In one week from now the summer break will be finished and the Formula One teams and drivers will get back to work for the first race through the streets of Valencia. The European Grand Prix marks the start of the second half of the season and for championship leader Lewis Hamilton believes consistency will be the key for him to win the championship.

Donington on verge of lodging planning application

European GP: Preview - McLaren

Kimi Raikkonen will enjoy a special accolade in his native Finland later this yuear when a special set of commemorative stamps will be issued. The decision comes as the Finnish postal service celebrates almost 400 years of existence.

After a strong first half to the season, Red Bull Racing has struggled in the last few races and it has been four Grands Prix since the team scored a point while its nearest rivals - Renault and Toyota - have both been on the podium and moved ahead of the Milton Keynes squad in the constructors' championship.

Gerhard Berger has praised his young driver Sebastian Vettel. Vettel will leave Berger's Scuderia Toro Rosso at the end of the season to join the team's big brother Red Bull Racing. Berger believes Vettel has everything a driver needs to win the Formula One championship one day.

Renault's former Aerodynamics chief, Dino Toso, lost his battle with illness this morning and passed away peacefully at his home.

Renault mourns Toso

The McLaren team will start to rotate its staff during race weekends, next year as the F1 calendar expands to 19 rounds and the three-week summer break is no more. McLaren team boss Ron Dennis believes this makes it too much to expect race team staff to travel to every event.

Ofcom to take no action over Brundle comment

Media regulator Ofcom will not punish ITV after sports commentator Martin Brundle used the word "pikey".

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