• Report – Brawn GP catch the eye in Barcelona – BBC SPORT
  Jenson Button looking rather pleased with the position of Brawn
• We are not competitive – McLaren – BBC SPORT
  Martin Whitmarsh spells out just how much trouble McLaren are now in.
• Get your money on Brawn for Melbourne win! – James Allen on F1
  "What is even more impressive is that on the 19th lap of his 20 lap first stint Rubens does a 1m 19.971 – startling proof that the Brawn looks after its tyres very well over a long run. The team really are in amazing shape! In contrast the Ferrari’s lap times tail off into the 1m 22s at the end of the 20 lap stints."
• Should Max Mosley go on as FIA President? – Joe Saward’s Grand Prix Blog
  "I cannot make up my mind whether he loves the sport and acts to protect it, or whether he loves the office he holds and enjoys playing political games because he was never allowed to be in politics because of his father’s adventures in the 1930s."

  Well, I know which one I think…

• If Brawn GP really are that fast… – F1 Fanatic
  What Brawn's apparent pace means
• Brawn GP BGP001 – Will it be BAR 006 or Prost AP04 ? – F1 Wolf
• Brawn speed – Joe Saward’s Grand Prix Blog
  "I am delighted for the Brawn team if the car turns out to be this good, but in the back of my mind a little voice is saying: “Remember the Prost, Remember the Prost”.

  "Back in 1997 the Prost-Mugen Honda was very quick in pre-season testing – and was quick in the races. But in 2001 the team turned in some brilliant pre-season times with Jean Alesi at the wheel of the Prost-Ferrari AP04."

• Who is the F1 front runner? – James Allen on F1
  "The key question is, who’s the pace setter? Well from what I’ve seen so far this week -and the picture has been clearing as the week’s gone on – there is nothing to choose between Ferrari and BMW, with Toyota and Brawn right there too. The one thing we have not seen is the outright pace of the Ferrari and BMW cars, ie low fuel flat out."
• Barcelona Testing Day Four: Barrichello Continues Button’s Lead – BlogF1
• Williams ‘cautiously optimistic’ for 2009 – ITV Sport
  Frank Williams: “The rule changes give Williams F1 a chance to re-establish itself.”
• How Jenson Button did that lap time – James Allen on F1
  "They’ve been working on their 2009 car for longer than any of their rivals, having effectively written off the 2008 season before it started! They’ve made the work count and you can see why the team were so frustrated that Honda panicked when it saw the November sales figures and pulled the plug on F1.

  "The team knew they had a really good car on their hands."

• France unveils plans for new F1 track – autosport.com
  "Following months of discussions to try and find a suitable venue for the race, it was announced that a new track at Flins-Les Mureaux, north east of Paris, has been given the nod as French authorities' preferred option."

  Due to be ready for 2011.

• Bernie Ecclestone divorced by wife as he faces £2.4 billion battle over his fortune – Telegraph
  "The Formula One racing chief Bernie Ecclestone faces a legal battle to recover his £2.4 billion fortune from his wife Slavicia after she was granted a divorce in the High Court. "
• Whitmarsh, McLaren and Barcelona – Formula 1 Insight
  "I have said repeatedly that F1 should be prepared to give away GPs to American circuits, so important is it that the sport have a presence there. Now, at last, this has been recognized by someone who can do something about it. As long as Ecclestone is the sole arbiter of which circuits have GPs, the possibility of a North American race is remote indeed – no one will pay as much as he persists in asking for. But, if FOTA can assist with funding, it may be that Bernie could be sidelined; he does not care where the money comes from as long as it comes to him."
• Teams urged to act to get US GP back – autosport.com
  "Formula 1 teams must take the initiative and become key players in promoting a race in North America if the sport is to return there in the near future, claims McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh."
• Alonso says Brawn GP pace is real – autosport.com
  "Ferrari, Brawn, or BMW are, right now, unreachable."
• F1 tech races into ordinary life – BBC NEWS
  "A new exhibition demonstrating how technology from Formula One racing influences more pedestrian pursuits has opened at the Science Museum in London. "
• Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 13 Sunday 29 March 2009 – BBC – Press Office
  BBC press release for the Australian Grand Prix
• Test de Salida Montmelo 09 – YouTube
  That now-infamous practice start between Heikki Kovalainen and Kimi Räikkönen. While the getaway of the Ferrari is impressive, there's no doubt that Kimi gets going first. So it's not as clear-cut as the initial reports suggested.

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