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Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz says his team must follow up their second-place finish last season with the title in the 2010 campaign.
Full story: Autosport.com

And the Austrian businessman has also revealed he expects Renault to soon pull out of Formula 1, despite the French manufacturer opting to stay involved in the sport at the back end of last year.
Full story: Crash.net

Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn has revealed seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher is already "pretty close" to where he used to be as a driver following his return to Formula 1.
Full story: Crash.net

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa has played down suggestions the Italian team will be favourites when the 2010 season kicks off in Bahrain next Friday, telling Spanish agency EFE that the thought of a single team with a significant advantage was "absurd, given the good performance of the other teams".
Full story: Speed.tv

And although Briton Lewis Hamilton still considers Ferrari to be the front-runners at this stage, the McLaren driver believes Sauber and Force India are among those teams looking competitive ahead of the new campaign.
Full story: Planetf1.com

On the other hand, Michael Schumacher believes McLaren - and Lewis Hamilton - will provide the greatest threat to his hopes of snaring an eighth world title.
Full story: The Sun

Jaime Alguersuari's father has confirmed speculation that the Spaniard almost lost his Toro Rosso race seat for 2010.
Full story: Speed.tv

CNN International will sponsor Lotus F1 in a long-term deal that will see the news network's branding on the race cars, drivers' overalls and all team clothing from this season.
Full story: Reuters Sport

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