ART Grand Prix, known for its successes in GP2 and Formula 3, has decided to withdraw its application to take part in the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship. Due to the current economic conditions the French outfit decided it was unable to guarantee running the team in the long term.

ART Grand Prix, known for its successes in GP2 and Formula 3, has decided to withdraw its application to take part in the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship. Due to the current economic conditions the French outfit decided it was unable to guarantee running the team in the long term.

Halfway through Lap 26 of the British Grand Prix will mark the central point of the 2010 Formula 1 season. Before visiting a new-look Silverstone, GPUpdate.net reviews each driver’s performances, including highs and lows, from the first nine races of a highly dramatic championship.

1992 world champion Nigel Mansell joins the race stewards at Silverstone this weekend for the British Grand Prix.

Fernando Alonso believes the last round of Ferrari upgrades will improve his prospects of winning the British Grand Prix at the modified Silverstone track.

McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale has revealed that his team's drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, will have the ultimate say on whether to use the blown diffuser in this weekend's race.

ART Grand Prix, the outfit led by Nicolas Todt, son of the FIA president Jean Todt, has announced that it is to postpone its bid for a place on the F1 grid.

McLaren will let drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton decide whether they should run their latest upgrade for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Formula 1 governing body the FIA has confirmed that 1992 World Champion Nigel Mansell will be the racing driver in Race Control this weekend as Silverstone prepares for its first race with the brand-new Arena circuit configuration.

Bruno Senna has demanded that those drivers who return to the racing line too soon after committing to a pass must be more vigilant, not least following an incident between himself and Virgin Racing’s Timo Glock in the European Grand Prix.

Following Ericsson's spectacular Sunday win in Valencia two weeks ago, the Super Nova team are confident this dynamic duo can spur each other on, and collect more points this weekend.

Robert Kubica ends speculation about his future by signing a contract extension that is set to keep with the Renault team until 2012.

The Renault F1 Team has announced that Robert Kubica has agreed a contract extension which will make him a Renault driver until the end of the 2012 season.

The current phase of the development programme on the F10, which began in Valencia, continues here in England, with a new front wing, as well as an update on the rear wing, while further modifications will be seen in Hockenheim and Budapest.

Once again, Formula 1’s teams and drivers are all supporting the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) StarCards charity online auction ahead of this year’s British Grand Prix. The event is being heavily supported by Sutton Images, the official F1 photographic supplier of GPUpdate.net.

Robert Kubica has said that no hesitation was involved when it came to electing to remain at Renault F1 until the end of the 2012 season. Paddock gossip in recent months has suggested that the Pole could be headed in the direction of Ferrari although he is delighted with this week’s confirmation.

Renault has confirmed that Robert Kubica will remain with the team until at least the end of the 2012 season. The contract renewal arrives follow rumours earlier in the season that the Pole could have switched to Ferrari although Felipe Massa has since been retained as Fernando Alonso’s team-mate.

Bernie Ecclestone admits that he still hopes to see Formula 1 racing in or around New York, despite having confirmed a Texas Grand Prix for 2012 onwards. Plans for an event in the former had already seemingly fallen through this year although the F1 commercial rights holder remains optimistic.

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Williams test their exhaust-blown diffuser for Silverstone, plus other rumours

At the mid-way point of the 2010 season, the teams and drivers will encounter a heavily revised Silverstone circuit for this weekend's British Grand Prix.

Mike Gascoyne has confirmed that this weekend’s Silverstone upgrade for Lotus is the team’s final significant step forward before the Hingham outfit focuses its attentions on 2011.

Hispania's Bruno Senna has called on (FIA race director) Charlie Whiting to take action on rival drivers who are "chopping" up one another on track this season.

Rubens Barrichello heads to Silverstone off the back of a strong fourth place result in Valencia, with Williams team-mate Nico Hülkenberg having also been running in the points until suffering from a cracked exhaust tailpipe. Nevertheless, the Brazilian confirms that there is a generally positive mood in the Grove team’s factory ahead of its home race this weekend.

Lotus Racing will be debuting a brand-new paddock motorhome for its first British Grand Prix under the 1Malaysia name this weekend, with Hazel Chapman travelling to Silverstone in order to launch it.

Force India pilots Adrian Sutil and Vitantonio Liuzzi look forward to this weekend’s British Grand Prix with optimism as the pair prepare to race with more new car parts. With the team factory based just several hundred metres from Silverstone’s main access gate, modified components will be able to enter the track during the weekend.

Silverstone this weekend will mark Virgin Racing’s first ever home Grand Prix and, more importantly for the 2010 season, the Sheffield-based outfit’s most significant aerodynamic update so far.

Organisers have confirmed that work on the Korea International Circuit (KIC) is nearing completion and that the inaugural Korean Grand Prix will go ahead, as scheduled, in October.

Hispania drivers Bruno Senna and Karun Chandhok will be making the most of this week’s time in the United Kingdom by visiting the Northampton base of engine supplier Cosworth, with it having been revealed that the pair are naming their engines.

Lotus men Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen are keen to discover just how much of a difference their latest car components make as the legendary Lotus name races at Silverstone this weekend for the first time since 1994.

Williams have confirmed that they will be trialling the Red Bull-pioneered blown diffuser at Silverstone for the first two practice sessions of the race weekend on Friday. However, it remains to be seen as to whether Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hülkenberg will use the feature during Sunday’s race.

Halfway through Lap 26 of the British Grand Prix will mark the central point of the 2010 Formula 1 season. Before visiting a new-look Silverstone, GPUpdate.net reviews each driver’s performances, including highs and lows, from the first nine races of a highly dramatic championship.