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LONDON // The new Malaysian-backed Lotus team have dashed Takuma Sato's hopes of a Formula One comeback with them next year, the Japanese driver's management say.

SOUTHPORT race ace James Cole was one of the stars at motor sports' glittering Autosport Awards event staged at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane, London on Sunday.

THE two key appointments made by the Lotus F1 Racing team were likened to just a pit stop, as they go towards a February testing date for their two new cars for the 2010 season.

Former F1 aces Anthony Davidson and Allan McNish join David Brabham's Celebrity Karting Challenge 2010.

Jean Alesi confirmed yesterday that he will end his Formula One career at the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka this weekend.

Anthony Davidson is still none the wiser as to whether he will be back in an Forumla One seat next season.

Lotus team boss Tony Fernandes has announced that the new Formula One team has "signed its first driver". Lotus is one of four new teams that will line-up on next year's grid and although there have been rumours about their line-up, there have been no confirmations.

THE severe turbulence that A1GP has flown into in recent months has seen its biggest star Neel Jani jumping off it, but whether he parachutes into Formula One will be something to be discovered in the coming weeks.

Due to Timo Glock's cracked vertebrae as a result of his horror crash at Suzuka, we got to see rookie Kamui Kobayashi take his place for the final two Grand Prix of the season.

Didn't expect to lose both Force Indias either. As for Romain Grosjean and Giancarlo Fisichella, well... 1321: First session over and we lose: Giancarlo Fisichella, Romain Grosjean, Adrian Sutil, Vitantonio Liuzzi, and get this: Fernando Alonso.

Lotus are confident their new car will be ready by mid-February ahead of the start of the 2010 Formula One season.

BBC Sport's Sarah Holt in Sao Paulo: "Sebastian Vettel is a superstitious fellow; he always christens his chassis with a girl's name, stashes lucky coins in his boots and makes sure he climbs out of the car from the left." Horner on Vettel: "Sebastian's just continued to get better and better throughout this season.

Out-of-work Super Aguri F1 refugee Takuma Sato has revealed that he is focussed upon securing a 2010 drive either in the top flight or else IndyCars - " explaining his recent appearance in the grand prix paddock by insisting: "You can't afford to be forgotten." Sato has not raced since the collapse of the satellite Honda operation - " for which he ...

By Dan Sloan Japanese motorsport fans are wondering where it all went. Once the nation was home to three Formula 1 teams, two GP circuits and several world-famous drivers but now there is little left to cheer about.

The Charlotte, N.C.-based Formula One upstart U.S. F1 has finally given us a look inside its facility, a significant step toward dispelling any lingering doubt about the project's legitimacy.

Injured Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil poses with a Ferrari car in Maranello.

While Fuji Speedway proved a popular venue with teams, drivers and media there is no mistaking the feeling here that Suzuka, with a track layout that McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton described as ‘the best I have ever driven’ is the spiritual home of the Japanese Grand Prix.

SUZUKA: Japan's most successful Formula One driver Takuma Sato wants to return to the sport and said his team's sudden exit last year had left him with "unfinished" business.

Rosberg's time still the fastest. The clock's ticking. Adrian Sutil tells BBC 5 Live pit-lane reporter Holly Samos: "We thought it would be a better qualifying but all weekend it hasn't been easy for us to find a balance, and we've been struggling with grip level.

Just time enough for you to consider your predictions for driver movements next season.