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Britain's Jenson Button has said it will be an honour to carry the champion's number one on his McLaren.
Full story: Daily Mirror Driver Sebastian Vettel has christened his Red Bull for this season 'Luscious Liz'. The superstitious 22-year-old has driven 'Kate' and 'Julie' in previous campaigns.
Full story: SpeedTV.com Vettel has also joked that the media attention around him has calmed this year because of the return of "some old German guy" to the sport.
Full story: The Guardian Ferrari's Fernando Alonso has also been talking about Michael Schumacher's comeback, saying the 41-year-old will be "as controversial as ever".
Full story: The Sun But Red Bull's Mark Webber believes that Schumacher will struggle to challenge for the title.
Full story: Daily Telegraph Formula 1's commercial rights controller Bernie Ecclestone is also sceptical as to whether the German can add to his seven Championship wins.
Full story: The Times But Schumacher is confident that he and his Mercedes team will be in the Championship running by the end of the season, even if they might struggle at the start.
Full story: michael-schumacher.de Ecclestone has also confirmed that the Italian city of Rome will be back on the Grand Prix calendar for 2013.
Full story: Speedweek (in German) Research by supplier Bridgestone suggests BMW Sauber could enjoy an advantage over Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull and Mercedes as their car preserves its tyres better than the top four teams.
Full story: Autosport.com After several other teams and drivers expressed concern over the pace of the new teams on the grid, McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale has spoken out in support of the fledgling outfits.
Full story: Autosport.com The redevelopment of Silverstone remains on track to be completed well in advance of the British Grand Prix on 11 July.
Full story: PlanetF1.com This story will be updated through the day.
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