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latest F1 gossip...

Lotus chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne tells Autosport the team's 2010 challenger is on schedule to be ready for the third winter test in Jerez on 17 February.
Full story: autosport.com

F1 teams are close to agreeing to a ban on double diffusers from 2011, according to Autosport.
Full story: autosport.com

Flavio Briatore may be celebrating a decision by the French courts to lift his lifetime ban from motor sport for his role in "Crashgate", but the man, Max Mosley, who was instrumental in imposing that sanction says there is still no possibility of the Italian working in Formula 1 again.
Full story: The Times

Former Renault team head Flavio Briatore has said it is very likely he will take legal action against Nelson Piquet after having his life ban from Formula One overturned.
Full story: The Guardian and the Daily Express

Max Mosley says Flavio Briatore's threat to pursue legal action against the Piquet family is "all talk", adding that he believes the lifetime ban meted out to him by the FIA's World Motor Sport Council for alleged race-fixing will eventually stand.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says the Formula 1 community should not pre-judge the new teams joining the grid in 2010.
Full story: crash.net

Michael Schumacher's talent and ability will not have been faded by time, according to Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn.
Full story: autosport.com

Romain Grosjean is on Renault's list of possible drivers, new team principal Eric Boullier told Radio Monte Carlo, albeit with the least chance of being signed up.
Full story: gpupdate.net

Donington Park's owning family has said it is committed to reopening the racetrack as soon as possible following the collapse of its Formula 1 bid and the lease-holding company.
Full story: autosport.com

[Leo Farnsworth]

Max Mosely should shut the Hell up.

He is no longer affiliated with F1 in any way.

Jean Todt is now the head if the FIA - it's his words that have weight and meaning behind them.

Max should don his NAZI garb and get flogged. Again.

Just my humble opinion, mind you...

[frithguild]

Max Mosley, who was instrumental in imposing that sanction says there is still no possibility of the Italian working in Formula 1 again

OMG I though we had heard the last of this guy! I guess the only way to rid the sport of him is to dump Ecclestone as well. Just wishing ...[sigh]

[frithguild]

Former Renault team head Flavio Briatore has said it is very likely he will take legal action against Nelson Piquet after having his life ban from Formula One overturned.

First I said to myself, "Waht planet does this guy live on?" Then I realized, he does live on a different planet:

[frithguild]

F1 teams are close to agreeing to a ban on double diffusers from 2011, according to Autosport.

From the article: "Lotus' chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne confirmed to AUTOSPORT that the move was being made, and it was one he supported."

It makes totral sense that Gascoyne supports this. The Lotus will likely carry on the strides made at Force India of making a very slippery car that is very fast in a straight line.