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

Newly-owned Mercedes GP will be aiming for a top three championship position as they head into their season of title defence in 2010 with drivers Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg replacing Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello.
Full story: gpupdate.net

Virgin Racing technical boss Nick Wirth is aiming to showcase the CFD technology outside of Formula 1 by building a successful grand prix car with it. "We're really determined to showcase this technology on a global stage and then use it in much more useful ways for mankind," Wirth said.
Full story: autosport.com

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel tells Gazzetta dello Sport the novelty of Michael Schumacher's return will fade once the Formula 1 season starts.
Full story: gazzetta.it (in Italian)

Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost rules out signing Ralf Schumacher for 2010, dismissing speculation as "nonsense".
Full story: auto-motor-und-sport.de (in German)

Sauber will announce their second driver for the 2010 season by the middle of January, a team spokesman told BBC Sport.

F1 hopefuls Stefan GP have named their 2010 car S-01 and it is believed to be the one designed by Toyota prior to their decision to quit the sport.
Full story: speedtv.com

Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali says Fernando Alonso has been calling every day to ask about the 2010 car since his last visit to Maranello in December.
Full story: lastampa.it (in Italian)

That Michael Schumacher's comeback is generating such excitement shows how desperate Formula 1 is for a bit of good news. Were it not for Schumacher's return, F1 fans wouldn't have much to get revved up about in 2010.
Full story: Orlando Sentinel

Judging by the past two years alone, F1 has never been more competitive, with two seconds covering the entire grid, as opposed to five seconds a decade ago. But while the cars may be closer, they can't overtake.
Full story: guardian.co.uk

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