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Hispania sign Japan's Sakon Yamamoto as reserve driver for the remainder of the 2010 season. The team have not yet confirmed whether Yamamoto will run in Friday's practice in China.
Full story: Hispania team website

Former Red Bull and Jaguar driver Christian Klien has been linked to the role of Friday tester at Hispania. When asked by BBC Sport whether the Austrian was in the frame for the position, team boss Colin Kolles said: "Maybe."

Lewis Hamilton walked into an ambush here, finding himself under attack at a drivers' meeting about his on-track moves after leaving them all behind in practice.
Full story: Daily Express

For the second Friday in less than a month, Lewis Hamilton's allegedly reckless driving was the subject of feverish debate on Friday night.
Full story: Daily Telegraph and the Times and the Guardian

Mercedes GP has made a step forward with its car at the Chinese Grand Prix, but it is still not enough to close the gap to Red Bull Racing yet, reckons Nico Rosberg.
Full story: Autosport.com

It is Sebastian Vettel's sense of humour which is his most appealing feature. It is as dry and black as a bag of coal, befitting the Anglophile he is. When his Swissair flight to Shanghai from Zurich developed engine trouble on the runway he had to change planes and was delayed four hours. "But we were only on the runway," he grins. "It was like practice in Formula 1. It wasn't the real thing. It might have been different if we were up in the air."
Full story: The Guardian

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