he crashed out of the Sicilian competition, despite setting some impressive stage times.

Formula One fans around the world will get the chance to take to the virtual grid and emulate their heroes from Tuesday, as F1 2009™ on the Nintendo Wii™ and PSP® races into stores across North America, before sprinting into PAL territories this Thursday and accelerating onto UK streets the day after.

The new Manor GP team, currently preparing for their Formula One debut next season, have confirmed 2009 Toyota star Timo Glock to lead their driver line-up. The announcement precedes the official launch of the team later this year.

Although still contracted to his 2009 team Renault, Fernando Alonso has been granted permission to attend this weekend’s Ferrari World Finals. Alonso, who will drive for the Maranello squad next season, will attend their annual end-of-season celebration, which this year takes place for the first time at Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo circuit in Spain. “We are pleased that Fernando will be able to attend what, for us, is a very important event,” said Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali

This season Bridgestone successfully managed a smooth transition from grooved to slick rubber, back in use for the first time in 11 years. Next season there are even more changes in store for Formula One racing’s official tyre supplier.

If ever a driver was destined to make it into Formula One racing then you could argue it was Bruno Senna. And finally it has come to pass. The nephew of the late, great three-time champion Ayrton, Senna will make his race debut with the new Spanish team Campos Meta next season.

Belgian youngster Bertrand Baguette is the latest name to land the chance to test at next month’s young drivers’ session at Jerez.