Felipe Massa is back in action this weekend

Felipe Massa makes his return to competitive racing this weekend as he hosts his annual International Challenge of the Stars kart race in Florianopolis.

Michael Schumacher is among the F1 drivers to turn up for the Desafio Internacionale das Estrelas having also raced karts at Las Vegas last weekend. Here’s a full list of the 11 F1 drivers competing in this year’s race and details on how you can watch it live today and tomorrow.

Update: Race one results below. more…

Adrian Sutil and Vitantonio Liuzzi keep their Force India drives for 2010

Force India once talked about getting an Indian racer in one of their cars but it won’t happen next year: they’ve decided to start 2010 with the same two drivers they ended 2009 with.

Adrian Sutil will start his fourth season as an F1 racer and continue his run of starting every race for Force India.

And Vitantonio Liuzzi will pick up where he left off having started the last five races for the team this year. more…

Was the world champion the best driver of the year?

Over the last two days the 25 drivers who competed in F1 this year have been whittled down to a top five.

But who was the very best of the best? Read on for my verdict – and vote for who you think was the top driver in 2009. more…

Name your top driver of 2009

Jenson Button or Sebastian Vettel? Lewis Hamilton or Fernando Alonso?

Who do you think was the best F1 driver of 2009? Cast your vote below to decide the F1 Fanatic driver of the year. more…

How should we rate Massa, who only raced half the season?

We began the countdown of the top drivers of 2009 yesterday looking at the least impressive racers of the year.

Today we cover the other drivers who failed to make it into the top five – with more of your comments and ratings of the class of 2009. more…

So who was the worst F1 driver of 2009?

Working out who was the best F1 driver is never easy – a driver typically only has one rival who has the same equipment, and even within teams two cars are not necessarily always the same.

And it’s been even harder this year with the sudden emergence of Brawn and Red Bull as front runners, and the complication of drivers missing races and switching teams.

So thanks to everyone who offered their suggestions for how to rank the best drivers of 2009. I’ve looked at your lists, weighed up the stats and re-watched the races to produce my verdict on the top races of the year. Starting in reverse order here are the bottom ten drivers of 2009 with my thoughts on their performances and a selection of your comments. more…

Michael Schumacher in the SKUSA SuperPro race in Las Vegas

Michael Schumacher hasn’t lost his appetite for racing – he was in action in Las Vegas last weekend taking on some of the top young kart racers and two of this year’s F1 drivers.

F1 Fanatic reader Jan Stahl was at the SKUSA SuperNationals XIII kart event where Schumacher was competing along with Sebastien Buemi and Nelson Piquet Jnr.

Schumacher finished the SuperPro final in seventh place with Piquet tenth. Buemi retired after 13 laps. Here’s Jan’s report from the race: more…

Heidfeld could move from one German team to another

Mercedes Grand Prix announced their first driver yesterday and few were su[prised to discover it was Nico Rosberg.

Who will end up in the second car run by the championship-winners is a much more interesting question as it's probably the most coveted vacant seat in F1. Who do you think should get it?

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Mark Webber' first win was a popular choice

What were the best memorable moments of 2009? Here’s what you suggested as the funniest, most exciting and happiest memories of the 2009 F1 season. more…

Nico Rosberg has joined the new Mercedes F1 team for 2010

Mercedes has confirmed Nico Rosberg will drive for them in 2010.

It’s a massive opportunity for Rosberg, who joins the team which were the championship winners this year as Brawn, despite not yet having won a Grand Prix. more…