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

Scotland's Paul di Resta will take over testing duties for Force India on the opening day of next week's third winter test in Jerez.
Full story: autosport.com

A first glimpse of the new Lotus F1 car was spotted during the team's shakedown at Silverstone on Tuesday.
Full story: autosport.com

Red Bull motorsport adviser Dr Helmut Marko says the idea of Kimi Raikkonen returning to Formula 1 with the team in 2011 is "interesting" but says first the 2007 champion has to see what he can achieve in this year's world rally championship.
Full story: formule1.nl (in Dutch)

Ferrari have introduced a major innovation into the new F10 by inclining the engine and gearbox are mounted at an angle of 3.5 degrees relative to the chassis. The move gives an aerodynamic boost by increasing the space for the diffuser - and therefore the volume of air it can disperse, increasing downforce.
Full story: Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian)

The 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has not given up on making his F1 return, saying he is still talking to teams to convince them of why he is a good option.
Full story: ruefrontenac.com (in French)

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has warned that more manufacturers could leave Formula 1 if the engine freeze, which was introduced in 2008, is not lifted in order to restore parity between providers.
Full story: autosport.com

Red Bull chief technical offer Adrian Newey has expressed doubts about designing a car without the aid of a wind tunnel. Virgin Racing have relied only upon computer simulations in developing their 2010 car and Newey says there could be "pit-falls".
Full story: autosport.com

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