Although the USF1 team still seem determined to somehow make the 2010 grid at some point, the governing body should really do the humane thing and put them out of their misery, and give Stefan GP a chance to get themselves ready for Bahrain.

The enigmatic Stefan GP team are still scratching around the F1 grid for 2010, searching for a way in. In his first blog, PatroniseF1's newest writer, The Beard, takes a look at where they came from, and what the hell they want with all of us.

The ongoing issues surrounding the futures of USF1 and Campos are getting more and more murky as the season gets nearer. But while Campos's much-publicised issues are all rather straightforward, just what exactly is going on with USF1?

Nick Heidfeld is all set for a year on the sidelines in 2010 after signing up as a Mercedes GP test driver. And it somehow seems really odd that with all the seats going in 2010, it was Ickle who ended up being shuffled off the grid.

It has been many a year since the masculine ranks of the F1 grid was graced by a member of the fairer sex, and with Danica Patrick ignoring USF1 it might be a while before that changes. But why, asks The Hand should F1 be so male-dominated?

The new season really gets underway this week, with the teams preparing to take the bland sheets off their bland new cars to the underwhelmed gasps of a few journalists. And The Foot, for one, can't wait for the sheet twitching to commence.

The debut season of the newly-revamped Formula Two series was a tragic and uninspiring one. And as the class of 2009 struggle to make an impact on the Formula One grid, the actual point of the series must again be called into question.