Hamilton currently trails championship leader Vettel by 88 points

With seven races to go before the finale in Brazil, McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton is predicting a dramatic climax to the season following his team's back-to-back victories in Germany and Hungary.
Full story: Lewis Hamilton's official website

Hamilton's team-mate Jenson Button is already thinking about the next race at Spa-Francorchamps on 28 August and retains hopes of overcoming his 100 point deficit to championship leader Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull.
Full story: Jenson Button's official website

Meanwhile, away from the track, Button has made it onto magazine Vanity Fair's 72nd annual International Best-Dressed List.
Full story: Vanity Fair

Renault have written off Nick Heidfeld's chassis following the air bottle explosion and fire during last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
Full story: James Allen on F1

Force India driver Adrian Sutil believes the next two rounds of the championship at Spa and Monza will be the strongest of the year for the team thanks to the car's strong straight-line speed.
Full story: Autosport

Williams are not giving up on the 2011 season despite a disappointing campaign so far, according to the team's chairman Adam Parr.
Full story: Autosport

While the teams are enjoying a summer vacation following a thrilling first half of the season, there's no such let up for the sport's tyre supplier Pirelli. The Italian manufacturer's official test driver Lucas di Grassi on Twitter: "Good morning. Another long long day ahead in #Monza for #Pirelli #F1 testing. It is great to work with this team."
Full story: Lucas di Grassi on Twitter

Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali will be one of the panelists at the next and final Formula 1 teams' association (Fota) fans forum of 2011 which will take place on 7 September at Pirelli's Milan headquarters. Drivers Nico Rosberg of Mercedes and Jarno Trulli of Team Lotus will also attend along with Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery.
Full story: Ferrari

Head of new engine company Pure, Craig Pollock, says he was baffled by FIA's decision to change its plans over engine regulations from the 2014 F1 season. The sport was expected to switch to four-cylinder turbo engines from 2013 but, after some teams expressed their unhappiness about the plans, the FIA announced they would be replaced by six-cylinder power units from 2014.
Full story: Autosport

Plans to stage the Indian Grand Prix have divided villagers close to the capital New Delhi into rupee millionaire farmers who sold their land and poor labourers who fear they will be left jobless after the race is over.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Meanwhile, president of the Federation of Motorsports Clubs in India Vicky Chandhok says the Indian track will be ready for the inspection by FIA technical delegates on 1 September.
Full story: Grandprix.com

Former Renault boss Flavio Briatore has praised Ferrari's Fernando Alonso's performances this season and has also not ruled out a return to F1 for himself in the future.
Full story: Onda Cero (In Spanish)

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