Canada have conceded defeat to have the country’s grand prix reinstated to the 2009 Formula One calendar.

Government officials in Montreal, the host city since 1978, had hoped to earn a reprieve after the race was left off next year`s schedule owing to an alleged dispute with F1 rights rights owner Bernie Ecclestone over past payments.Last-ditch efforts [...]

Michael Schumacher could be set for a return to motorsport after being linked with a ride in the World Superbike series.
Schumacher, who won the last of his world titles with Ferrari in 2004 before retiring at the end of the 2006 season, has been employed as a consultant to the Scuderia for the past [...]

Timo Glock admits that he is “really happy” with his debut Formula One season at Toyota after finishing 10th.
The German finished the campaign in 10th place on the Drivers’ Standings after accumulating 25 points. His highlight of the season was the second-place finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Glock says all the hard work he put [...]

A1GP will be racing on one of the most exciting street circuits in the world when it returns to Australia for Season Five.
The series has signed a five year deal with the organisers of the street circuit in Surfers Paradise and will go there in 2009 for its first race.
“We wanted to go back to [...]

British driver Lewis Hamilton feels having ‘number one’ on his McLaren next season will be “the coolest thing ever”.
McLaren star Hamilton, 23, became the youngest world champion in Formula One history on Sunday.
“I have to admit it (winning the title) feels great, and I don’t have to have number 22 on my car any more,” [...]

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton has admitted he has already put his disappointing Japanese Grand Prix behind him.
He is now focusing on picking up the points he requires to capture the Formula One world championship in the remaining two races.
The McLaren driver had started on pole but finished outside the points in 12th place as he [...]

Lewis Hamilton says he will not change his approach for Sunday’s race after bagging pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix.
The McLaren driver recorded a best lap of one minute 18.404 to secure front place on the grid ahead of Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen.
Even more pleasing for the 23-year-old was that Felipe Massa, seven points behind [...]

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone is reported to have confirmed India will be added to the race calendar in 2011.
Ecclestone also hinted that Russia may get an event in the near future.
“In Russia we have two or three open options,” Ecclestone told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.
“The first regards Moscow obviously. But it [...]

Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz has claimed “half of the F1 grid” is chasing teen sensation, Sebastian Vettel.
The 21-year-old is considered one of Formula One’s rising stars and his stock rose yet further after he scored both his and Toro Rosso’s maiden victory at the Italian Grand Prix last month.
Vettel has also scored 27 of [...]

Luca di Montezemolo has urged Kimi Raikkonen to up his game in order to support Felipe Massa in his World title chase.
With three races remaining Ferrari are second in the Championships and desperately need Raikkonen to start scoring points if they are to retain the titles.
The Finn has not scored a single point in the [...]