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Sponsorship executive Zak Brown is being tipped as a successor to Bernie Ecclestone as F1's commercial supremo.
Full story: The Guardian

Renault team owner Gerard Lopez has expressed his frustration at the ongoing row over the use of the Lotus name in Formula 1 - and has urged his rival Tony Fernandes to come clean about the real reasons behind the dispute.
Full story: Autosport

Michael Schumacher has said "almost all drivers" suffer from motion sickness when using simulators and has played down their importance to his comeback and to F1 in general.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

The new (Ayrton) Senna movie has won a prestigious American award at the annual Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
Full story: grandprix.com

Martin Brundle finished fourth in the Daytona 24 Hours on his return to racing over the weekend. He was partnering his old friend and fellow ex-F1 driver Mark Blundell and Americans Zak Brown and Mark Patterson in a United Autosports Riley. "I've a bitter sweet feeling," Brundle said. "Mark and I set out to achieve a top-six result, which we did, but to lose out on a top three with less than an hour to go makes me feel a little disappointed."

German newspaper Bild am Sonntag has obtained the first picture of the new Mercedes F1 car, which will be unveiled on Tuesday.
Full story: Bild am Sonntag (in German)

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