As the motorsport season draws ever closer, SPEED has taken a look at some of the big 12 items to watch in 2012.

I was all over the place last season.’ Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images Lewis Hamilton , who admits he was “battling everybody” last season, and Jenson Button have had a private dinner for only the second time since their intense rivalry at McLaren …

The Sauber F1 Team reorganises its technical department: The design and development of the Formula One car will be led by the department heads for Aerodynamics, Design, Performance and Operations.

Team McLaren Mercedes driver Jenson Button unveils the new MP-27 Formula 1 car at the McLaren technology centre on February 1, 2012 in Woking, England.

Casey Stoner was forced to pull out of the first MotoGP testing session of the year in Malaysia after injuring his back while stretching.

Fittingly, Watkins Glen’s International Motor Racing Research Center often features a car on display.

The days when Indy was considered as a stepping stone for Formula One drivers, but these days, it seems that the tables have turned.

Lotus F1 Team is pleased to announce that this year’s Formula 1 challenger will be named the E20, with a new nomenclature commencing to commemorate the twentieth chassis designed at the team’s base in Enstone, Oxfordshire.

Bernie Ecclestone has admitted he is hoping Sebastian Vettel’s rivals break the world champion’s run of dominance this season.

Sebastien Loeb claimed his sixth Monte Carlo Rally crown as his quest for a ninth-straight world rally title got off to the perfect start.