Kubica finished eighth in the drivers' championship last season

Renault team owner Gerard Lopez has suggested that Robert Kubica, who suffered multiple injuries in a rally crash in February, could test for the team on the Friday of a race weekend later this season, but ruled out the Pole returning to competitive racing this season.
Full story: Marca.com (in Spanish)

Spanish Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel has revealed that his post-race radio rendition of the Crazy Frog tune was an in-joke between himself and chief engineer Guillaume Roquelin that dates back to his win in the British Grand Prix in 2009.Full story: Planet F1

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso has moved back to his native Spain from Switzerland. It is estimated that the decision will cost the 29-year-old about £50m in additional taxes. "It's great to go home. I'm happy to pay the money. I'm not poor - just a little bit less rich now," he said.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Narain Karthikeyan finished Sunday's race in 21st position despite the seat of his Hispania Racing car melting beneath him. "I burnt my back and at times the pain was unbearable," he said.
Full story: GPUpdate

Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali has admitted that seeing Fernando Alonso lapped as he dropped off the front of the pack in Barcelona "hurt": "We need to provide him and Felipe [Massa] with a car with which they can fight all the way to the end of a race," he said. (Press Association)

Prince Salman bin Isa Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince of Bahrain, made a low-key visit to the Circuit de Catalunya paddock to rally support for his country's reinstatement on Formula 1's calendar. The sport's boss Bernie Ecclestone is considering moving the inaugural Indian Grand Prix to make space for the Bahrain event.Full story: the Times (requires subscription)

The FIA may ban the use of the drag-reduction system through the tunnel section of the Monaco circuit ahead of this weekend's Grand Prix after a majority of drivers expressed concerns over safety.
Full story: Autosport.com

Economist Angelos Angelou believes that the US Grand Prix to be held in Austin, Texas from 2012, will generate $500m (£310.2m) of economic benefit for the local area. The scheme, which received $25m of public funding, has been criticised at a time when teachers in the state are being laid off.
Full story: the Austin Statesman

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