Pirelli has announced that it will reward the 2012 GP3 Series champion with a prize fund of 200,000 Euros if they are graduating up to GP2.

Jules Bianchi has been named as the reserve driver for Force India for the 2012 season.

Martin Whitmarsh says that both Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton are "raring to go" ahead of the start of pre-season testing.

Timo Glock says that he is "positive about 2012" despite admitting that it's "a shame" the new car has been delayed until the final test.

Vitaly Petrov is remaining tight-lipped on rumours that he will find a seat on the grid for the 2012 season.

Caterham technical director Mark Smith says that the new CT01 is "an evolution" of the previous T128, but a lot more efficient.

Kimi Raikkonen has admitted that he doesn't expect to be challenging the front-runners during the 2012 season.