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

Mark Webber has not ruled out leaving Red Bull when his contract expires at the end of the season. "Things change very fast in this business, you never know what's around the corner," said the Australian world drivers' championship leader.
Full story: The Mail on Sunday

Meanwhile Red Bull Racing owner Dietrich Mateschitz has revealed he may sell the naming rights for the team.
Full story: Sunday Express

Parris Mullins, who acted as an advisor to YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley during talks to save US F1 team, has revealed he is now leading an investment bid to get involved in grand prix racing through involvement with a current team.
Full story: Autosport

Michael Schumacher's manager Willi Webber has blasted the media for what he says is negative reporting of the seven-time Formula 1 champion's comeback. Webber insists that Schumacher will "rise like a phoenix" and prove his critics wrong.
Full story: News of the World

BMW Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi is hopeful that he and his team might enjoy some better luck at the upcoming Turkish Grand Prix. The Japanese racer thinks the high and medium speed corners at the Istanbul park track will suit his car.
Full story: GPUpdate.com

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton is also targeting success in Turkey, the 2008 world champion has never won at the track and says: "It would be fantastic to open my 2010 account with a victory there."
Full story: McLaren.com

Robert Kubica is talking down Renault's chances in Turkey. The Pole qualified second and finished third in Monaco, but he warned his team not to be too "overoptimistic" of repeating that performance. But Kubica does think that the team's updates will help them to be competitive in Istanbul.
Full story: Espnf1.com

Williams CEO Adam Parr says the team are "happy" with engine suppliers Cosworth and that they "are not looking at anyone else" in response to rumours that they might switch to Renault in 2011.
Full story: Autosport.com

Williams have also confirmed that they will run older versions of their front wing after both cars crashed out in Monaco. The team are making new wings, but they will not be ready until the Canadian Grand Prix on June 13.

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