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

Hamilton is pleased as punch to be building his championship lead

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton has taken 86 points out of a possible 100 in the last four races to cement his lead at the top of the championship. Hamilton says of his performance: "I'd have loved those marks when I was at school!"
Full story: lewishamilton.com

Jenson Button says McLaren cannot afford to stand still in the title race and is hopeful the team can get their exhaust blown diffuser working at the next race in Germany.
Full story: jensonbutton.com

Teams have agreed to introduce a ban on running any parts that have not been raced before during any promotional days after both Ferrari and Mercedes ran new components while filming.
Full story: autosport.com

Renault team boss Eric Boullier says Toro Rosso driver Sebastien Buemi is on their list of potential drivers for 2011.
Full story: lematin (in French)

German magazines are reporting that an e-mail mistakenly sent to [Hispania team boss] Colin Kolles, was the reason that Bruno Senna had to sit out the British Grand Prix.
Full story: Joe Saward's grand prix blog

Michael Schumacher has been racing motorbikes in his time off after the British Grand Prix and Mercedes say they have given him their blessing despite his F1 comeback being abandoned last season because of a neck injury he sustained riding bikes.
Full story: express.de (in German)

Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi has revealed he was annoyed with Force India's Tonio Liuzzi in China, that he was a chatterbox at school and how his Dad brought him a motorbike when he was six months old.
Full story: formula1.com

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