Karun Chandhok - currently sidelined by the Hispania team in favour of Sakon Yamamoto - is to be the first F1 driver to lap the new Korean GP circuit.

Lewis Hamilton warns the Belgian Grand Prix could be damage limitation for McLaren as the title fight resumes.

Thursday's Press Conference from Spa, with Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso), Pedro de la Rosa (BMW Sauber), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull).

Michael Schumacher has today sent former Ferrari team-mate Rubens Barrichello a text message in which he apologised for almost taking the Brazilian out of the Hungarian Grand Prix. The German’s Mercedes drifted across the main straight and for that reason has been handed a 10-place grid drop for this weekend’s race at Spa.

Officials at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) are positive over keeping their position on the MotoGP calendar once this weekend’s race has been completed. The series has been attending the venue since 2008, with Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo having enjoyed the first two victories for Yamaha.

Sebastian Vettel has acknowledged the fact that there is no longer room for error, with just seven races remaining until the conclusion of this year’s World Championship. Heading into Spa, the German Red Bull driver is placed third in the standings and just ten points behind team-mate Mark Webber.

Michael Schumacher personally apologises to Rubens Barrichello for nearly running his ex-team-mate into a pit wall at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Spanish engineer Joan Villadelprat, head of the budding Epsilon Euskadi team which hopes for a place on the 2011 starting grid, has denied that serious talks are being held regarding a fusion with current team Hispania Racing.

McLaren Managing Director Jonathan Neale is not hiding the fact that the Woking team worries over its title chances as Formula 1 heads to Belgium this weekend, with sole finisher Jenson Button having taken the chequered flag over a lap down on winner Mark Webber last time out in Hungary.

Hispania Racing driver Karun Chandhok will lay down the first Formula 1 rubber on the brand-new Yeongam circuit in Korea next Saturday as he borrows the Red Bull Racing demonstration car for a promotional run.

GP2 is back in action this weekend after a three-week summer break.

Double GP3 race winner Alexander Rossi took time off from his usual holiday arrangements over the summer break in order to get together with Dan Gurney, a fellow American who raced to four Formula 1 Grand Prix victories for Porsche, Brabham and Eagle in the 1960s.

After a three-week summer break GP3 Series is back on track this weekend for the penultimate round of its inaugural season at Spa-Franchorchamps.

A number of emotional ties link the Ocean Racing Technology team to Spa-Francorchamps, with the Tiago Monteiro-owned outfit having clinched its first GP2 pole position and race win courtesy of Álvaro Parente last year (top).

Tomas Scheckter has been confirmed as making an IndyCar Series comeback with Conquest Racing as the championship moves on to Chicagoland this weekend.

It has been confirmed that ART Grand Prix’s Jules Bianchi will be able to resume racing at Spa this weekend, following a medical check after his Hungarian accident.

The Formula 1 fraternity has already been greeted by a soaking Spa on Thursday afternoon and more showers could affect the majority of the weekend in Belgium.

Renault F1 has confirmed a new link-up with EFG International on Thursday afternoon at Spa, with the global private banking group having signed up for the remaining seven races of the 2010 season.

Fernando Alonso hopes to begin his seven-race hunt for the 2010 title in a calmer fashion at Spa this weekend than he finished in Hungary, with much speculation having still been circulating with regards to Ferrari’s Hockenheim tactics.

Anthony Davidson has admitted that he is not likely to return to Formula 1 as a race driver, having driven in 24 Grands Prix for Minardi, BAR and Super Aguri between 2002 and 2008. Nowadays, the Hemel Hempstead man is concentrating more on his sports car commitments.

Ferrari Team Principal Stefano Domenicali is delighted with the fact that Rubens Barrichello will be starting his 300th Formula 1 race this weekend, becoming the first driver to do so in the 60-year history of the sport.

Friday at a Grand Prix is always a hectic time, even though the end-of-day press release usually just talks about a 'normal Friday'. There's a massive amount of work to shoehorn into just three hours of track time.

As the saying goes, we have to keep the momentum and that should be our aim in Spa, to ensure we carry on the way we started just before the holidays.

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2008 World Champion and current 2010 title contender Lewis Hamilton is set to entertain a selection of VIP guests in a Formula 1 demonstration at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport next month.

42 Formula 1 Grands Prix have been staged at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps since 1950 although only 28 percent of pole-sitters have been able to convert that into race victory. Winners over the years include the only triumph for the Eagle team in 1967 followed by the first of 168 McLaren wins one year later.

Apart from being a favourite with the majority of drivers and fans alike, Spa is one of few circuits to have featured on the very first Formula 1 calendar 60 years ago. Therefore some impressive lap times have been posted over the years, including one of only two F1 pole positions for Lancia in 1955 and Rubens Barrichello’s career first for Jordan in 1994 (top).

Despite the fact that his team appears to be losing ground to Red Bull, McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale insists that the Woking outfit should not be written off just yet.

It’s back! Well, almost. The month-long Formula 1 summer break finally draws to a close this weekend after a much-needed rest for all involved. And what better place to resume the racing than the circuit which many regard as the best in the world?