BBC Sport brings you a regular round-up of the gossip in newspapers and on specialist websites around the world.

Lotus F1 are joining the multi-team test in Jerez this week and their Malaysian test driver Fairuz Fauzy will take the wheel on Wednesday's opening day.
Full story: f1.gpupdate.net

Michael Schumacher says he may have to take steps to protect his privacy and "close myself up a bit" as he returns to racing with Mercedes.
Full story: formula1.com

World champion Jenson Button reveals his weekend training schedule, which included a 10k run.
Full story: Jenson Button's Twitter page

Italian constructor Dallara says the production of its 2010 F1 car, commissioned by cash-strapped Spanish team Campos Meta F1, is on schedule but that "factors outside our control are slowing the process down".
Full story: espnf1.com

French tyre manufacturer Michelin has revealed it is in talks with F1's governing body the FIA about making a return to the sport as a supplier with Bridgestone due to end its spell as sole supplier in 2010.
Full story: bloomberg.com

After two rounds of testing, Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso believes this season's pecking order won't take shape until the opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
Full story: motorsport-aktuell.com (in German)

Formula 1 teams are bracing themselves for another spell of wet weather in Jerez this week after a proposal to switch to a sunnier venue for the third winter test fell through.
Full story: espnf1.com

Lotus F1 owner Tony Fernandes, who also owns Air Asia, says plans to relocate from Norfolk to a spot close to Malaysia's Sepang circuit have been put on hold.
Full story: autocar.co.uk

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