BBC Sport brings you a regular round-up of the gossip in newspapers and on specialist websites around the world.

Three-time IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti has no doubts his cousin, Scottish driver Paul Di Resta, will shine for Force India this season.
Full story: Sportinglife.com

Shanghai has extended its deal to host the Chinese Grand Prix for seven more years, after F1 bosses reportedly agreed to charge organisers a reduced rate for the staging rights of the loss-making race.
Full story: France24

Bernie Ecclestone feels biographer Tom Bower has betrayed him by revealing details of his private life in a new book about the Formula 1 chief.
Full story: the Times (subscription required)

Jaime Alguersuari predicts "war" with his Toro Rosso team-mate Sebastien Buemi this year as they target a place at Red Bull for the following season.
Full story: Marca

Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery has dismissed criticism of their tyres, including complaints about degradation.
Full story: Motorsport.com

The General Court in Luxembourg has rejected Formula 1 Group's attempt to get exclusive rights to the "F1" abbreviation as a trademark.
Full story: Autosport.com

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, the chairman of Ferrari and past holder of some of Italy's most prestigious business posts, says he would like to be a politician.
Full story: Reuters

The Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) has revealed that, for the country's maiden Grand Prix in October, some 110 Bahraini race marshals will be recruited.
Full story: GP Update

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