The sun comes up on a new season of Formula 1 Our 2010 F1 season preview has come to an end – which is just as well because the season starts soon! Review the F1 Fanatic 2010 Season Preview in full below: Teams, cars and drivers All the 2010 teams and drivers.

The FIA will try to fill the vacant place on the grid left by US F1 next year. Following a meeting of the World Motor Sports Council in Bahrain today the FIA also said it will appoint a reserve entry for the 2011 season, in case the new team or one of the existing teams is not able to compete. Among the unsuccessful applicants in the two rounds of tenders held last year were Prodrive, Lola, Epsilon Euskadi, N.Technology and Stefan Grand Prix.

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.

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?

Williams have two new drivers and Cosworth power for 2010 With rivals Toyota gone and big changes at Renault and Sauber, Williams should at least be at the front of the midfield pack in 2010. But can they raise their game and finally get back among the front runners this year? Car design Williams FW32 pictures While other teams have talked about their cars being an evolution of last year’s model, Williams say the FW32 is a clean sheet design intended to make a big step forward from last year’s car

Force India’s director of business affairs, Ian Phillips, has left the team. He had been with them since they entered their first F1 race as Jordan in 1991. A statement issued by the team said: In 1990 Ian moved to the new 7-Up Jordan team as commercial manager, beginning a lifelong friendship with Eddie Jordan

F1 race winners gets a bumper haul of points in 2010 The changes to the F1 rules are not as sweeping as they were last season. But there are several significant alterations such as the ban on refuelling during races and winners getting 25 points instead of ten. And there are some other small-but-significant changes for 2010 to keep an eye on too, all of which are covered below

Can Adrian Newey’s Red Bull RB6 build on its predecessor’s success> ? Red Bull leapt from the midfield to the sharp end in 2009

Mercedes’ last works F1 team was a dominant force in the 1950s They’re the reigning constructors’ championships and they’ve hired the most successful F1 driver ever. Surely all Mercedes have to do on their return to F1 is show up and collect the titles

How will Michael Schumacher fare on his F1 return? Testing is over and we are less than two weeks away from the start of the hotly-anticipated 2010 season. With exciting driver line-ups, more teams and a bigger calendar, there’s a lot to look forward to this year