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Scuderia Toro Rosso expects to be fighting in the midfield within the next three years, team co-owner Gerhard Berger says. The Faenza-based Red Bull outfit scored a single point in 2006 but it was enough to end the year ninth overall - an improvement from when it took over the old Minardi team.

Renault engine chief Denis Chevrier says his favourite moment of the season came in the opening laps of the Hungarian Grand Prix, despite the fact that Alonso was forced to retire in the latter stages.

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There are reports from the Philippines that the Asian Formula 3 Series could be called in to be a support race for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne next year. An announcement is expected shortly.

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At the end of the month Timo Glock will travel to Barcelona for a test session with the BMW Sauber F1 team. Glock finished fourth in this year's GP2 championship and is looking forward to return in an F1 car later this month.

Gerhard Berger says that he intends to build a new factory for Scuderia Toro Rosso either in Faenza or in nearby Forli, which boasts an airport and would offer a bigger factory with better access to the major motorway that runs through the region.

Young Japanese is part of Toyota's driver development program.

It has been a wild couple of days in the automotive industry with two chief executives of the seven largest car companies being replaced and while this may all seem to be a long away from the world of Formula 1, it is never easy to predict whether it will ultimately be significant.