Robert Kubica continues to play down his chances of winning the World Championship, although he insists he is not in second place "by chance".
The BMW Sauber driver finds himself second in the dtandings after a string of good results, including the team's first ever pole position and race win.
Martin Whitmarsh has shrugged off suggestions that McLaren's youthful line-up is costing them, saying that although the team has under-performed of late they have the drivers needed to win the title.
Although David Coulthard concedes Sunday's British GP could be his final home race, the Scot has once again stated that he's not ready to retire.
At the age of 37 Coulthard is the oldest driver on the grid, with this season being his 14th successive year as a Formula One driver.
Sebastien Bourdais says he has "no regrets" about moving to Formula One even if it turns out that his career is over at the end of this season after just one year.
Despite a strong start to the Championship, which saw him get the better of his team-mate in the opening races and even bag Toro Rosso's first points of the season in Australia, Bourdais has fallen off the pace of late.
Adrian Sutil is hoping the new upgrades that Force India tested at Silverstone this week will help them close the gap at next weekend's British GP.
Instead of making progress Force India appear to have fallen right off the pace, proving to be the slowest team on the grid at the previous event in France.
Damon Hill fears the future of the British Grand Prix could go down to the wire in negotiations with Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
Kimi Raikkonen has rejected suggestions the inexperience of Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen is McLaren's Achilles heel this season.
Hamilton, in particular, has made mistakes not seen in his rookie year when he was pipped to the Formula One world championship by a point by Ferrari's Raikkonen.
British Formula One star Lewis Hamilton was involved in yet another high-speed collision on Saturday - but this time it was on the water in the JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race.
Damon Hill has warned Lewis Hamilton that victory in the British Grand Prix would be nothing more than "a stay of execution" from the pressures of fighting for the Formula One world title.
Lewis Hamilton claims racing in his home grand prix makes him more determined than ever to succeed and is looking forward to the support of the British fans next weekend.
Sir Jackie Stewart has brought into focus the latest conspiracy theory to surround McLaren.
Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen were both hit with penalties for Sunday's French Grand Prix by race stewards representing world governing body the FIA.
Formula One will move a step closer to racing in Russia next month when Williams spearhead a demonstration in the heart of Moscow.
The Moscow City Racing event has been confirmed for Sunday, July 13, with Nico Rosberg to represent the team in the first display of F1 in the Russian capital.
The going has got somewhat tough for Lewis Hamilton in recent weeks, and yet again the question has arisen of whether he needs an advisor to help him when matters on and off the track are not going so well.
Lewis Hamilton was given a flavour of the 'insanity' that is certain to engulf him at next weekend's British Grand Prix.
A remarkable 10,000 fans were on hand to watch the final day of a three-day test programme at Silverstone as the teams attempted to put the finishing touches to preparations for the race.
Nelson Piquet followed Fernando Alonso's lead by giving Renault fans further cause to cheer ahead of their home grand prix in France.
Undoubtedly running on low fuel in the final hour-long practice session ahead of qualifying later on Saturday, Piquet set the quickest time at the 4.411km Circuit de Nevers in Magny-Cours.
Nick Heidfeld says BMW are treating their drivers equally despite Robert Kubica's string of good results.
While Heidfeld has struggled to keep pace with the top four drivers, his colleague has already claimed not only the team's first pole position but also their maiden grand prix win.
Lewis Hamilton is adamant he will not let his head drop, no matter how many times the stewards hit him with penalties.
Hamilton now finds himself 10 points adrift of new championship leader Felipe Massa after the Brazilian took the chequered flag in Sunday's French Grand Prix.
Felipe Massa is refusing to write off McLaren at the British Grand Prix early next month.
Brazilian Massa spearheaded a Ferrari one-two in the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours on Sunday to claim the lead in the Formula One world championship for the first time in his career.
The British Grand Prix will be a record-breaker this year as the event is a guaranteed sell-out over all three days.
For the first time in Silverstone's history, the circuit will be full to capacity for Friday practice, Saturday qualifying and on Sunday for the race.
The French Grand Prix is set to remain on the Formula One calendar after the French Motor Sports Federation confirmed they have made an application for France to host a round in next year's championship.
Kimi Raikkonen's hopes of a French Grand Prix victory were wrecked by a broken exhaust, but he is confident of firing on all cylinders for the rest of the season.
New Formula One world championship leader Felipe Massa took the honours on the first day of this week's three-day test at Silverstone.
Brazilian Massa heads the drivers' standings for the first time in his F1 career following his third win of the season, and eighth in the sport overall in Sunday's French Grand Prix.
Felipe Massa leads the World Championship for the first time in his career following his victory in the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours.
A broken exhaust pipe on the Ferrari of team-mate Kimi Raikkonen aided his cause, and for the first time since Ayrton Senna in May 1993, a Brazilian now sits on top of the drivers' standings.
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has denied reports he was involved in an attempt to "destroy" under-fire FIA president Max Mosley.
Mosley has endured a torrid time since allegations were published about his private life, although he successfully saved his job by winning a majority in a specially convened vote on his presidency among FIA members.
The pressure currently on Lewis Hamilton has been likened to that on Michael Schumacher's shoulders as he hit the headlines.
Hamilton has failed to score any points in the last two grands prix after taking the Formula One world championship lead following a superb victory in Monaco.
Magny-Cours appears guaranteed to host next year's French Grand Prix, according to Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
In the build-up to Sunday's race at the Circuit de Nevers, the future of the event was again called into question with Ecclestone making no secret of his desire to see the race switched to Paris.
Silverstone bosses have re-iterated their belief they will agree a new deal with Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone to save the British Grand Prix.
McLaren boss Ron Dennis is convinced Formula One's wheel of fortune will again turn in the direction of Lewis Hamilton.
For the first time in his 25 grands prix F1 career, Hamilton has now failed to score in two consecutive races, leaving France pointless on Sunday a fortnight after his costly mistake in Canada.
Felipe Massa is refusing to rule Lewis Hamilton out of the Formula One world title equation following a disastrous two weeks for the McLaren star.
Massa was on Sunday celebrating taking the lead in the championship for the first time in his career after clinching victory in France.
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Jarno Trulli feels he is now a better driver than at any stage in his Formula One career.
Trulli stepped onto the podium for the first time in just over three years on Sunday by claiming third place in the French Grand Prix behind a Ferrari one-two spearheaded by Felipe Massa.
Lewis Hamilton has vowed to hit his rivals hard in the British Grand Prix after becoming involved in what appeared to be a French farce.
Hamilton's hopes of collecting points in Sunday's French Grand Prix were wrecked by the stewards who penalised him for the second successive race.
Lewis Hamilton has apologised to his McLaren team following qualifying that has left him staring at a mountainous task in Sunday's French Grand Prix, in which Kimi Raikkonen will start on pole.
French hero Sebastien Bourdais is adamant his home grand prix has to remain on the Formula One calendar.
Although there is again talk Magny-Cours is staging its last race this year, Circuit de Nevers officials have announced major plans for improvements.
Lewis Hamilton has distanced himself from claims he would support a strike at next month's British Grand Prix.
Robert Kubica believes Kimi Raikkonen is right to focus on Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa as his main rivals for the Formula One world championship rather than himself.
Jenson Button has scoffed at suggestions the drivers will go on strike at next month's British Grand Prix.
Such a remarkable prospect was suggested by Fernando Alonso as a way for world governing body, the FIA, to slash the price of the super licence and the amount paid by drivers per point earned.
Fernando Alonso had vowed to put on a show in Magny-Cours, and he duly delivered in the second practice session for Sunday's French Grand Prix.
The feud between Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley shows no sign of abating, with Formula One finding itself caught between a rock and a hard place.
The word "strike" was tentatively mentioned in Formula One circles on Thursday as drivers expressed their concern about the cost of their super licence this year.
Felipe Massa is looking to maintain Ferrari's dominance at Magny-Cours and hopefully strengthen his own hand in the four-way title race.
BMW Sauber boss Mario Theissen is adamant the partying is over and there will be no let-up in his team's effort to become the best in Formula One this season.
The German manufacturers celebrated their first victory 10 days ago when Robert Kubica took the chequered flag at the Canadian Grand Prix for his maiden success.
Lewis Hamilton believes this weekend's French Grand Prix will be "spiced up" by his 10-place grid penalty.
The 23-year-old was handed the penalty for the race at Magny-Cours after his gaffe in Montreal 11 days ago, when he crashed into the back of Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari in the pit lane at 30mph.
Despite starting from what will be the lowest grid position of his F1 career, Hamilton's optimism has not taken a dent, unlike his car in Canada.
Fernando Alonso has vowed to put on a good show for his French pay-masters this weekend, even if his future at Renault is unclear.
Alonso's frustration with a team languishing in a lowly seventh in the constructors' championship is growing with every race.
The Australian Grand Prix is facing calls to be axed on economic, social and environmental grounds.
The contract to stage the race expires in 2010, and although it was suggested last week a new deal was due to be signed through to 2015, there is opposition.
Heikki Kovalainen is refusing to let the ever-growing gap between himself and the pacesetters in the world title race get him down.
After seven races Kovalainen trails new Championship leader Robert Kubica by 27 points, having scored just one point in the last four events.
Strategy will be the name of the game for Lewis Hamilton at this weekend's French Grand Prix.
Hamilton will start the race at Magny-Cours with the handicap of a 10-place grid penalty following his gaffe in Canada 10 days ago.
Toyota team principal Tadashi Yamashina is confident his team are heading in the right direction after a year under his leadership, even if the 'big three' continue to dominate.
Kimi Raikkonen is determined to satisfy his "great lust for winning" after drawing a blank in his last two grands prix.
Raikkonen initially crashed his Ferrari into the back of Adrian Sutil's Force India in Monaco last month.
New Formula One world championship leader Robert Kubica was forced to settle for second best on the first of a three-day test in Barcelona this week.
The BMW Sauber driver currently holds a four-point lead over McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Felipe Massa following his maiden victory in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso's future at Renault remains uncertain after admitting he is yet to make a decision on where he will race next season.
