After a six-week lay-off, the Cooper Tires British F3 protagonists went back into battle on Tuesday at Brands Hatch, with Will Buller topping the timesheets for Hitech Racing in the official championship test day on the Kent circuit’s Grand Prix configuration.

Formula 2 championship leader Jolyon Palmer’s name was at the top of the timesheets as a Brands Hatch test session came to a close on Tuesday afternoon. The Horsham man led a 1-2-3- result for British drivers, with Will Bratt and Dean Stoneman rounding out the top three.

Sir Jackie Stewart does not expect to see Michael Schumacher at next year's grid in Formula 1. The former Formula 1 champion believes Schumacher's comeback didn't do him any good as he not even able to keep up with his team-mate the Scotsman has said.

Ferrari say they will use a difficult start to the season as impetus to fight back in the remaining races.

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Fernando Alonso remains convinced that his team can still win the 2010 world championship.

Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo advises all at Maranello to keep their chins up following a disastrous result at Silverstone which yielded no points on Sunday. The Italian team, which last picked up the Constructors' title in 2008, now sits 113 points (more than a pair of 1-2 finishes) in arrears of leader McLaren.

Christian Horner admits that he should have spoken to Mark Webber before qualifying at Silverstone in order to clear up the front wing situation which has seemingly led to another divide within Red Bull Racing, which had been sealed following the team-mate collision in Turkey. However, the Englishman states that all is well.

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has denied claims that there is pressure on him to favour Sebastian Vettel over Mark Webber.

Williams F1 admit that the first half of their 2010 season has not run as planned although Technical Director Sam Michael is confident that, by judging the current rate of process and with experienced driver Rubens Barrichello on-board, leaps can be made between Germany and Abu Dhabi.

Technical Director Sam Michael is pleased with Williams' progress following Sunday's British Grand Prix, which saw the squad from Grove pick up its first double points finish of the season. The fifth and tenth placed results of Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hülkenberg also allow Sir Frank's team to move to within 16 points of Force India and sixth spot in the Constructors' Championship.

Formula 1 commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone has said that any new team which joins the sport from now on must submit a deposit of 16 million pounds in order to confirm that it has the financial stability to remain on the grid.

A group of up-and-coming British racing drivers from the MSA Academy completed a day's worth of endurance training last week as it took to Pippingford Estate in East Sussex, often used by the country's military for training purposes.

Felipe Massa makes no secret of the fact that any title hopes he still had took another major knock in the British Grand Prix on Sunday, as he failed to score for the third race in succession. The Brazilian, championship runner-up in 2008, now lies seven places and 78 points behind leader Lewis Hamilton.