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Mercedes: We are a little too slow
Ross Brawn confirms the handling and balance of the new Mercedes GP W01 is not 'quite right' - but that it should be fixed for next week's Jerez test.

Alonso on top as Valencia test ends
Fernando Alonso ensures a clean-sweep for Ferrai by pacing the final day of F1 testing in Valencia on his first outing for Ferrari
Briatore: Schumacher leaving Ferrari was an 'inelegant betrayal'
Michael Schumacher's former Benetton team boss Flavio Briatore has branded the German's departure from Ferrari to return to F1 in 2010 with Mercedes Grand Prix 'an inelegant betrayal' - and suggested that if it does not work out, the comeback will be a 'disaster'

Lopez: Genii, Renault in for the long haul.
Genii boss Gerard Lopez says that both he and Renault F1 are in the sport for the long term following their winter tie-up.
Doctor presence sparks fresh Schumacher neck concerns
Fresh concerns have arisen regarding the state of Michael Schumacher's neck, after the Mercedes Grand Prix F1 returnee's personal doctor and physiotherapist were spotted in the Valencia paddock during testing this week
Petrov was signed for his talent, not his money, insists Boullier
Vitaly Petrov might be a 'pay driver', but he has not brought any sponsorship with him to secure the second Renault seat in F1 2010, he assures - and besides, as pay drivers go, the Russian is in good company...
Carroll manager 'surprised' by Campos link
It's news to us, says Adam Carroll's manager after rumours link the 27-year-old Irishman to Campos Meta 1
'Yellow Teapot' makes a comeback as Renault launches 'aggressive' R30
The famous yellow-and-gold livery of early Renaults in F1 - a colour scheme that partly earned the 1977 model the nickname the 'Yellow Teapot' - is back on the 2010 R30, launched in Valencia today
Renault reveals identity of Kubica F1 2010 partner
Renault has finally confirmed who will be racing alongside Robert Kubica at the newly-owned Enstone-based outfit in F1 2010 - and in Russian GP2 Series front-runner Vitaly Petrov, they have taken a chance on a man who has never previously driven a grand prix car

Raikkonen crashes out of Arctic Rally
Kimi Raikkonen's competitive rallying debut for Citro?n does not last long, as the 2007 F1 World Champion crashes out of the Arctic Lapland Rally on only stage two - but not before catching the eye first...
Whitmarsh reveals fear of 2007 F1 repeat for McLaren
McLaren-Mercedes team principal Martin Whitmarsh acknowledges the need to carefully manage the battle between Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button in F1 2010 - in order to avoid gifting the title away to a rival as happened three years ago...

McLaren unveils F1 title challenger
Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton have taken the wraps off the car they hope will return them - and McLaren - to the top of the world.

di Montezemolo: I authored Schumi exit.
Luca di Montezemolo discusses Michael Schumacher's defection to Mercedes, the strength of Ferrari's current line-up - and the possibility of Valentino Rossi moving to F1...
Ferrari test role counted against Fisichella, admits Sauber
Sauber team owner Peter Sauber has explained just what it was that earned Pedro de la Rosa the second seat alongside Kamui Kobayashi at Hinwil in F1 2010 over rivals Giancarlo Fisichella and Nick Heidfeld...

Campos Meta 1 to miss pre-season tests?
Campos Meta 1 says everything is 'going to plan' - but that the Bahrain Grand Prix will be a 'test', not the first race for them.
Coulthard: Eddie Jordan is 'special'...
BBC F1 pundit David Coulthard reveals that after surviving a year in his new job, he is now ready for a second season alongside 'special' case Eddie Jordan - but a racing return may not be far away...

Bortolotti: I'm not ready for F1 - yet
Mirko Bortolotti says he is not thinking about F1 - and insists Formula Two is his 'major option' for 2010.
Technical chiefs agree to double-diffuser ban
Double-diffusers - an innovation that threatened to turn the first half of the 2009 F1 World Championship campaign into a political battleground - are to be outlawed from 2011, the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) has agreed

Mercedes unveils livery for 2010
Mercedes GP Petronas F1 team with Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg presented at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart.
Kovalainen: I'm better than I looked at McLaren
Heikki Kovalainen has a reputation to rebuild in F1 2010, after two years of it being slowly destroyed by McLaren-Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Beginning afresh with newcomer Lotus, the much-maligned Finn is confident he can play himself back into the game
FIA grants Schumacher car number swap request
Michael Schumacher will indeed drive car No.3 in the 2010 F1 World Championship, after governing body the FIA agreed to his request to lumber the 'unlucky' No.4 upon Mercedes Grand Prix team-mate Nico Rosberg instead
Sauber 'kept word', reveals happy de la Rosa.
Pedro de la Rosa has paid tribute to Peter Sauber's integrity during their negotiations over an F1 race seat for 2010.

Schumacher pulls rank to avoid 'unlucky' number
Michael Schumacher has asked governing body the FIA to be allowed to swap car numbers with Mercedes Grand Prix team-mate Nico Rosberg ahead of F1 2010, to be No.3 instead of No.4. Car No.4 has never won the world championship...