Following news yesterday that Lewis Hamilton is looking for a new manager, Michael Schumacher has also made a change to his team.

Campos Meta 1 will change its name to Hispania Racing F1 Team (HRT) before the start of the 2010 season next weekend.

There remains confusion over how many teams will be on the grid in the season-opener in Bahrain next week, and while US F1's almost farcical attempts to enter a team are now over - at least, for 2010 - the uncertainty continues.

Niki Lauda has backed Jenson Button's hunch that Mercedes GP might be feigning pessimism on the eve of the 2010 world championship.After Michael Schumacher said recently that he does not expect his W01 car to be ready to win in Bahrain, Button admitted that "I do not completely believe him".

The manager of the only driver currently under contract with US F1, Jose Maria Lopez, is working to extricate his client from the team.

The manager of the only driver currently under contract with US F1, Jose Maria Lopez, is working to extricate his client from the team.

Only two living former world champions - Nelson Piquet and Kimi Raikkonen - appear likely to be missing at next weekend's Formula One season opener in Bahrain. Last month, the race's organisers announced that all 20 living title winners would attend as part of the sport's 60th anniversary celebrations.