Hockenheim secures Formula 1 future By Jonathan Noble Thursday, October 1st 2009, 02:23 GMT Hockenheim has put in place a deal to secure the future of the German Grand Prix until 2018. The venue’s place on the F1 calendar had been thrown into doubt with the track baulking at the expected six million Euros cost of hosting the race next year.

Barrichello closing on Williams deal By Jonathan Noble Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 08:49 GMT Rubens Barrichello is closing in on a deal with Williams for 2010, AUTOSPORT has learned, in a move that could see him swap places with Nico Rosberg. On the back of a season where he has resurrected his Formula 1 career, having turned a lifeline from Brawn GP into a full-scale assault on the world championship, Barrichello is poised to extend his stay in F1 for at least one more year

Doohan to contest Race of Champions By Matt Beer Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 08:57 GMT Motorcycle racing legend Mick Doohan has become the latest big name to sign up for this year’s Race of Champions in Beijing. The Australian, who won five consecutive world championships in 500cc motorbike racing in the 1990s, will be making his debut in the main RoC, having contested the RoC Legends event in Portugal earlier this year.

Gilliland to drive for Joe Gibbs By Diego Mejia Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 09:07 GMT Joe Gibbs Racing has confirmed that David Gilliland will drive a fourth car for the team in three of the upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase races. Gilliland, who has driven for TRG for most of the year and has recently competed for Robby Gordon Motorsports and Wood Brothers, will now race for a fourth different team after signing a deal for three events with Gibbs. The 35-year-old will attempt to qualify the #02 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at Charlotte, Texas and Homestead

Gascoyne cautious over equalisation By Jonathan Noble Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 09:07 GMT Lotus technical director Mike Gascoyne has urged teams to take a cautious approach to deciding whether or not engines need to be equalised once again at the end of the year.

Mosley praises Renault’s response By Matt Beer Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 09:23 GMT FIA president Max Mosley says he has nothing but praise for the way Renault responded to the Singapore race-fixing scandal. The team was given a suspended ban by the World Motor Sport Council, while its former bosses Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds were banned from involvement in international motorsport for an indefinite period and five years respectively.

Mosley has regrets over China, India By Matt Beer Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 09:36 GMT Max Mosley says his main regret when his term as FIA president ends later this year will be that the governing body was unable to develop motorsport further in emerging nations such as China and India. India is set to join the Formula 1 calendar in 2011, and has had some representation in the world championship via former Jordan driver Narain Karthikeyan and Vijay Mallya’s Force India team, while China has hosted a grand prix since 2004 but has yet to attract significant spectator figures or produce an F1 driver

Fry: Brawn still wary of Red Bull By Jonathan Noble Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 09:50 GMT Brawn GP believes Red Bull Racing is too strong and too well-financed to be totally ruled out of the world championship fight yet.

Mallya says team’s slump was a one-off By Matt Beer Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 09:58 GMT Force India is confident that its downturn in Singapore will prove to be a one-off and that it will be in more competitive shape at Suzuka this weekend. After fighting for podiums and victories in Belgium and Italy, Vijay Mallya’s squad tumbled back to its former position at the tail of the field in Singapore - with Adrian Sutil and Tonio Liuzzi both failing to get beyond Q1.

Japan preview quotes: Force India Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 10:00 GMT Dr Vijay Mallya, chairman and team principal Q. How would you review the Singapore race - was it as expected? VM: We knew that after the results of Spa and Monza we had set a high expectation for ourselves, but we were realistic that we would find it more difficult at Singapore