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Nico Hulkenberg is in talks with Force India as he tries to secure a race seat for 2011 after being released by Williams.
Full story: sport1.de (in German)

Renault's majority shareholder Gerard Lopez says Vitaly Petrov must answer questions about his inconsistent performances in his debut 2010 season if he is to keep his seat. Lopez says: "If we're pleased with the answers, he'll be in the car next year."
Full story: espnf1.com

India racer Karun Chandhok is testing with GP2 teams in Abu Dhabi this weekend but still has one eye on an F1 seat in 2011. Chandhok, who made his debut with the rookie Hispania team, says: "Negotiations for a drive in 2011 are progressing in the right way."
Reuters news agency

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner expects Mark Webber to fight even harder for the 2011 title after losing out in the final race of this season to team-mate Sebastian Vettel. Horner says: "He will recharge his batteries and come back with the lessons that he has learned this year."
Full story: autosport.com

There is no rest for Lotus driver Heikki Kovalainen. The Finn reports: "I have arrived at the Race of Champions this morning. About to do first practice..."
Full story: Heikki Kovalainen on Twitter

Renault team boss Eric Boullier wants to relaunch the team's driver development scheme, which helped Robert Kubica and Heikki Kovalainen progress into F1, to find new talent.
Full story: Autosport magazine

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