Sauber ‘very confident’ of 2010 slot By Jonathan Noble Monday, November 30th 2009, 11:04 GMT The Sauber team is ‘very confident’ that it will be granted the final slot on next year’s grid in the wake of its sale to Peter Sauber. Following the collapse of a proposed deal with Qadbak, who had intended to buy the team after BMW’s withdrawal, Peter Sauber stepped in to buy the team back

McLaren plans aggressive approach By Jonathan Noble Monday, November 30th 2009, 11:32 GMT McLaren is taking a more aggressive approach to the design of its 2010 car that it has with recent contenders, as it eyes a return to world title glory next year. On the back of its impressive recovery this campaign, where it went from pre-season tail-ender to race winner by the middle of the year, McLaren says the lessons it took on board in 2009 are being applied to the design of its MP4-25. “It’s still too early to be able to say with any confidence how competitive we’ll be, but all we can say with any certainty is that we’ve approached this year’s car more aggressively than we perhaps have in the past,” said McLaren’s engineering director Paddy Lowe

Webb joins British F3 with Fortec By Ben Anderson Monday, November 30th 2009, 12:38 GMT Formula Renault UK race winner Oli Webb will graduate to British Formula 3 next season with frontrunning squad Fortec Motorsport. Webb steps up to F3 after two seasons racing for Fortec in Formula Renault

Turvey to test for McLaren at Jerez By Jonathan Noble Monday, November 30th 2009, 13:26 GMT Oliver Turvey is to make his Formula 1 testing debut behind the wheel of a McLaren at Jerez in Spain this week.

ART signs Bird for GP2 season By Steven English Monday, November 30th 2009, 13:45 GMT Champion GP2 team ART Grand Prix has signed Briton Sam Bird for the 2010 season. The French squad carried Williams driver Nico Hulkenberg to the 2009 title and is already running Bird in this winter’s GP2 Asia Series. Bird will join Jules Bianchi, who won this year’s Euro F3 title with ART.

Patrick fuels NASCAR rumours By Diego Mejia Monday, November 30th 2009, 17:54 GMT Danica Patrick says racing in NASCAR in 2010 remains a possibility, despite the announcement of her new three-year IndyCar deal with Andretti Autosport on Monday. Although her IndyCar plans are now set in stone, speculation of Patrick making her NASCAR debut next year continued to be fueled on Monday

Manor to run under Virgin Racing title By Matt Beer Monday, November 30th 2009, 17:56 GMT The Manor Grand Prix team will run under the Virgin Racing name in 2010, according to the latest entry list issued by the FIA today.

Andretti announces new Patrick deal By Matt Beer Monday, November 30th 2009, 14:14 GMT Andretti Autosport has confirmed that Danica Patrick will stay with its IndyCar team. After suggestions that she could move to Ganassi or leave the IndyCar Series for NASCAR, Patrick decided in late summer that she would remain with Michael Andretti’s squad.

Q & A with Sam Bird By Steven English Monday, November 30th 2009, 15:26 GMT Q.

Herbert: Button must build McLaren ties By Jonathan Noble Monday, November 30th 2009, 15:53 GMT Jenson Button can boost his chances of taking the fight to Lewis Hamilton at McLaren in 2010 if he establishes strong ties with the men he will work most closely with as soon as he can.