Force India have insisted that their stunning pace shown at the Belgian Grand Prix was not a one-off performance, and that the former backmarking team will challenge for victory again in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in two weeks time.

Red Bull's vicarious team principal Christian Horner has begun the mind games surrounding the drivers championship early by saying that Brawn GP's Jenson Button cannot afford to continue his poor run of form if he wants to win the title.

The FIA is said to be launching an investigation into the Singapore Grand Prix from the 2008 season, after new light appeared to be shed on the reasons for one Renault car crashing and the other Renault car going on to win the race.

Ross Brawn has confirmed that the tyre warming issues surrounding his team's cars from the middle part of the season has returned again at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, after a poor qualifying session for both of his cars.

The Formula One Teams Association and FIA Presidential candidate Ari Vatanen got together for a chinwag at the Belgian GP weekend on Saturday, with Vatanen saying that he could see a long period of working together with the group.

Brawn GP prove the surprise of the fuel load charts, with 4th placed Rubens Barrichello turning out to be the lightest car in the field, even lighter than the pole sitter Giancarlo Fisichella in his Force India. Meanwhile, the Brits have gone heavy.

According to a list nicked from someone's briefcase, the provisional 2010 F1 calendar shows some quite considerable changes from the 2009 season's schedule, with Bahrain slated to open the series and plenty of other races jumbled around.

The inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the brand new Yas Island track, which is all set to be the season finale for the 2009 season, will be moved to a Europe-friendly late evening timeslot after dubious plans from the FOM came to dubious fruition.

Red Bull's Mark Webber has insisted that he is a massive outsider for the championship this season, after saying that the majority of the remaining circuits on the calendar will favour the Brawn GP cars over his own Red Bull machine.

The BMW Sauber team are continuing to evaluate offers to buy their team in time for next season, according to Mario Theissen, with the Hinwil-based squad on the market after BMW announced their withdrawal at the end of the season.