With the Formula 1 season finished, BBC Sport will bring you a regular round-up of the gossip in newspapers and on specialist websites around the world.

Racing with Ferrari is close to a "guarantee" of success in Formula 1, according to the Italian team's new driver Fernando Alonso. "Ferrari is a brand made to compete; sometimes they win the title, sometimes not, but there are no disastrous periods," he told Cadena Ser radio. "I think Ferrari is the safest option for any driver."
Full story: F1-live.com

Kimi Raikkonen doesn't seem too anxious about his future and is instead determined to find the right drive. He has reiterated that he is more than willing to bide his time until there's a suitable vacancy at a team that can offer him the chance to challenge for more race victories and further titles.
Full story: formula1.com

Anthony Hamilton has denied reports that his son Lewis is opposed to Kimi Raikkonen joining McLaren next season. "First of all I must say that neither Lewis nor I have any influence to the driver situation at McLaren," he told Turun Sanomat. "But if world championships are needed, then Kimi is also needed by the team, in my opinion."
Full story: planet-f1.com

The discussions over the British Grand Prix remain stuck at the moment, with Silverstone having put what it says is its best possible offer to the Formula 1 group and Bernie Ecclestone saying that the circuit should sign the deal that he wants, which would cost the track more money.
Full story: grandprix.com

Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve has admitted that it has been "very flattering" to have been linked publicly with F1 2010 newcomer Lotus - even if he insists that any discussions remain "only preliminary".
Full story: crash.net

Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali has no doubt that this year's title rivals Brawn and Red Bull will remain part of the championship fight in 2010.
Full story: ITV-F1.com

Jaime Alguersuari has hinted that both himself and Sebastien Buemi will remain at Toro Rosso next season.
Full story: planet-f1.com

Ross Brawn believes his team could be in even better shape next season as it will not have to rush its engine installation as it did during its tumultuous 2008/2009 winter.
Full story: itv-f1.com

Lewis Hamilton says his passion for Formula 1 has only increased during his difficult 2009 season, and he is more motivated than ever going into 2010.
Full story: autosport.com

USF1 boss Peter Windsor has denied reports his new team will not be ready for next season. Full story: GPWeek

Williams technical director Sam Michael believes that circuit design is currently the biggest reason for the lack of on-track overtaking in Formula 1.
Full story: Autosport.com

Lotus's 2010 challenger is coming along "pretty much on target", according to the team's technical chief Mike Gascoyne.
Full story: planet-f1.com

Malaysian driver Fairuz Fauzy is set to fill a reserve role for the revived Lotus team, but technical chief Mike Gascoyne has cooled talk that he will get a race seat.
Full story: ITV-F1.com

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