Kimi Raikkonen has agreed to a deal with Citroen’s junior rally team for 2010.The Finn is slated to take part in 12 of 13 events for the team. It is a one-year deal.
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Kimi Raikkonen has agreed to a deal with Citroen’s junior rally team for 2010.
It took a while, but the FIA finally confirmed Sauber will get the 13th spot on the 2010 grid.

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Jenson Button has signed on to team up with Lewis Hamilton at McLaren while Kimi Raikkonen has decided to take the year off.
Putting to rest weeks of speculation, auto giant Mercedes has bought a major stake in Brawn GP.
Force India is keeping a watchful eye over the development of fledgling Lotus' 2010 car after seeing photographs of the team's wind tunnel model.
Concerns over Toyota's commitment to Formula 1 were answered today as the company announced its immediate withdraw from the sport.
Sebastian Vettel won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Sunday ahead of teammate Mark Webber, nailing down second place in the drivers championship in the final race of the 2009 season.
Outgoing world champion Lewis Hamilton took pole for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, holding off the Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber at the Yas Marina Circuit.
Heikki Kovalainen set Friday's fastest time at the brand new Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, edging teammate Lewis Hamilton with a 1:41.307 in the second session.
Nico Rosberg confirmed he is leaving Williams at the end of the season, the BBC reporting he is expected to swap seats with Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello.
US F1 may be interested in Kyle Busch, but his NASCAR team has played down the idea the star could move to the squad when his contract runs out after 2010.
Former Ferrari boss Jean Todt was elected president of the FIA Friday, soundly defeating rival Ari Vatanen 135-49.
Williams CEO Adam Parr has gone on record saying more than just Williams have come out in opposition to expanding the field to 28 cars to make space for Sauber.
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Fernando Alonso was top dog in free practice at Interlagos Friday, turning a time of 1:12.314 in the Renault.
Multiple sources are reporting Rubens Barrichello has admitted to open talks with Williams on a drive for 2010, as well as his current employer.
Felipe Massa was back behind the wheel of a Ferrari Monday for the first time since his accident in July.
Robert Kubica's move to Renault for 2010 has been confirmed.
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Sebastian Vettel topped an eventful qualifying session marred by three accidents at Suzuka, while five drivers were penalized, including the two Brawn drivers.
Heikki Kovalainen edged Kazuki Nakajima in the opening session for the best time Friday in wet conditions at Suzuka Friday.
Ferrari released an official statement confirming Fernando Alonso will replace Kimi Raikkonen as Felipe Massa's partner for 2010.
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Lewis Hamilton won the race, but Jenson Button made the most from a bad starting position to gain a point on teammate Rubens Barrichello in the race for the championship.
Lewis Hamilton may owe a favor or two to Rubens Barrichello, as the Briton can thank a red flag caused by the Brawn driver for assuring him pole for tomorrow’s Singapore Grand Prix.
Sebastian Vettel topped the timesheets Friday in the second practice session in preparation for Sunday’s race under the lights on the streets of Singapore.
Bernie Ecclestone thinks the FIA got it right where Renault was concerned, but that Flavio Briatore’s penalty is too harsh and he should appeal.
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Even without Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India was once again at the top of the sheets as Adrian Sutil edged Lewis Hamilton's morning mark in the second session Friday at Monza.
Contrary to what many of its competitors are doing, Mercedes may be looking to increase its investment in F1. The auto giant is reportedly in talks to take an interest in Brawn GP.
Ross Brawn escaped a driving ban for speeding, Renault probably is wishing it could escape its own quandary, as the team have been summoned to answer charges it ordered Nelson Piquet to deliberately crash in last year’s Singapore Grand Prix.
Giancarlo Fisichella was released from his Force India contract and will take over the second car for Ferrari at the Italian Grand Prix.
Ferrari has announced while Felipe Massa's checks are all positive, the Brazilian will not be returning to the cockpit for 2009.
Force India is warning it’s Spa performance was no one-off, and with Monza being another low-downforce track, another good performance could be in the cards.
Kimi Raikkonen got the win, but Giancarlo Fisichella was the hero in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix.
Giancarlo Fisichella put his Force India on pole for the Belgian Grand Prix Saturday in a topsy-turvy session at Spa.
Lewis Hamilton continued McLaren’s renaissance, taking top spot in Friday practice for the Belgian Grand Prix.
French newspaper L’Equipe reports agents for rally star Sebastien have been in contact with Team US F1 about taking part in races next season that don’t clash with his WRC schedule, according to ITV-F1.
Rubens Barrichello finally got his wish, leading Brawn GP to victory over Lewis Hamilton and McLaren in Valencia.
McLaren has gone a step toward proving Hungary wasn't a fluke as Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen locked up the front row for the European Grand Prix in Valencia.
YouTube CEO Chad Hurley has been officially revealed as a “primary investor” with the new Ken Anderson/Peter Windsor run Team US F1.
Renault will race in the European Grand Prix after winning an appeal of its one race suspension.
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Ferrari used its official Web site to hit back at Williams after the team blocked Ferrari’s request to have Michael Schumacher test in an F60 prior to the European Grand Prix.
Nelson Piquet released a statement on his official Web site saying he was told by Renault his services were no longer needed, and took an opportunity to lash out at the team.
Williams is blocking Ferrari’s request to have Michael Schumacher test the F60 prior to the European Grand Prix weekend, according to AUTOSPORT, saying the test is against the regulations.
What looked impossible just a few weeks ago has become reality with the signing of a new Concorde Agreement.
Michael Schumacher has borrowed and F2007 an has been in action today at Mugello, AUTOSPORT reports.
One guy really excited to see Michael Schumacher back behind the wheel of a Formula One car is brother Ralf.
BMW held a press conference Wednesday morning announcing it will quit Formula One at the end of the season.
Doctors at the Hungarian hospital where Felipe Massa is being treated said the Brazilian’s condition is improving at a press conference Monday.
Stewards suspend Renault for Valencia
It was Heikki Kovalainen topping the first session, and Lewis Hamilton leading a McLaren 1-2 in the second as practice got under way for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.
Win a race, get a new contract.
As newly-appointed president and chief executive officer Jeff Belskus takes over from Joie Chitwood at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he said he expects few changes, Autoweek reports.
Less than a month after Tony George was asked to resign as chief executive of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Joie Chitwood has resigned as president of the organization.
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Sebastien Bourdais is obviously not happy he no longer has a drive with Toro Rosso, and is threatening legal action against the team.
Former Ferrari team principal Jean Todt, endorsed earlier this week by Max Mosley for the presidency of the FIA, has officially confirmed he will run.
Toro Rosso have made it public, the team is splitting with four-time Champ Car champion Sebastien Bourdais.
Sebastien Bourdais, rumored to be on thin ice heading into last weekend’s German Grand Prix, is set to be replaced by Red Bull reserve driver Jaime Alguersuari in Hungary.
Nothing was going to keep Mark Webber from getting his first F1 win this afternoon. Not a drive through penalty, not the famous Nurburgring weather, nothing.
Mark Webber put Red Bull in the top spot for Sunday's German Grand Prix, taking his first career pole at the Nurburgring.
