News index

December 19, 2011: An overview of the 2012 grid as it shapes up over the winter, updated regularly with the lastest announcements and rumours from the driver market

December 13, 2011: Dany Bahar, chief executive of the Lotus Group, has defended Renault's approach to its drivers after Kimi Raikkonen hurt his wrist in a skidoo accident

November 25, 2011: A row is brewing between Renault and Robert Kubica's manager Daniele Morelli over comments attributed to the driver earlier this week

November 24, 2011: Bruno Senna says that Robert Kubica's announcement that he will not be ready to return to Formula One for the start of the 2012 season "does not change anything"

November 23, 2011: Robert Kubica has told Renault that he will not be ready to return to Formula One for the start of the 2012 season

November 18, 2011: Eric Boullier has confirmed that Romain Grosjean is the prime candidate to replace Robert Kubica if the latter does not return to drive for Renault next season

November 2, 2011: Renault is still unsure whether Robert Kubica will be able to return to Formula One next season and says a driver decision is still likely to be several weeks away

October 30, 2011: Sebastian Vettel continued his supreme dominance of the 2011 season by winning the inaugural Indian Grand Prix from Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso

October 29, 2011: Sebastian Vettel will start the inaugural Indian Grand Prix from pole position after the newly crowned world champion easily set the fastest time of qualifying from Lewis Hamilton and team-mate Mark Webber

October 25, 2011: The progress of Robert Kubica's recovery continues to get mixed coverage as his hand surgeon says he is ready to drive a racing car again

October 21, 2011: Robert Kubica is still "a few more months" away from being able to return to Formula One, according to his doctor

October 3, 2011: Renault team owner Gerard Lopez says the team will give Robert Kubica time to prove his fitness for 2012

September 28, 2011: The doctor in charge of Robert Kubica's rehabilitation says it is a "certainty" that he will return to Formula One in 2012

September 20, 2011: After Bruno Senna stepped in for Nick Heidfeld with two consecutive top-ten qualifying performances and world championship points in just his second race, ESPNF1 looks back at ten standout replacement and debut drivers, both good and bad

September 12, 2011: Renault team principal Eric Boullier says he needs to know whether Robert Kubica can return to Formula One in 2012 by the end of October.

August 29, 2011: Robert Kubica has undergone an operation on his right elbow which doctors have descrived as "a total success".

August 18, 2011: Renault majority shareholder Gerard Lopez says he believes Robert Kubica's recovery from his rallying crash is 'going well', but that he won't return this season.

August 18, 2011: Gerard Lopez talks exclusively to ESPNF1 about Renault's troubled start and the fight to catch Mercedes

July 16, 2011: Robert Kubica has revealed that he would love to make his return to the F1 scene in Brazil - but insists that he'll only do it if the timing is right.