McLaren's Lewis Hamilton admits that dry conditions during the race in Barcelona next weekend would leave the McLaren team off the pace, as the Woking team fights to close the performance gap to the frontrunning Red Bull team.

Michael Schumacher has downplayed any suggestion that the major upgrade package for the Mercedes W01 car at the Spanish GP will propel the team to the front of the field, saying that the updated car is simply a "general improvement".

Red Bull driver Mark Webber has said that he needs to become more consistent in his race results to get back into the championship hunt, adding that the situation is so close that the whole title picture can change in a single race weekend.

The Donington Park circuit, which was left in a shocking state of disrepair after the circuit's bid to host the British Grand Prix from 2010 collapsed last year, will reopen in August this year, according to circuit owner Kevin Wheatcroft.

The Ferrari team have responded to reports that a group of leading doctors are pushing European governments to look into the "subliminal advertising" from Marlboro on their cars, saying that there is no "scientific basis" for the claims.

The Italian Pirelli tyre company is refusing to be counted out of the race for the F1 tyre supply contract, saying in a statement on Thursday that they will present an offer to the team before the Spanish Grand Prix next weekend.

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn says that his driver Nico Rosberg is on the verge of breaking his winless streak in Formula One, after coming close to securing his first race win at the Chinese Grand Prix two weeks ago.

The new Arena layout of the Silverstone track was officially opened on Thursday morning, with a number of F1's glitterati turning out to gush over the newly redesigned track that will host this season's British Grand Prix.

Jenson Button has come over all self-critical, in a roundabout way, saying that he did not work hard enough in the early stages of his Formula One career, but says that now he "can't imagine anyone works harder" than himself.

Virgin Racing test driver Luis Razia is continuing his efforts to find something to do in 2010, in lieu of actually having any testing to do, after securing a deal to race in the British F3 round at the Silverstone Arena track this weekend.

The ongoing debate over which direction Formula One should take over the 2011 tyre supply is now unlikely to be cleared up by the Spanish Grand Prix next weekend, as the issues of tyre cost and performance split the F1 teams.

A number of leading doctors have accused the Ferrari Formula One team of "subliminal advertising" of cigarettes through their noticeable 'bar code' sponsorship from the makers of Marlboro cigarettes, according to a report in the Times newspaper.

Geriatric former F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve says that he is still pushing ahead with his training for a Formula One return, despite missing out on a shock comeback drive with the Stefan GP team for 2010.

Championship leader Jenson Button says that he is now at a team that "knows what winning is like" in the McLaren squad, adding that his first two grand prix wins for the team early in 2010 have yet to properly sink in.