Dethroned MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has said he is more determined than ever to reclaim the world title after testing on the new 800cc bikes for next season in Jerez.
Young Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi made his Formula One test debut with Toyota on Wednesday.
Double world champion Mika Hakkinen will drive a Formula One car for the first time since 2001 when he tests for McLaren in Barcelona on Thursday.
Briton Lewis Hamilton has brushed aside fears that he has arrived in Formula One too soon for his own good.
Briton Lewis Hamilton has brushed aside fears that he has arrived in Formula One too soon for his own good.
Matthew Wilson, the only Briton competing full-time in this year's world rally championship, will never forget his first driving lesson.
Formula One teams return to the racetrack on Tuesday for the first tests of a new "post war" era, as well as one without Michael Schumacher.
Lewis Hamilton is relishing the prospect of being Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso's team mate next year after McLaren confirmed the Briton in their driver line-up.
BMW team boss Mario Theissen praised Alex Zanardi after the 40-year-old Italian became the first double amputee to drive a Formula One car at the weekend.
German teenager Christian Vietoris secured a test drive with the BMW Sauber Formula One team on Sunday.