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Oh snow! Winter arrives at the Renault F1 team's Oxfordshire base

Lewis Hamilton has been at McLaren's Woking factory working on the 2011 car, which will see the return of the Kers energy boost system and the introduction of a flexible rear wing. He told social networking site Twitter: "I was on the simulator yesterday, first time driving the new car and I was happy. Kers and rear wing is [tricky] but felt right at home with it. Our Kers is the best. It should deliver. No holiday yet, am working flat out."
Full story: McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton on Twitter

McLaren team-mate Jenson Button is also preparing to get back to work. He says: "Had a great week off, tomorrow it starts again! I'm test driving the MP4-12c [McLaren's new road car] which should be fun, then a day in the sim testing new parts."
Full story: McLaren driver Jenson Button on Twitter

Lotus driver Heikki Kovalainen has been ordered to rest after being knocked unconscious in a crash at last weekend's Race of Champions. The Finn says: "Been put to bed-rest at home as a precaution, heavy concussion, further tests next few days as head took a big hit."
Full story: Lotus driver Heikki Kovalainen on Twitter

Renault have woken up to snow at their Oxfordshire factory, saying on Twitter: "It's a chilly morning in Enstone with a blanket of snow covering the factory!"
Full story: Renault F1 team on Twitter

Sir Frank Williams declared himself dissatisfied after his eponymous Williams team finished sixth in the standings in 2010, saying: "We didn't provide ourselves with a competitive enough racing car and when you do that, you pay the price."
Full story: espnf1.com

Silverstone reports that all 4,500 tickets for the purpose-built grandstand along the new pit straight have sold out for the British Grand Prix on 10 July.
Full story: silverstone.co.uk

Head of Mercedes-Benz Dieter Zetsche says the German car manufacturer is committed to Formula 1 for the "longer term." But Zetsche told the DPA news agency there is pressure for the team to do better in 2011, adding: "In F1 success is not reliably predictable - otherwise it would be dead boring."
Full story: motorsport.com

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