The 2010 Turkish Grand Prix took place two weeks ago, but the race's future could be in jeopardy

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McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh says that Formula 1 must make a big effort to break into the consciousness of American sports fans in the wake of a United States Grand Prix being confirmed in Austin, Texas for 2012. "North America frankly doesn't need Formula 1," he said. "So it's for us to go and prove to North America that this is an interesting sport and spectacle and something that it's worthwhile them taking an interest in."
Full story: Autosport.com

Virgin technical chief Nick Wirth is hoping that the nature of the Montreal circuit, which is traditionally very punishing on cars, could help his team to a best-ever finish. "Brake wear and temperature is something that will challenge the teams," he said. "If a number of people get that wrong, things can get very interesting close to the finish."
Full story: EspnF1.com

Turkish Grand Prix organisers are worried that they will not be able afford a near-doubling of the fee by F1 commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone to stage the race in future. Ecclestone is reported as saying to state minister for sports Faruk Nafiz Ozak and finance minister Mehmet Simsek: "I leave it up to you. India and Arab countries are all ready to take your place."
Full story: Todayszaman.com

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has questioned whether Formula 1 races need to take place on Sunday afternoons, and whether they are too long. "Do we need to race at two in the afternoon when everyone is at the sea?" he said. "Could we have two races per meeting? Do races need to last so long?"
Full story: PlanetF1.com

Ferrari have signed an 11-year-old Canadian schoolboy to their Driver Academy programme. Lance Stroll has already won karting championships nationally and in the Quebec province.Full story: Autosport.com

Meanwhile, Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has admitted that the team's development of their 'f-duct' may have been to the detriment of performance. "We put a lot of energy into developing our f-duct and that may have slightly delayed other areas," he said. The f-duct is a device, initially developed by McLaren, which reduces drag on straights and therefore increases top speed.
Full story: EspnF1.com

FIA president Jean Todt is considering a crackdown on Formula 1 drivers who flout traffic laws in their road cars, after Lewis Hamilton's infamous incident in Australia this year. "There is an incompatibility between the status of a role-model champion and a possible infringement on the road," said Todt in France's Le Parisien newspaper.
Full story: Crash.net

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