David Coulthard is positive that his former team, Red Bull Racing, remains in the box seat when it comes to selecting favourites for both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ World Championships for this year.

Amidst claims that its legal fight with Aerolab will escalate, Force India remains confident that its assets cannot be seized over the course of the Italian GP weekend next month.

Ho-Pin Tung had made good progress since his accident at the Hungaroring in July however, it is still too early for him to drive at Spa-Francorchamps.

It has been confirmed by driver management company Gravity that Ho-Pin Tung, who continues to recover from his accident in Hungary, will be replaced at DAMS this weekend by the returning Romain Grosjean. However, the position of reserve driver at Renault F1 remains vacant.

Like Force India, Ferrari will be sampling changes to its diffuser as Friday’s Belgian Grand Prix practice signifies the re-launching of the 2010 World Championship.

Renault's Robert Kubica has pointed out that those teams running the most efficient f-duct systems are likely to benefit lap time-wise in Belgium this weekend.

Renault F1 has confirmed that no substitute reserve driver will be announced for this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, despite Ho-Pin Tung still being injured following his GP2 accident in Hungary at the end of last month.

Renault F1 has confirmed that no substitute reserve driver will be announced for this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, despite Ho-Pin Tung still being injured following his GP2 accident in Hungary at the end of last month.

1992 World Champion Nigel Mansell will be acting as an FIA race steward for the second time in this year as he takes to Race Control at Spa this weekend.

Work on India's Grand Prix circuit is progressing well while the Korean GP in October still looks doubtful.

It has been confirmed that Portugal’s Álvaro Parente will be making a GP2 comeback in Belgium this weekend, having been released as a Virgin Racing Formula 1 reserve driver earlier in the year. In the process, the 25-year-old replaces Alberto Valerio.

Ahead of this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix, the FIA has revealed a number of changes to the Spa-Francorchamps circuit since 2009.

Due to the nature of the Belgian circuit and therefore the importance of each race driver perfecting his car setup, Force India test and reserve driver Paul di Resta will not be in action on-track this Friday after a busy summer period which has included two DTM meetings.

We are here to fight everyone and it's clear that Red Bull are still much quicker than us. We know that we still have a lot of hard work ahead to improve our pace if we want to fight with them.

Mark Webber expects Spa success, Indian circuit put to test; plus other news

Force India will again trial its exhaust-blown diffuser in Belgium on Friday, with driver Adrian Sutil keen to discover the affects of developments made during the limited time the team factory has been open since Hungary.

With several long sections of track on offer, Spa-Francorchamps could reveal more Red Bull weaknesses than the majority of circuits remaining on this year’s Formula 1 calendar although Sebastian Vettel is positive that an upbeat result can be enjoyed in Belgium this weekend.

As they look ahead to Spa, Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari tell us what they've been doing over the summer break.

We will be running the f-duct for the first time this weekend, and we hope it will work straight away so that we have as much practice time as possible to extract the maximum performance.

It is believed that Ferrari is pondering whether to take civil action against Formula 1 governing body the FIA, should the latter strip the team of its German Grand Prix points at the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) hearing in Paris next month.

Championship leader Mark Webber could call an end to his Formula One career when his current deal with Red Bull expires at the end of 2011, the Australian has revealed.

Williams will be introducing new versions of its front and rear wings in Belgium this weekend, with Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hülkenberg heading to the legendary track after both scoring last time out in Budapest.

Rubens Barrichello will make history this weekend by becoming the first driver in Formula 1 to hit his third century of Grand Prix starts. Having begun the adventure for Jordan in the 1993 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami, the Brazilian now returns to a circuit on which his first pole position arrived one year later.

We have a good car in low downforce trim, which counts at a track like Spa and Monza. We also have a new rear wing package to use this race in conjunction with the F-duct, which is working very well.

Having run a new Ducati fork in post-race testing at Brno, Ducati has confirmed that Casey Stoner will be trialling the component as MotoGP travels to Indianapolis this weekend.

We will have new front and rear wings, plus some mechanical changes for the FW32 for this race. We're also looking forward to celebrating Rubens' 300 Grand Prix.

Following three weekends off, Sauber return to racing in Belgium this weekend and Technical Director James Key is especially eager to see the Swiss squad maintain its recent pace, with a points haul of 23 meaning it is now 17 behind Williams in the constructors’ battle for seventh overall.

Bridgestone takes to the hills of the Ardennes with its hard and soft Potenza tyres for the thirteenth round of the season.

When it comes to racing in the United States, one has to look in the direction of Jorge Lorenzo at present. The championship leader, firmly on course for a maiden MotoGP title this season, has won the last couple of events held in the country.

Räikkönen Robertson British Formula 3 driver Felipe Nasr celebrated his 18th birthday on Saturday, therefore meaning the Brazilian – having met the standard age for his country – will now be allowed a driving licence.

Lewis Hamilton has been handed a $500 AUD (£290) fine for his 'hooning' antics as he left the Albert Park circuit earlier this year.

It's been almost half a year ago but Lewis Hamilton has been fined 500 Australian dollars (£290) after pleading guilty to performing a burnout after leaving Albert Park (Australian Grand Prix) in March this year.

It's been almost half a year but Lewis Hamilton has been fined 500 Australian dollars (290 pounds) after pleading guilty to performing a burnout in a hire car after leaving Albert Park in March.

British driver Lewis Hamilton is fined A$500 (£288) for performing car stunts for fans outside Melbourne's motor racing circuit.

A selection of British racing drivers were on-hand earlier this month in order to pick up a number of media tips from Louise Goodman and Tim Harvey at Silverstone, home of the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC).

Despite failing to shine at Brno last time out, falling in the early stages before then rejoining and finally retiring, Andrea Dovizioso admits that the potential for much more was lost in the Czech Republic. The Italian now hopes to restore his upbeat prospects for this weekend’s Indianapolis Grand Prix.

Italian racer Nicola de Marco does not believe that he will be able to seize an official FIA Superlicence, necessary to race or test in Formula 1, this season as he continues to chase down the top three in Formula 2.