ESPNF1 Columnist

January 26, 2012: Mark Webber says that he is pleased to be back working on the new RB8 following a prolonged winter break

January 26, 2012: Mike Gascoyne says that Caterham needs to "move forward" with the new CT01 in 2012

January 26, 2012: Caterham has officially launched its 2012 car - the CT01 - in F1 Racing magazine

January 26, 2012: Rubens Barrichello is going to drive an IndyCar in a two-day test next week

January 26, 2012: Pedro de la Rosa says that HRT is aiming to improve on a race by race basis in 2012 with the overall goal of finishing tenth in the championship

January 25, 2012: Tonio Liuzzi says he is "sick" of pay drivers in Formula One as he waits to learn whether he will be on the grid with HRT this season

January 25, 2012: The first pictures of the new Caterham CT01 have been leaked a day ahead of its official launch in F1 Racing magazine

January 25, 2012: Vitaly Petrov looks set to become the Pirelli test driver after appearing at the launch of the new F1 tyres for 2012

January 25, 2012: Pirelli has launched its new tyre compounds for 2012, with 'squarer' and softer options being supplied to the teams

January 25, 2012: Marussia has announced that it will not run its new car until the final pre-season test at Barcelona and will skip the first test in Jerez

January 25, 2012: The organisers of the European Grand Prix in Valencia are waiting for a response from Bernie Ecclestone to try and find a solution to save the race

January 24, 2012: Jerome d'Ambrosio has been named as the Lotus third driver for the 2012 season

January 24, 2012: HRT has announced that it will use electric bicycles to move around at grands prix after signing a collaboration with Yamimoto

January 24, 2012: Williams chief operations engineer Mark Gillan says that the team has set itself the target of regular top ten qualifying and race performances, and that it is on track at present

January 24, 2012: Jean-Eric Vergne has vowed not to be distracted in his debut season by the prospect of a race seat with Red Bull in 2013

January 24, 2012: Kimi Raikkonen impressed Lotus team principal Eric Boullier with his performance on the first day of his private test at Valencia

January 24, 2012: Lewis Hamilton will not be able to appear in court to give evidence in the trial of his friend Adrian Sutil at the end of this month, according to a BBC report

January 23, 2012: Mark Webber will drive the new RB8 first for Red Bull after the team announced its driver schedule for the first test in Jerez

January 23, 2012: McLaren test and reserve driver Gary Paffett says that the team needs Lewis Hamilton back to his best in 2012