Formula One's Sebastian Vettel and seven-time champion Michael Schumacher helped Germany to a third straight win in the "Nations Cup", edging the British team of newly crowned F1 champion Jenson Button on a chilly night at the Bird's Nest in Beijing.
Japan's Toyota Motor has ended its relatively unsuccessful stint on the Formula One circuit in a bid to slash costs as the company battles to cope with the fallout from the global recession.
Brazilian veteran Rubens Barrichello (pictured) has quit Brawn GP to join Williams. Next season, he will drive alongside German rookie driver Nico Hulkenberg, 2009 GP2 world champion.
The worst economic crisis in decades and waning enthusiasm for auto-sports has resulted in tyre maker Bridgestone announcing that it will stop supplying tyres to Formula One cars at the end of next season.
Germany's Sebastian Vettel won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after outgoing world champion Lewis Hamilton was forced to retire from the race for safety reasons.
The outgoing world champion Lewis Hamilton claimed the 17th pole position of his career when he came in first place in a floodlit qualifying session for Sunday's inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
German driver Nico Rosberg says Sunday's Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi will be his last with the Williams team, amid speculation he may join champions Brawn GP next year.
With Abu Dhabi set to close the 2009 F1 season, a local online newspaper has taken the opportunity to reveal a highly guarded secret: F1 drivers' salaries.
Abu Dhabi's brand new Yas Marina circuit prepares to make its spectacular Formula One debut this weekend, though both the driver's and the constructor's titles have already been awarded.
