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

Lewis Hamilton is taking time off to celebrate his 25th birthday today but McLaren say he will be back at their Woking HQ to begin preparations for the launch of the 2010 car later this month.
Full story: McLaren.com

Lotus chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne tells Autosport the team's 2010 challenger is on schedule to be ready for the third winter test in Jerez on 17 February.
Full story: autosport.com

F1 teams are close to agreeing to a ban on double diffusers from 2011, according to Autosport.
Full story: autosport.com

Flavio Briatore may be celebrating a decision by the French courts to lift his lifetime ban from motor sport for his role in "Crashgate", but the man, Max Mosley, who was instrumental in imposing that sanction says there is still no possibility of the Italian working in Formula 1 again.
Full story: The Times

Former Renault team head Flavio Briatore has said it is very likely he will take legal action against Nelson Piquet after having his life ban from Formula One overturned.
Full story: The Guardian and the Daily Express

Max Mosley says Flavio Briatore's threat to pursue legal action against the Piquet family is "all talk", adding that he believes the lifetime ban meted out to him by the FIA's World Motor Sport Council for alleged race-fixing will eventually stand.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says the Formula 1 community should not pre-judge the new teams joining the grid in 2010.
Full story: crash.net

Michael Schumacher's talent and ability will not have been faded by time, according to Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn.
Full story: autosport.com

Romain Grosjean is on Renault's list of possible drivers, new team principal Eric Boullier told Radio Monte Carlo, albeit with the least chance of being signed up.
Full story: gpupdate.net

Donington Park's owning family has said it is committed to reopening the racetrack as soon as possible following the collapse of its Formula 1 bid and the lease-holding company.
Full story: autosport.com

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