From GMM

F1's new bodywork rules may have brought an end to a lot of the cars' overt aerodynamic detail, but it has not halted the innovation of the teams.

At the winter test tracks so far, plenty of clever features are on display, including Williams and Toyota's controversial rear diffuser designs.

At Grove, reporters could not miss the addition of new fins on the Williams' 2009-spec FW31 cockpit.

Also spotted recently is a new design of carbon-fibre front wheel covers on the 2009 McLaren.

In the meantime, the global crisis halts F1 theme park project. Mid-way through construction, the F1-X park in Dubai was scheduled to be opened later this year, but Union Properties announced in a statement that its board have frozen the project at least until 2010 due to the global recession.

The theme park was to boast a hotel, formula one museum and various grand prix-themed rides, simulators and rollercoasters.