Kimi Raikkonen has brushed aside concerns about his motivation after agreeing to return to Formula One with Lotus Renault next season.

Robert Kubica’s manager Daniele Morelli has been left baffled by Renault’s claim that the driver will not be ready for the start of the 2012 Formula One season.

Formula One driver Robert Kubica has told the Lotus Renault GP team he will not be fit enough to start the 2012 season.

Renault team principal Eric Boullier admits he is still no nearer to discovering when Robert Kubica will be able to return to the wheel of a Formula One car.

Robert Kubica is convinced he will be in Formula One next year.

Robert Kubica’s manager has not ruled out the prospect of the Pole making a competitive return to Formula One this season.

Formula One driver Robert Kubica has been released from hospital in Italy to continue his rehabilitation from serious injuries sustained in a rallying accident in February.

Robert Kubica has revealed he is finally hoping to leave hospital within the next 10 days.

SEBASTIAN VETTEL yesterday urged his mechanics to treat themselves to “pizza and beer” in the wake of his crushing Australian Grand Prix victory.

Nick Heidfeld believes Formula One's rulers should be sensitive to the Bahraini people when it comes to making a decision on whether next month's season-opening grand prix gets the go ahead or not.

Robert Kubica is to remain in intensive care for another few days following a further eight hours of surgery today.

Nick Heidfeld is to replace the injured Robert Kubica at Renault for the foreseeable future.

Formula One driver Robert Kubica is to remain in intensive care for another two days following a nine-hour surgical procedure over the weekend.

Nick Heidfeld did his chances of landing the Renault drive no harm as he set the fastest time on the third day of testing in Spain.

Michael Schumacher fired a statement of intent on the second day of the pre-season Formula One test in Jerez, posting the fastest time at the wheel of the new Mercedes.

Lotus Renault driver Robert Kubica has been moved from intensive care to a trauma ward as he continues his recovery from a crash on the Ronde di Andora rally.

Lotus Renault appear to have arrived at a shortlist of three names to drive in place of the stricken Robert Kubica this season.

Lotus Renault Formula One driver Robert Kubica is responding well to treatment 48 hours after undergoing surgery.

Vitantonio Liuzzi has sidestepped questions about the possibility of replacing Robert Kubica at Lotus Renault this season, insisting the stricken Pole's recovery is the priority.

ROBERT KUBICA’S motorsport career was in the balance last night despite encouraging progress in his recovery from serious injuries sustained at the weekend.

Robert Kubica was today awakened from an induced coma as he began the first day of a lengthy rehabilitation period from serious injuries sustained in a rallying accident yesterday.

Formula One driver Robert Kubica has taken “important steps forward” in his recovery from the serious injuries he suffered in a rally accident yesterday morning.

Formula One driver Robert Kubica spent last night in an induced coma and is facing a year out of the sport after suffering horrific injuries in a high-speed rallying accident in Italy yesterday.

Robert Kubica’s agent believes the Polish Formula One driver will make a full recovery from serious injuries suffered in a crash in the Ronde di Andora Rally today.

Lotus Renault driver Robert Kubica was this afternoon undergoing surgery on multiple fractures after suffering a high-speed accident while competing in a rally in Italy.

Renault driver Robert Kubica has suffered serious injuries after crashing a car during a rally in Italy, according to reports.

MOTOR SPORT: Vitaly Petrov has been confirmed as a Lotus Renault driver for the next two Formula One seasons.

Vitaly Petrov has been confirmed as a Lotus Renault driver for the next two Formula One seasons.

Williams have confirmed that GP2 champion Pastor Maldonado will partner Rubens Barrichello during the 2011 Formula One season.

The FIA’s official entry list for the 2011 Formula One season has revealed six teams are still to confirm their full driver line-ups.

VICTORY at the final Grand Prix of the season in Abu Dhabi saw Sebastian Vettel become the youngest world champion in Formula One history yesterday.

Sebastian Vettel today took over the mantle of the youngest world champion in Formula One history following an astonishing end to one of the most dramatic seasons in the sport's 60 years.

Sebastian Vettel today grabbed the most important pole position of his Formula One career ahead of tomorrow’s season-ending showdown in Abu Dhabi.

Sebastian Vettel is poised for his 10th pole position of the season that would set up an intriguing finale to the year tomorrow in Abu Dhabi.

Lewis Hamilton vowed to give it his all ahead of this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and the McLaren star certainly left nothing out on the track in today’s practice sessions.

Sebastian Vettel’s last-ditch attempt to win the Formula One world title today began with an explosive performance in first practice for Sunday’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Nico Hulkenberg caused a sensation in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix by claiming Williams’ first pole position for five and a half years.

JENSON BUTTON has insisted he will never accept team orders but will know himself when the time is right to help McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton’s title challenge.

Pole-position king Sebastian Vettel clinched his ninth top spot of the season to edge out Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber in qualifying for tomorrow's Korean Grand Prix.

Championship leader has Mark Webber powered his way to the top of the standings ahead of Sunday’s inaugural Korean Grand Prix.

Sebastian Vettel kept alive his Formula One World Championship hopes with a superb victory from pole position at today's incident-packed Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka today.

LEWIS HAMILTON admits his crash in yesterday’s opening practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix was the result of “pushing too hard, too early”.

Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber dominated second practice at Suzuka as Red Bull marked themselves out as the team to beat in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix.

Kimi Raikkonen has ruled out making a return to Formula One with the Renault team next season.