Mexican Sergio Perez was waiting for the go-ahead to race in Formula One's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix after ending quarantine for COVID-19 on Thursday.
Microsoft Corp chairman Bill Gates wants to become Toyota's chief Formula One sponsor.
The Ferrari driver is the first Formula One driver to win the same Grand Prix seven times.
Williams' Nick Heidfeld will miss next week's Brazilian Grand Prix after a bicycle accident at the weekend
Finland's Nico Rosberg, the 17-year-old son of 1982 world champion Keke Rosberg, became the youngest driver ever to take part in Formula One testing on Tuesday, the BMW-Williams team said.
"He is hungry to race again and fitter than ever thanks to a new training program," said his manager.\n\n
Michael Schumacher of Germany, driving a Ferrari, has won the San Marino Formula One Grand Prix.
Germany's Ralf Schumacher relived the worst accident of his F1 career as Juan Pablo Montoya set the pace in U.S. Grand Prix practice.
Germany's Ralf Schumacher will resume F1 testing with Williams next week despite being taken to hospital on Thursday suffering from a stomach problem.
The Colombian will race for McLaren in 2005 after completing his contract with Williams.
The down-to-earth Australian driver, preparing for his Williams debut before his home crowd in Sunday's Formula One season-opener, can see clearly what he has to do and where he has to go.
Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg chalked up his seventh win in a row at the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday with team mate Lewis Hamilton fighting back from 10th on the grid to seal a Mercedes one-two finish.
The German won a wet and wild US Grand Prix while Colombian rival Juan Pablo Montoya's title hopes were blown away.
The defending F1 champion expects the title to be decided by a last-race duel between himself and the Colombian.
The front row lockout was a record-equalling 65th for champions Mercedes.
The German world champion now has 82 points to second-placed Montoya's 79.
Ralf's Williams caught fire in the Monza pitlane on Tuesday after teams resumed testing after a six-week ban.
Nico Rosberg denied world champion team mate Lewis Hamilton a fifth pole position in a row by seizing the top slot for Mercedes at the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday.
The strangest of campaigns crammed 17 races, instead of the record 22 originally envisaged, into little more than five months from July with four triple-headers.
Team boss Christian Horner said Verstappen's lap of one minute 22.109 seconds was one of his best of the year and the Dutch driver sounded remarkably relaxed given the amount of pressure on him.
Former champion Jacques Villeneuve will have his first test for Sauber in Spain this month after a seat fitting at the Formula One team's Swiss factory on Thursday.
"We knew that from the beginning and we've sort of had confirmation by now and it will be a tough fight to the end," said the German driver.
Narain Karthikeyan will race for the team at Taupo, New Zealand, in the A1GP this weekend.
Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton produced a moment of Montreal magic on Saturday to put his Mercedes on pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix and equal Ayrton Senna's career haul of 65.
The six-times world champion was 0.362 of a second quicker than Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya's Williams.
Ralf, the brother of world champion Michael, will race for Toyota from the 2005 season.
Formula One's 'halo' head protection device makes its race debut this season in a 21-round championship with France and Germany back on the calendar and some new faces joining the old favourites on the starting grid.
World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams completed a clean sweep for tennis as they won the Laureus Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards on Monday.
The Scot is looking for a drive after McLaren signed Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya from Williams for 2005.
Britain's Sun newspaper reported that Ralf was on the verge of signing a five-year deal with the Japanese manufacturer.
"I think he is in the perfect position. Honestly, he has a strong car, they're very quick, very consistent," Schumacher said.
Kimi Raikkonen says his McLaren needs to be more powerful as well as more reliable if he is to win the championship this season.
The slick pre-season presentations, with teams taking the wraps off new cars and putting a gloss on their prospects, start in Valencia on Monday.
