Sepp Blatter, the former head of soccer's global governing body FIFA, is looking forward to clearing his name at a new court hearing into allegations he made corrupt payments to French footballing great Michel Platini.

Lewis Hamilton was fifth-fastest in his first session of preseason testing with Ferrari as his replacement at Mercedes, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, posted the fastest time. The 18-year-old Italian rookie topped the standings among the 10 drivers on track in Wednesday's morning session,

MERCEDES made an awkward Lewis Hamilton gaffe on the first day of F1 testing. The F1 legend departed the Siver Arrows in December to join Ferrari but his ghost remains at the factory. It appears