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

There are more whispers from McLaren that their 2011 car could be a winner. This time word has filtered through from chief engineer Tim Goss, who reckons: "It's looking very good. There is always room in the regulations for innovation, and making championship-winning cars is about doing that."
Full story: autosport.com

Nico Hulkenberg is confident he will race in Formula 1 next season after being dropped by Williams at the end of his rookie year. The 23-year-old German says: "I'm still sure that I will stay in F1 in 2011. I do not have a new contract with another team but that will hopefully change very soon."
Full story: Nico Hulkenberg's official website

Pedro de la Rosa says he could be forced to return to McLaren as a test driver even though he has not given up on finding a race seat just yet. The Spaniard, who was replaced at Sauber for the final five races in 2010, accepts that most remaining places are "reserved for drivers that come with a sponsor."
Full story: espnf1.com

Kamui Kobayashi reckons he and his Sauber team can take a significant step forward in 2011, even though he expects the drivers to be even more competitive next season.
Full story: autosport.com

Renault driver Robert Kubica has something to smile about as he celebrates his 26th birthday today. The team have chipped in saying: "Here's a shout-out to Robert from everybody at Enstone wishing you a very happy birthday."
Full story: Renault F1 team on Twitter

The 1996 world champion Damon Hill has become the latest former driver to predict that 2010 champion Sebastian Vettel will be even stronger next season. Hill said: "When a driver is enjoying himself he is more of a threat; the pressure's a little bit off. He's so young and I think he's going to have many championships before he retires."
Full story: espnf1.com

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has recruited O2 Arena boss David Campbell as F1's new marketing and commercial guru. The UK media is touting Campbell as a potential replacement for Ecclestone, but whether his role will extend that far remains to be seen…
Full story: Adam Cooper's F1 blog

Bernie Ecclestone has shown his "sense of humour and toughness" by turning his attack by muggers at the end of last month into an advertising campaign for a brand of watch that he wears - and the brand which the robbers allegedly stole.
Full story: James Allen on F1

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