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Just three days before the launch of their 2012 car, Sauber have announced that technical director James Key is to leave the company. His role will instead be covered by the Swiss team's department heads for aerodynamics, design, performance and operations. Englishman Key joined Sauber from Force India midway through 2010, taking over from Sauber stalwart Willy Rampf

This time last year Narain Karthikeyan was looking ahead to a full season of Formula One competition with HRT. In the end he made eight Grand Prix starts. Now, after weeks of uncertainty, he is again relishing the prospect of racing for the Spanish team, having been confirmed as 2012 team mate to Pedro de la Rosa on Friday

With a new team mate in Nico Hulkenberg - and now, after its Friday launch, a new car - Force India's Paul di Resta is targeting a successful 2012. And first on Di Resta's agenda is to maintain the momentum which helped the team end last season so strongly. The Scot discusses the VJM05 and his hopes for the year ahead…

After excelling in the Williams in 2010, Nico Hulkenberg spent last year sitting on the bench as Force India's third driver. Now promoted to a 2012 race seat, Hulkenberg is impatient to restart his competitive Formula One career and get his first taste of the newly-launched VJM05…

They finished sixth in the 2011 standings and for 2012 Force India's target is fifth. The car they are hoping will take them there is the new VJM05. Following its launch and track debut at Silverstone on Friday, the man who has led its design, technical director Andrew Green, discusses its development and its prospects for the coming season

After spending the last few seasons playing catch-up to Red Bull and McLaren, Ferrari were under pressure to pull something special out of the bag for 2012. And after revolutionising the way they approach the design of their cars, the Italian team are certain the newly-launched F2012 is capable of returning them to their championship-winning heydays. The Scuderia endured a miserable 2011, winning just one race and finishing the year 275 points behind eventual champions Red Bull and 122 behind long-time rivals McLaren. After much reflection, Ferrari decided their recent disappointments had been largely caused by their too-conventional design approach and have opted to be much more aggressive this year.

Sharing the media spotlight with Ferrari, Force India unveiled their 2012 car in the pit lane at Silverstone on Friday morning. The team, who are based just down the road from the UK track, hope the VJM05 will prove quick enough to push them firmly into the midfield following their excellent progress in 2011, which saw them take sixth in the constructors' standings. The Mercedes-engined car boasts heavily revised sidepods and a stepped nose, in line with this year's regulation changes. It will be raced by Scotland's Paul di Resta and Germany's Nico Hulkenberg, who were both in attendance at the launch, alongside third driver Jules Bianchi.

After being forced to cancel their planned launch ceremony due to snow, Ferrari presented their 2012 car to the world via the internet on Friday. The F2012 will make its testing debut at Jerez in Spain next week. As predicted, the Scuderia's new machine uses a stepped-nose design to meet new regulations on front chassis height and practically every area of the car has been fundamentally revised from its 2011 predecessor.

Narain Karthikeyan will partner Pedro de la Rosa in HRT's line-up for the 2012 season. Karthikeyan competed at the first eight 2011 Grands Prix for the Spanish team, before stepping aside for Red Bull protege Daniel Ricciardo, but made a one-off race return at his home Grand Prix in India in October. “It has taken a lot of hard work to make this happen but I am absolutely elated to feature on the 2012 grid with HRT F1 Team,” said the Chennai-born driver. “I was pleased with our strong performance at the Indian Grand Prix, in front of my passionate home fans and I look forward to building on this result in 2012. I have been training hard since the end of 2011, ensuring I was ready for the rigours of F1 if an opportunity arose.

Takuma Sato will join Rahal Letterman Lanigan, which returns to full-time competition for first time since 2008.

Marco Andretti will compete in the DirecTV Celebrity Beach Bowl -- a no-holds-barred celebrity football game.

At last, there's a large patch of blue to break up the doom and gloom that has clouded the NASCAR economy for the past three seasons.

Driver Jeff Burton likes to call Drew Blickensderfer "a great recruiter" who has initiated significant and promising personnel changes on the No. 31 Chevrolet team at Richard Childress Racing.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick returned Wednesday to where his racing career began -- his hometown of Bakersfield, Calif. -- to be inducted into the Bob Elias Kern County Sports Hall of Fame.

Ferrari have opted to cancel the official unveiling of their 2012 car because of heavy snowfall in Maranello. The launch ceremony was due to take place in Italy on Friday morning.

Michael Johnson, who was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident at age 12, will compete in the 2012 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship season.

Gutter balls, trick shots garner laughs at Stars and Strikes Celebrity Bowling Bash that benefits Indy Family Foundation.

Gutter balls, trick shots garner laughs at Stars and Strikes Celebrity Bowling Bash that benefits Indy Family Foundation.

Sampling of IZOD IndyCar Series competitors make Super Bowl XLVI predictions. Of course they follow the game.

A look at some facts relating the Indianapolis 500 and the 46th NFL championship game held in Indianapolis.