Javier Villa has been mentioned as a contender to become BMW-Sauber’s primary test and reserve driver in 2008.

The 20-year-old Spaniard, who won three GP2 sprint races in 2007 and finished the series for the Racing Engineering team in sixth place, will “almost certainly” test for BMW in the near future, the sports daily Marca said [...]

The wife of 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen will next weekend fight for her own title.

Jenni Dahlman-Raikkonen, a model and former Miss Scandinavia who married Ferrari’s Finnish driver in 2004, is listed as one of the 165 international entrants of the prestigious Munchen-Indoor equestrian event, to be held at the Olympiahalle in Munich.
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Bernie Ecclestone has denied saying McLaren could be forced to start the 2008 season with a negative points score.

In a transcript still showing on the website of the German-language magazine Auto Motor und Sport this week, F1’s chief executive was asked: “If it turns out that McLaren used Ferrari information for its new car, should [...]

A spokeswoman for the Honda formula one team has denied reports linking Fernando Alonso with a switch in 2008.
It was claimed on Thursday that the Spaniard this week spent an entire day at the Japanese team’s Brackley (UK) headquarters and even had a seat fitting.
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An official of F1’s former US grand prix venue at Indianapolis is hopeful the sport will one day return.
Contrary to the desire of many teams, manufacturers and sponsors, America does not feature on the 2008 calendar after Bernie Ecclestone and Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Tony George did not agree a deal for a contract beyond [...]

Fernando Alonso spent an entire day at Honda’s Brackley factory this week and even had a seat fitting, reports from Germany on Thursday said.
Sport Bild claims that the double world champion, who is still yet to commit to a team for 2008 after splitting with McLaren, is ‘nearing an agreement’ with the Japanese outfit that [...]

Renault’s Tim Densham has played down the impact that new gearbox rules will have in 2008.
To further reduce costs, the FIA has introduced a regulation requiring every driver to use the same gearbox at four consecutive grands prix next season.
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BMW-Sauber has given permission for Timo Glock to make his test debut for Toyota at Jerez next week.
A spokesman for the 25-year-old’s new team confirmed on Thursday that Glock, who has signed a multi-season Toyota contract beginning in 2008, will run in last year’s TF107 at the Spanish circuit on all four days.
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2007 championship runner-up Lewis Hamilton this week engaged in a night-time paparazzi race around London, British tabloid media report.
The 22-year-old claims to want a quieter life in Switzerland, but front page photographs depict the McLaren driver hopping around town with Naomi Campbell, a 37-year-old supermodel who is notorious for attracting attention.
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Vitantonio Liuzzi is currently on a fitness camp with two contracted Force India drivers, it has emerged.
The Spanish news agency EFE revealed that the Italian, who is among several contenders for the race seat alongside Adrian Sutil next year, is undergoing a gruelling training regime with Sutil and Roldan Rodriguez, who has also inked a [...]