Williams has confirmed that Alex Lynn will be continuing as the team's development driver for the 2016 Formula One World Championship season, a position he held throughout 2015 alongside his GP2 commitments.

Having spent the first two days of his 2016 season getting acclimatised with his new mount, Aussie F1 star Daniel Ricciardo is optimistic that the Red Bull team have closed the gap to Mercedes and Ferrari in the race for the 2016 Championship.

Following the September announcement of the signing of a Letter of Intent with Lotus, Renault has officially confirmed one of the worst kept secrets in F1 - that they will be returning as a fully-fledged factory F1 team in 2016

Williams F1 has announced that Canadian teenager Lance Stroll has joined its Young Driver Development Programme.

Sahara Force India has announced the signing of Mexican racer, Alfonso Celis, as a development driver. The 19-year-old will get his first experience of Formula One power behind the wheel of the VJM08 at the season-ending Abu Dhabi test where he will be sharing driving duties with Nico Hulkenberg.

Williams has confirmed that following four years as development and test driver, Susie Wolff will retire from competitive motorsport at the end of the 2015 season.

Since being appointed as Development Driver in April 2012, Susie has worked closely with the team over the years before being promoted to Official Test Driver in 2015. Her role has seen her play a big part in the development of the FW35, FW36 and FW37 through extensive simulator work alongside getting behind the wheel for straight line aerodynamic tests and during numerous test days.

This culminated in her driving the FW36 during FP1 at the 2014 British and German Grands Prix, becoming the first female driver to drive in a Grand Prix weekend for two decades.

“I’d like to thank Williams for the opportunity they have given me over the last few years which has allowed me to achieve my dream of driving a Formula 1 car. It has been great to work with everyone at the team, both at Grove and trackside, and I’d like to thank everyone who has been part of my journey at Williams. I am now closing this chapter but looking forward to new challenges in the future,” Wolff said.

“It has been a pleasure to work with Susie over the years and see her develop as a driver within the team. Her feedback and knowledge of the car has been an important part our recent development and we will be sorry to see her go. We want to thank her for all her efforts and wish her the very best for her future endeavours. We will of course be supporting both Susie and Felipe at the Race of Champions, and hope Susie has a great weekend to mark the last time we see her race,” added Claire Williams, Deputy Team Principal of the Williams F1 team

It may have been a mixed up timetable in Austin, with qualifying held on Sunday morning due to torrential storms on Saturday, but once the action got underway it was non-stop in Sunday’s 2015 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton sealing his third World Championship Driver's crown after a late error from Nico Rosberg.

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton eased to victory in Sochi on Sunday, his pole-sitting team mate Nico Rosberg having retired from the lead with throttle problems on lap 7. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel took the runner-up spot to move into second in the title standings, with Force India’s Sergio Perez earning third in dramatic fashion after a final-lap clash involving Williams’ Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen.