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Ferrari's Felipe Massa could not see grid marking at Spa

Felipe Massa says he sits too low in his Ferrari to be able to see grid markings properly when he lines up before a race. Massa was out of position at the start of the Belgian Grand Prix, but escaped penalty as it was not detected by officials.
Full story: autosport.com

Massa's Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso has finally admitted his hopes of winning the 2010 drivers' championship rest on a good result in this weekend's Italian GP and the following race in Singapore. "This weekend is maybe not the last [chance], but one of our last chances will come here or Singapore to recover some good points," he said.
Full story: espnf1.com

Drivers have supported news that, following the FIA's decision on the Ferrari team orders controversy, the rule will be up for review by Formula 1's Sporting Working Group. "This is a sport where the team counts as much as in football," said Lotus veteran Jarno Trulli. "Strategy plays an important role and it's part of the business."
Full story: grandprix.com

Michael Schumacher, who was the beneficiary of arguably the most contentious team-orders decision in F1 history in the 2002 Austrian GP, has offered to help the FIA with the framing of new rules on the matter. "I have a very clear position on what I think about team orders, but I don't think there is a very clear rule or comment that would clarify easily everybody's interests," he said.
Full story: autosport.com

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner reckons that his driver Mark Webber, currently second in the points standings, will not buckle under the pressure of a title fight. "Mark is a guy with pretty broad shoulders, and I have no doubt in his ability or nerve," said Horner.
Full story: autosport.com

Local planners have estimated that it could take 12 hours for fans to get in and out of the new United States Grand Prix circuit in Austin, Texas, which joins the F1 calendar in 2012. It is claimed that paperwork submitted so far is vague.
Full story: statesman.com

Race day for the Italian Grand Prix is a landmark for the Lotus team. "The 12 September is exactly one year to the day since we heard that our entry into the 2010 world championship had been accepted," said technical chief Mike Gascoyne. "It's hard to put into words just what that means to all of us, but it's already been an incredible 365 days, and we have many more exciting times to come."
Full story: formula1.com

Officials at the Magny-Cours circuit, host of the French GP from 1991-2008, are confident that the race will return in 2012. They say that criticism from F1 commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone that the track is too difficult to get to will be addressed by the construction of the A77 motorway, which will be a direct route from Paris to the circuit.
Full story: l'equipe.fr (in French)

World championship leader Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he is "still making mistakes" following his brush with the law for a road traffic offence over the Australian GP weekend earlier this year. "I'm still young and I'm bound to make mistakes," he said. "But I'm only human."
Full story: independent.co.uk

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