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

Fernando Alonso says his reflexes "let him down" when he jumped the start of the Chinese Grand Prix. The Spanish driver, who started third on the grid, recovered to finish fourth.
Full story: crash.net

F1 personnel are demonstrating characteristic ingenuity when it comes to beating the air traffic embargo and getting back to headquarters to start preparing for the next race. Full story: Joe Saward's Grand Prix blog

Mercedes believe major updates to their car before the next grand prix in Spain may turn around Michael Schumacher's faltering season. The 41-year-old former world champion has been comprehensively outraced and outqualified by team-mate Nico Rosberg. (in German)Full story: motorsportaktuell.com

British company Avon Cooper is thought to be Formula 1 commercial rights controller Bernie Ecclestone's preferred choice to take over from Bridgestone as the sport's official tyre supplier from next season. Full story: pitpass.com

Ecclestone has told Lewis Hamilton's rivals to 'stop moaning' about the on-track tactics of the 2008 world champion.
Full story: espnf1.com

Red Bull may have been beaten again but that does not mean the Milton Keynes-based team has lost a basic advantage in speed.
Full story: The Guardian

Bernie Ecclestone is adamant the Spanish Grand Prix will go ahead as planned in Barcelona on May 7-9. Travel restrictions caused by the volcanic ash cloud meant yesterday's MotoGP World Championship race in Japan had to be postponed and has been rearranged for October.
Full story: sportinglife.com

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