BBC Sport brings you a regular round-up of the gossip in newspapers and on specialist websites around the world.
Pedro de la Rosa thinks his Sauber C29 is not far off the pace of the Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes.
Full story: ESPN.com The BMW Sauber F1 Team is taking 18-year-old Mexican Esteban Gutièrrez under its wing.
Full story: BMW Sauber Campos boss Colin Kolles says his team is close to finalising a deal to bring Karun Chandhok into Formula 1 (as BBC Sport exclusively revealed on Thursday).
Full story: Autosport.com Organisers of the Korean Grand Prix have moved to allay concerns their new circuit will not be ready in time for the inaugural race this year.
Full story: ESPN.com Mercedes has announced that this year's F1 safety car will be based on its gull-wing SLS 63 AMG.
Full story: ESPN.com Stefan GP's efforts at trying to test their F1 car keep going flat, literally. After being denied when they tried to obtain Bridgestone's Formula 1 tyres, Stefan GP looked into making its test track debut with GP2 rubber, but that was rejected too.
Full story: Speedtv.com As seems common practice in Formula 1, rules are being pushed to the limit, as the Barcelona pit lane revealed Thursday.
Full story: Speedtv.com With refuelling banned this season, F1 teams are starting to record some lightening-quick pit stops ahead of the new campaign. Williams test team manager Dickie Stanford says their record is 2.83 seconds.
Full story: Auto Motor Und Sport (in German) This story will be updated throughout the day
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