Photo: Mathieu Bitton TESTING: The first round of testing for the 2012 season will take place in Jerez, Spain, Feb. 7-10. EX-LOTUS: Caterham , last year’s Team Lotus, has targeted scoring points as its goal for 2012. The team’s best performance in 2012 was 13th, which it hit three times, but the addition of KERS on the new Renault-powered CT01 vehicle has sparked optimism. Even at 13th, Lotus showed the most development of the three teams that debuted in 2010, easily besting HRT ...

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KIMI’S RETURN--Kimi Raikkonen returns to Formula 1 in 2012 after a two year absence, driving for Team Lotus (last year’s Renault). He’s met with engineers, had his seat fitted, and will be testing with the team in Spain next month. Raikkonen will be joined on Team Lotus by Romain Grosjean. The first round of winter testing is Feb. 7-9.   BRUNO WILLIAMS--Bruno Senna, who drove for Renault last year, is rumored to be joining Williams for 2012, to drive alongside Pastor Mal...

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Photo: Clive Mason/Getty Images Silverstone. Home of the first Formula 1 Grand Prix in 1950, won by Ferrari. Near-on the home to McLaren, currently second in the standings behind Red Bull and featuring two British drivers: Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton. But of late, not a kind course to either the manufacturer or its pilots. This trend continued into qualifying for the 2011 British Grand Prix, Button slotted in at 5th on the grid, Hamilton 10th (his worst position in 25 races...

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