- F1 teams have agreed on the requested name changes (starting 2012 season) for Lotus Renault GP(in Lotus - but they are still thinking), Team Lotus(in Caterham) and Virgin Racing(in Marussia)
- Lola (racing car engineering company) is ready and waiting to join formula 1 next year as the 13th team. Lola initially applied to join the grid in 2010, when the FIA opened up a bidding method for four new teams to take the grid to 13 teams. But Lola not passes in their challenge with the FIA choosing Lotus, Virgin, HRT and last - USF1 wich failed to make the grid and leaving the door open for a new competitor
- HRT has extended technical partnership with Williams for 2012, with the english team set to supply the spanish team with gearboxes and for the next year with KERS too

