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Triple world champion Sir Jackie Stewart has said he rates Mark Webber "highly". The 70-year-old Scot, whose Stewart GP team became Jaguar in 2000 and then Red Bull in 2005, believes Webber has a good chance of winning this year's Formula 1 title.
Full story: Reuters.com

World champion Jenson Button admits there have been some teething problems following his move to McLaren after he won the title with Brawn GP in 2009. "Things are not going badly at all as we've won two races, but I'm not going at 100% yet," said Button.
Full story: Eurosport

The Force India team hope that changes to the front wings and mirrors of their cars will help them close the gap with Renault this weekend. Driver Adrian Sutil said he was feeling "very positive about this race".
Full story: Espnf1.com

Lotus Racing boss Tony Fernandes believes that the three new teams to join F1 - Lotus, Virgin Racing and Hispania - have turned a corner and are starting to earn the respect of fans and competitors.
Full story: Autosport.com

Williams' Nico Hülkenberg is hoping his GP2 knowledge will help at Istanbul Park as he contests his first F1 race in Turkey this weekend. Hülkenberg said: "I have experience of the circuit from my GP2 days and enjoyed racing it then."
Full story: GPUpdate.com

Hülkenberg is not the only one hoping his knowledge of the circuit will give him an added advantage - Hispania drivers Bruno Senna and Karun Chandhok are also banking on previous experience.
Full story: Espnf1.com

But Senna acknowledges it will be a "tough weekend" for Hispania in Turkey.
Full story: GPUpdate.com

Vitaly Petrov wants a "clean" race in Turkey after a difficult weekend in Monaco. The Renault driver is looking for the second points finish of his F1 career.
Full story: Espnf1.com

Meanwhile, Petrov's team-mate Robert Kubica says he is "still a bit surprised to have scored so many points" in the first six races of the season. The Pole is only 19 points behind the 78 of championship leaders Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel.
Full story: Planetf1.com

Romain Grosjean, 24, has said he has an eye on a return to F1 after he raced with the Renault team for part of the season last year.
Full story: Autosport.com

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