Friday at Hockenheim was not the best of days for McLaren, with the weather and Lewis Hamilton's crash making it tough for the team to accurately test their latest developments, including the blown floor and diffuser that were temporarily abandoned at Silverstone. It was left to Jenson Button to do the bulk of the running and the world champion came away quietly confident, even if he does admit beating Red Bull is still going to be tough this weekend
Friday at Hockenheim was not the best of days for McLaren, with the weather and Lewis Hamilton's crash making it tough for the team to accurately test their latest developments, including the blown floor and diffuser that were temporarily abandoned at Silverstone. It was left to Jenson Button to do the bulk of the running and the world champion came away quietly confident, even if he does admit beating Red Bull is still going to be tough this weekend
Friday at Hockenheim was not the best of days for McLaren, with the weather and Lewis Hamilton's crash making it tough for the team to accurately test their latest developments, including the blown floor and diffuser that were temporarily abandoned at Silverstone. It was left to Jenson Button to do the bulk of the running and the world champion came away quietly confident, even if he does admit beating Red Bull is still going to be tough this weekend
Mercedes GP's Nico Rosberg has grown in self confidence since his Silverstone podium couple of weeks back. It is obvious in the way he walks, the way he talks and the way he interacts with the media. Everything seems to say 'I am well on the way to becoming a power in Formula One'. Having started the season in the shadow of team mate Michael Schumacher, Rosberg has quickly emerged as a force in his own right. He's clearly enjoying it, even if that first win has so far eluded him. But that is surely just a matter of time
It would be easy for Ferrari's Fernando Alonso to feel downhearted at the moment. After two trying races in Valencia and Silverstone, Alonso is currently fifth in the standings, 47 points adrift of leader Lewis Hamilton. But with the F10 responding well to its updates the determined Spaniard has not given up hope of clinching the title
When you're one of six German drivers on the grid, it's no easy task to make an impression on your home crowd. When you're also a rookie competing in your first Formula One season it must be even harder. But Williams' Nico Hulkenberg is feeling optimistic about his chances at this weekend's German Grand Prix, especially now the updates on his FW32 are starting to pay off
Red Bull may have won the last two races but McLaren have scored enough points to retain the lead in both championships. In a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 'Phone-In' session, team principal Martin Whitmarsh discusses F-ducts, blown diffusers, the team's chances at the forthcoming Hockenheim race and their rivals for the titles
He may have already secured his place in the record books by being Russia's first-ever Formula One racer, but Renault's Vitaly Petrov is determined to make his mark in the sport on his own terms too.
Although playing catch-up to his vastly more experienced team mate Robert Kubica is not ideal, Petrov is pleased with his progress and is hoping to clock up more mileage at this weekend's German race
You will definitely know he is a Force India driver. You should know he's German. You probably know he's clinched 35 of his team's 47 points this season. And if you're a big fan you may even know he could have become a professional pianist.
But we bet there's still plenty you don't know about Adrian Sutil, including his fear of spiders, his obsession with perfection and his penchant for pens. Sutil reveals all in the latest instalment of our Secret Life series
Although Toro Rosso failed to score a single point at the last round, team principal Franz Tost is confident the Italian squad can fulfill his pre-season goal and finish eighth in the constructors' standings by the end of 2010.
With the team currently in ninth place - five points adrift of midfield rivals BMW Sauber - Tost acknowledges they have plenty of work still to do. But he remains optimistic forthcoming upgrades for the STR5 and his talented driver line-up will help Toro Rosso close the gap
