tyre stuff...
Gerhard Berger has dismissed questioning of Pirelli's suitability to be Formula 1's new tyre supplier as "nonsense".
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The FIA is powerless to stop the Pirelli deal if the F1 teams and Bernie Ecclestone want to go ahead with it, an unnamed team boss has told France's Auto Hebdo magazine.
Full story: autosport.com
Pirelli may use a Toyota car to do some tyre testing later this year.
Full story: paddocktalk.com
Formula 1 teams are facing a delay in the FIA's decision over who will occupy the final place on the grid in 2011.
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Tyre supplier Bridgestone is ready to become more aggressive with its tyre choices for the rest of the season, in a bid to make other events as exciting as the Canadian Grand Prix.
Full story: autosport.com
Felipe Massa is still smarting over Michael Schumacher's move in Canada, which saw the German close the door on him, effectively ending any chance of Massa scoring points.
Full story: PlanetF1.com
Mercedes-Benz has all but ruled out increasing its supply of customer engines for 2011.
Full story: autopsort.com
McLaren's three trophies sat glinting on a black table in Montreal's afternoon sun. The hospitality area was being packed up, the drivers were in their debrief, and a few guests were milling around watching Germany v Australia on the TV.
Yet the man who deserved to have those three trophies on his desk was back in the McLaren factory in Surrey.
 McLaren line up the silverware after a one-two in Canada
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He is the design engineer who dreamt up the RW-80 or F-duct. He remains unnamed by the team, but it was his ingenious creation that won McLaren a one-two result at the Canadian Grand Prix.
The F-duct allowed McLaren to run more wing, meaning more downforce, yet not suffer from that on the straight. The car slid around less, allowing the drivers to keep the final set of tyres in good shape to the finish.
A couple of races ago, McLaren's engineering director Paddy Lowe told the BBC a little more of how the F-duct came about. The anonymous engineer came up with the idea a few years previously and had initially faced a lot of doubters within the company.
But with perseverance and the support of Tim Goss, project leader for this year's car, the inventor of the F-duct saw his creation being built into this year's chassis - and because of that, Canada may not be the team's last victory his season.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8745862.stm