Simona de Silvestro's HVM Racing team has announced that Shane Seneviratne will be the team's new manager with immediate effect, following the departure of Vince Kremer.
Kimi Raikkonen sets the early pace on day one of winter F1 testing, revelling in his return with Lotus as he leads from the off. No red flags to report as teams begin to bed in 2012 machines....
"In the past we've come away from tests convinced we've got a good set-up on the bike, only to have problems in the first few races. The advantage we have this season is that we know the new Kalex is good" - Scott Redding.
"I have always been a keen supporter of this great road race and no doubt it will be incredibly nostalgic for me to return to the North West 200" - Carl Fogarty.
"I have had some offers to ride BSB, AMA, IDM and endurance racing... I'm just looking for the best way to go, and a team that can win!" - Anthony West.
'Don't get me wrong this changes nothing for the TT, my team have three bikes ready to win it and I promised I would, I don't go back on that' - Ian Hutchinson on Twitter
John McGuinness and Simon Andrews will form Honda TT Legends' road racing line-up in 2012, with Cameron Donald and Gary Johnson receiving endurance duties too.
'The BMW has absolutely dominated Superstock for two years and the Buildbase BMW Motorrad team have put together an incredible bike' - Howie Mainwaring
The new Sky Sports F1 digital channel has announced that it has picked up the rights to show live races from the two support series GP2 and GP3 in 2012.