ESPNF1 Columnist

December 22, 2009: Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed he has signed a seven-year deal for a street race in Rome

December 22, 2009: In the second part of ESPNF1's end-of-year awards, we look at the three best teams and the three most impressive crashes

December 21, 2009: Nicolas Prost, the son of four-time world champion Alain, has been linked to a role at Renault in 2010

December 21, 2009: It is looking increasingly likely that Michael Schumacher will make a return to Formula One after his manager declared him fit to race

December 21, 2009: Formula One's profits dropped by US$200 million in 2009 after major manufacturers and sponsors withdrew from the sport

December 21, 2009: Despite being linked with both Sauber and the Malaysian backed Lotus team, Malaysian oil company Petronas has signed as title sponsor for Mercedes for 2010

December 20, 2009: Jenson Button will be made a Member of the British Empire (MBE) by the Queen, according to reports in the The Mirror

December 20, 2009: Richard Branson has revealed he was on the hunt for a female driver to race for his Virgin Racing team next year

December 20, 2009: Ex-Formula One boss David Richards has said large levels of expenditure on irrelevant technologies in F1 could lead to the sport's demise

December 19, 2009: Ferrari boss, Luca di Montezemolo, has admitted that he had concerns about bringing Fernando Alonso to the team - as he wasn't sure he could be a team player.

December 19, 2009: Kimi Raikkonen has said that his move to the World Rally Championship (WRC) may well be permanent

December 18, 2009: Former Formula 1 driver Ukyo Katayama has been rescued from Mount Fuji in Japan

December 18, 2009: Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo said there was a "strong possibility" Michael Schumacher would be racing for the Mercedes team in 2010

December 18, 2009: Jacques Villeneuve has said he believes Michael Schumacher will be able to return with little trouble

December 18, 2009: The tit-for-tat sniping match between Flavio Braitore and former FIA president Max Mosley rumbles on

December 18, 2009: Ex-Formula One driver Gerhard Berger has denied rumours he will take a senior position at the newly-owned Renault team

December 18, 2009: The Turkish Grand Prix could lose its place on the Formula One calendar in 2011 after F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone doubled the price of hosting the event, according to a local newspaper

December 17, 2009: The increasingly bitter row between former FIA president Max Mosley and Flavio Briatore has taken another twist

December 17, 2009: F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone believes Michael Schumacher will make a comeback to race at Mercedes next year