Lucas di Grassi does not believe he will be encountering engine woes the likes of which almost saw him miss the start of the Turkish Grand Prix last time out. The Brazilian makes his first appearance in Canada this weekend and hopes for strong reliability in order to fine-tune his car setup as much as possible.

McLaren duo Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button are vowing to continue to go wheel-to-wheel in the fight for race victories.

Canadian GP: Thursday Press Conference

World championship leader Mark Webber says he bears no ill feeling towards his Red Bull team over the Turkish Grand Prix controversy.

Jacques Villeneuve has echoed the sentiments of Sebastian Vettel by predicting a McLaren success at this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix. The 1997 World Champion, who attempted to join the grid with Stefan GP this year, has also shared his opinions over the Red Bull Istanbul clash.

The USF1 'dream' has officially ended as the Charlotte based outfit sees its factory contents put up for auction.

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Sebastian Vettel by no means expects and easy ride in Canada, with new championship leaders McLaren generally expected to perform strongly once again. With f-ducts on-board, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton are set to enjoy a significant straight-line speed advantage.

Formula 1 governing body the FIA has confirmed that former double World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi will be the ex driver in Race Control as the sport makes its welcome return to Canada this weekend.

Double F1 world champion and IndyCar champion, Emerson Fittipaldi is to serve with the race stewards at this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix.

Timo Glock travels to Canada once again this week - scene of his first Formula 1 race six years ago and one in which he was able to score points on his debut. However, with Virgin Racing aiming just to finish with both cars, such feats are not expected this weekend.

Stefano Domenicali has said that the experience collected at Ferrari should always help to lower the risk of incidents such as team-mate collisions. The Italian Team Principal hopes for a more positive weekend in Canada this time out, having suffered from a trying time in Turkey.

Sir Frank Williams has said that he would be pleased to see the use of KERS devices made mandatory in Formula 1. First used in the sport last year, teams agreed not to use the expensive systems in 2010 although low-cost solutions have been discussed for upcoming seasons.

Ferrari celebrated the opening of its latest official store earlier this week, with the setting being Johannesburg. The branch is the second to be established in what is South Africa's second largest city, with a shop already located at its International Airport.