Bulgaria hoping to secure a Formula One grand prix for 2011

September 22nd, 2009 HAMBURG - The Renault Formula One team would not comment Tuesday on a possible successor to Flavio Briatore as team principal, with some reports saying former world champion Alain Prost is a leading candidate. A spokeswoman referred to the team's press statement from Monday which said further information would be issued in the next few days.

September 14th, 2009 F1 set to return to Montreal next yearMONTREAL — Formula One is set to return to Montreal next year. The sport's governing body and Grand Prix F1 du Canada Inc.

September 7th, 2009 Liuzzi to race for Force India until end of seasonLONDON — Vitantonio Liuzzi has replaced fellow Italian Giancarlo Fisichella at Force India for the rest of the Formula One season after Fisichella joined Ferrari for the final five races. The 28-year-old has been promoted from his role as test and reserve driver ahead of Sunday's Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

September 4th, 2009 LONDON - Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has insisted that the Indian Grand prix will go ahead as per the planned schedule of 2011, and said that the race in Greater Noida will happen. Ecclestone was reacting to Indian Sports Ministry's decision to reject a request by race promoters JPSK Sports to remit 22.5 million pounds in foreign currency to Ecclestone's British-based Formula One Administration (FOA).

September 3rd, 2009 CHENNAI - The Formula One Indian Grand Prix is likely to be held at the fag end of the 2011 season provided the slot recommended by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) is accepted. According to Vicky Chandhok, chairman of FMSCIs international racing commission, the Indian GP is very much on and the track at Noida, near New Delhi, should be completed within 10 months after Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone lays the foundation stone in October this year.

August 29th, 2009 Spa-FRANCORCHAMPS - Formula One Racing team Force India, which is backed by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, on Saturday claimed the pole position in qualifying session for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix, as Giancarlo Fisichella exhibited an incredible performance to come on top. It was Force India team's first-ever pole and the fourth for Fisichella, as he recorded a remarkable qualifying time with a lap of 1 minute, 46.308 seconds to start the Belgian Grand Prix at the front of the grid.

August 11th, 2009 Ferrari names Badoer after Schumacher withdrawsMILAN — Ferrari says Italian Luca Badoer will replace Michael Schumacher at this month's European Grand Prix at Valencia after the seven-time world champion called off his much-anticipated Formula One comeback. Badoer is a Ferrari test driver whose name was first floated by Italian media after Felipe Massa's crash took him off the race circuit.

August 10th, 2009 LONDON - Ross Brawn is relishing the prospect of seeing former protege Michael Schumacher return to Formula One. The Brawn Grand Prix boss masterminded Schuey to seven world titles, two with Benetton and five with Ferrari, reports The Sun.

August 5th, 2009 LONDON - President and CEO of Formula One Administration, Bernie Ecclestone, has expressed confidence in seven-time Formula One (F1) world drivers' champion Michael Schumacher to provide Ferrari their first win of the season. The 40 year-old German is set to make a comeback into F1 racing for the European Grand Prix as a replacement for injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, who is recovering from serious head injuries sustained during the qualifying rounds of the Hungarian Grand Prix 11 days ago.

August 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - British Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton feels the heat and humdity in India will pose a challenge for the drivers in the proposed 2011 Indian Grand Prix. The 24-year-old, recounting his experience of driving in hot conditions, said they tend lose quite a few kilos.

July 27th, 2009 European GP organizers hope Renault ban reversedVALENCIA, Spain — Organizers of the European Grand Prix want Formula One authorities to rescind Renault's suspension from the race so Fernando Alonso can compete in his native Spain. Jorge Aspar, the vice president of Valmor Sports, believes Valencia fans are being unfairly punished for Renault's security mistakes.

July 26th, 2009 BUDAPEST - Lewis Hamilton in a McLaren-Mercedes claimed his first win of the 2009 Formula One season at the Hungarian Grand Prix Sunday. The defending world champion won from Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Mark Webber of Red Bull.

July 6th, 2009 Bondarenko beats Sprem at Budapest Grand PrixBUDAPEST, Hungary — Sixth-seeded Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine has beaten Karolina Sprem of Croatia 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the first round of the GDF Suez Grand Prix in Budapest. Bondarenko broke Sprem's serve at 1-1 in the first set on Monday and later jumped out to a 4-2 lead, but the Croatian came back to win four games in a row.

June 12th, 2009 Formula One to feature 13 teams in 2010 seasonPARIS — Formula One will feature three new teams in the 2010 season, including one from the United States. The sport's governing body announced a lineup of 13 teams Friday, including all 10 current entrants — although five of those were granted entry on a "conditional basis." The new entrants will be Spain-based Campos Grand Prix, Manor of Britain and American team US F1.

June 1st, 2009 BEIJING - The 2009 China Grand Prix has been cancelled because of the global outbreak of influenza A (H1N1), commonly known as swine flu, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has said. "Due to the ...