Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi impressed the Red Bull hierarchy by passing Michael Schumacher (behind) in the Canadian GP

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Toro Rosso driver Sebastien Buemi is being lined up for a seat alongside Sebastian Vettel at Red Bull in 2012, according to reports in his native Switzerland. The Blick newspaper claims that Helmut Marko, boss of Red Bull's driver programme, was highly impressed by Buemi's drive in the Canadian GP for Toro Rosso, which is Red Bull's 'junior' team.
Full story: Blick (in German)

Renault star Robert Kubica will demonstrate a Formula 1 car at his Polish homeland's premier circuit. Kubica will drive last year's Renault R29 at the Poznan track during a Renault Roadshow event next month. "It will be the first chance for a lot of them [Polish fans] to see an F1 car up close," he said, "and I will try my best to show them how amazing these cars are."
Full story: Formula 1.com

Meanwhile, Kubica has questioned why teams are considering introducing cockpit-adjustable rear wings for 2011, to increase straight-line speed and make overtaking easier. "Why is it only now that people are noticing that overtaking is difficult?" he said. "I watched my first F1 race in 1997, and there was not much overtaking then."
Full story: Espnf1.com

Force India team manager Andy Stevenson is furious with driving standards in last Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix, in which the team's Adrian Sutil and Vitantonio Liuzzi both suffered collisions on their way to points finishes. Liuzzi had a triple clash with Felipe Massa at the start. "The car looks like a shark's attacked it - ridiculous," said Stevenson.
Full story: Grandprix.com

Williams appear likely to retain veteran Rubens Barrichello, the most experienced driver in F1 history, and German rookie Nico Hulkenberg for the 2011 season. The team have had a disappointing first half of the 2010 campaign but are looking on Hulkenberg as a long-term investment.
Full story: Auto Motor und Sport (in German)

Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve has admitted that he would be willing to return to F1 with a small team as a stepping stone back to the big league. "The most important thing is to get inside, and then you can look around the find the right place," said the 39-year-old Canadian, who won the 1997 title with Williams.
Full story: EspnF1.com

BBC pundit and former F1 star David Coulthard had better behave himself in his next race. Coulthard now races in the DTM touring car series in Germany for Mercedes, and fellow ex-Grand Prix winner Johnny Herbert has been chosen to be one of the stewards for the next round, on the Norisring street circuit in Nuremberg on July 4.
Full story: Auto Motor und Sport (in German)

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