Virgin Racing will contest its first Belgian Grand Prix this weekend, with Lucas di Grassi making his own Formula 1 debut at Spa-Francorchamps after team-mate Timo Glock raced to respective ninth and tenth finishes for Toyota in 2008 and 2009.

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McLaren say recent results has forced them to sit down and take stock of their performance as they look to keep their championship hopes alive.

It has been confirmed by Dreyer & Reinbold Racing that Ana Beatriz will make her return to the IndyCar Series by competing with the team at Chicagoland this weekend, with the Brazilian being the latest substitute for the injured Mike Conway.

It has been confirmed by Dreyer & Reinbold Racing that Ana Beatriz will make her return to the IndyCar Series by competing with the team at Chicagoland this weekend, with the Brazilian being the latest substitute for the injured Mike Conway.

Felipe Massa admits that the championship remains very much open to possibilities, with just seven Grand Prix remaining in 2010. This weekend see the Brazilian return to Spa-Francorchamps for the first time in two years, having collected the win when last competing in Belgium in 2008.

It has been five years since the sound of a Cosworth engine reverberated around the Spa-Francorchamps track.

Formula 1 commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone is confident that, had he been competing with Red Bull Racing this year, returning multiple Champion Michael Schumacher would be a firm favourite for title glory.

2011 Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli is set to travel to Paul Ricard in France in order to continue evaluating next year’s products next week, according to Italian website 422race.com. The company first ran new signing and ex-Mercedes GP reserve Nick Heidfeld in a run at Mugello last Wednesday and Thursday.

Simon Trummer will make a welcome return to GP3 this weekend, having missed the last two rounds in Hungary due to injuries sustained in the previous race in Germany. However, James Jakes remains on the sidelines after being hurt at the same event.

Felipe Massa in confident mood ahead of Belgian GP, plus other news

‘Sleeping policemen’-like speed ramps - the like of which can also be seen in Barcelona, Valencia and Monza - have been added to what is now a tarmac run-off area at Spa’s Les Combes corner. Changes have also been made at La Source in order to prevent drivers from wandering from the boundaries of the race track this year.

Formula 2 driver Armaan Ebrahim has managed to pluck up the courage to take part in his country’s version of gruesome television game show ‘Fear Factor’, which involves contestants being put through a string of highly abnormal physical and mental challenges.

The Force India team remains confident that its assets will not be seized at the Italian Grand Prix following last week’s news that the Silverstone-based outfit has been fined 1 million euros (820,000 pounds) after its legal disagreement with wind tunnel operator Aerolab.

As part of their promotional activities this year, which included a quartet of Formula 1 drivers dressing up in full fire-fighting equipment in Monaco, Thursday will see Bruno Senna and Hispania Racing team-mate Sakon Yamamoto getting together with the Stavelot and Malmedy police forces prior to the Belgian Grand Prix.

This weekend’s Indianapolis Grand Prix marks the second 2010 race to be staged in the United States; and with the meeting also being the final race his home country this season, Ducati’s Nicky Hayden is highly keen to impress despite his injury.

Both Toro Rosso drivers believe that a chance of scoring points could be on the cards as the Formula 1 circus prepares for Round 13 of 19 in Belgium this weekend.

After scoring his first Formula 1 point in Malaysia earlier this season before enjoying another top ten in Britain, Nico Hülkenberg notched up his best result so far last time out in Hungary by finishing sixth and snatching another eight points in the process. The GP2 Champion therefore heads to Spa-Francorchamps in determined mood.

Valentino Rossi admits that the present state of affairs varies much from the one he found himself in prior to last year’s Indianapolis Grand Prix although the recovering reigning Champion is confident that a prosperous result can be taken away from the speedway this weekend.

Championship leader Mark Webber heads to the classic Spa-Francorchamps circuit with the hope of maintaining his advantage this weekend. However, no less than five drivers can leave the Ardennes venue at the top of the standings.