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

Red Bull are making moves to secure Sebastian Vettel's future at the team until the end of 2015 in a bid to head off interest from rivals. The German's current deal runs until the end of 2012 but the team are trying to seal a three-year extension.
Full story: Autosport

Jenson Button has described receiving his MBE as "the greatest honour I could possibly imagine" after being presented with the award by Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
Full story: McLaren.com

Michael Schumacher has put his Formula 1 career back on track after a nightmare start, according to brother Ralf. The Mercedes driver is already 59 points behind leader Mark Webber.
Full story: The Sun

Red Bull chief Christian Horner has told the team's rivals not to expect any more presents after Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel's needless collision allowed Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button to secure a McLaren one-two in Turkey.
Full story: The Sun

Mercedes boss Ross Brawn hopes the tyre supplier issue will be resolved soon so that teams will be able to test the 2011 compounds before the end of the season.
Full story: espnf1.com

Robert Kubica will remain a Renault driver during the 2011 season, according to his manager. A string of fine drives has led to widespread speculation that the Pole is on Ferrari's wanted list.
Full story: espnf1.com

Silverstone has unveiled the latest photos of its brand-new state-of-the-art Stowe pit complex, which was officially opened on Thursday. The latest developments are part of a major overhaul of the Northamptonshire circuit.
Full story: GPUpdate.net

Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug says the clash between Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber is a 'nightmare' for Red Bull Racing.
Full story: Autosport.com

Jaime Alguersuari says his Toro Rosso team should not be expected to develop a rear wing-stalling F-duct device too soon.
Full story: GPUpdate.net

Lotus chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne has described the signing of leading design personnel Mark Smith, Marianne Hinson and Lewis Butler from Force India as a 'statement of intent'.
Full story: Autosport

McLaren's Technology Centre in Woking fell silent for one minute on Wednesday as the team commemorated the death of founder Bruce McLaren, who was killed in a testing accident 40 years ago.
Full story: GPUpdate.net

BMW Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi has urged his team to push on from the point they earned at last weekend's Turkish Grand Prix. The Japanese driver says "it can only be the first step".
Full story: Formula1.com

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