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Felipe Massa will get behind the wheel of a F1 car in the "next few days," say Ferrari.

Massa, who has not raced since suffering life threatening injuries in a crash at July's Hungarian Grand Prix, will drive an F2007 model fitted with demonstration run tires.

The new Lotus team looks set to field Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen next season after Takuma Sato's management revealed that the Japanese driver had been informed he had failed to secure a drive with the squad.
Full story: autosport.com

Lotus (returning to F1 for the first time since 1994) will announce their drivers for 2010 on Monday. Team boss Tony Fernandes says he's "bringing home 2 drivers for the Lotus F1 team. Announcement Monday."
Tonyfernandes on Twitter

Former world champion Damon Hill says Michael Schumacher is fit enough to make a return to F1 at the age of 41. "If I can win a race when I was 37 in a Jordan, then Michael can definitely win a race in a Ross Brawn car at 41," said Hill, who won the title in 1996 and thinks Schumacher has unfinished business to attend to in the sport since retiring in 2006.
Full story: The Times

It seems that Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo is not so keen on Michael Schumacher making an F1 return with Mercedes Grand Prix. He has been saying privately that Schumacher, who has a three year contract with the Scuderia, is going nowhere and part of the reason for that is the competition Ferrari is set to face from Mercedes in the supercar market with Mercedes launching the SLS Gullwing in direct competition.
Full story: James Allen on F1

Three-time world champion Ayrton Senna has been voted the greatest Formula 1 driver of all time by a unique poll of 217 of his fellow world championship drivers conducted by Autosport magazine.
Full story: autosport.com

Kimi Raikkonen decided to walk away from the F1 paddock for the 2010 season, not the other way around, his manager Steve Robertson has told Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat.
Full story: speedtv.comlink text here

Korea's plans for its first Formula 1 race are completely on schedule - with race organisers saying their only issue at the moment is sorting out accommodation for fans.
Full story: autosport.com

Former Toyota driver Timo Glock has defended his decision to join new boys Manor next season in an interview with Germany magazine Auto Bild, saying: "Many claim that this is the beginning of the end, but Manor is a good combination of young, motivated and experienced people. I want to progress along with them."
Full story: planet-f1.com

Mercedes Grand Prix team boss Ross Brawn has told ITN that he is confident of Nico Rosberg's ability to effectively replace the team's departed new world champion Jenson Button.
Full story: speed-tv.com

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix chiefs are hoping that the FIA will approve a last-minute calendar change in Friday's World Motor Sport Council meeting so their race becomes the season finale once again.
Full story: autosport.com

Leading Formula 1 circuit chiefs have admitted that they need to make their events and venues more fan-friendly if they are going to survive in the increasingly tough business world.
Full story: autosport.com

Lotus team principal Tony Fernandes' only aim for next season is to beat fellow airline boss Richard Branson.
Full story: Daily Express and The Guardian

Fernandes has also said that the Lotus sports car company is likely to buy a share of the Formula 1 team in the near future.
Full story: gpupdate.net

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