Nico Rosberg joins star lineup at Goodwood

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Reigning world champion Nico Rosberg will return to F1 this weekend when he puts his race-winning Mercedes W05 through its paces at Goodwood on Sunday.

Lord March's annual Festival of Speed which kicked off yesterday at Goodwood will once again boast a strong contingent from Formula 1, with more than 60 cars on display representing seven decades of the sport.

Rosberg will feature prominently in the star-studded lineup, and will race up the hill on Sunday behind the wheel of a 2014 Mercedes W05 Hybrid.

Tomorrow, Russian Grand Prix winner Valtteri Bottas will warm-up Rosberg's W05 with a run of his own up the famous hill.

Renault Sport F1 Team will be celebrating 40 years in the sport and will be bringing their current driver Jolyon Palmer to the festivities, along with reserve driver Sergey Sirotkin.

Former Williams F1 Champions Alan Jones and Damon Hill will be accompanying the Williams team in celebrating their 40^th anniversary, bringing an unrivalled experience of the F1 World Championship to West Sussex.

The theme for the 2017 Festival of Speed will be 'Peaks of Performance - Motorsport's Game-Changers'.

Goodwood's FOS will be celebrating racing machines that were so fast, powerful, expensive or complicated that the rules had to be changed to rein them in!

It isn't too late to plan a trip to the historic venue and West Sussex countryside if you're in the UK. All information regarding tickets and the schedule can be found here.

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Phillip van Osten

Motor racing was a backdrop from the outset in Phillip van Osten's life. Born in Southern California, Phillip grew up with the sights and sounds of fast cars thanks to his father, Dick van Osten, an editor and writer for Auto Speed and Sport and Motor Trend. Phillip's passion for racing grew even more when his family moved to Europe and he became acquainted with the extraordinary world of Grand Prix racing. He was an early contributor to the monthly French F1i Magazine, often providing a historic or business perspective on Formula 1's affairs. In 2012, he co-authored along with fellow journalist Pierre Van Vliet the English-language adaptation of a limited edition book devoted to the great Belgian driver Jacky Ickx. He also authored "The American Legacy in Formula 1", a book which recounts the trials and tribulations of American drivers in Grand Prix racing. Phillip is also a commentator for Belgian broadcaster Be.TV for the US Indycar series.