Bridgestone will take the unusual step of bringing tyres from opposing ends of their dry-weather compound range to next month’s German Grand Prix. It means there will be two steps, rather than the usual one, between rubber types at Hockenheim.

He may have been a paddock fixture for 13 years, notched up 78 Grand Prix starts and 29 world championship points, but there’s probably an awful lot you don’t know about BMW Sauber’s Pedro de la Rosa. Ahead of his second home race of the season, the Spanish driver reveals a fear of flying, a youthful Smurf collection, and a worrying addiction to a certain Italian dessert..

After the streets of Montreal’s Ile Notre Dame, Formula One racing heads to the streets of Valencia. But in place of the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve’s stop-start layout, come the Spanish track’s demanding twists and turns.

Although McLaren’s Jenson Button had to watch team mate Lewis Hamilton take his second successive win at last weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, he left Montreal a very happy Formula One driver. Not only did Button’s second-place finish place boost him up the driver standings to within three points of the lead, but he climbed on a plane safe in the knowledge that the MP4-25 is finally a frontrunner. Now all he needs to do is improve his qualifying pace to take full advantage, as he explained to his official website…

As they looked ahead to their first season in Formula One racing, 2010′s three new teams faced a mountain to climb. It’s tough for any competitor to keep up, but when you’re up against rivals who have survived for decades, have seemingly unlimited resources at their disposal and have won countless championships, the nerves are bound to be jangling. But for one new team the weight of expectation must have felt particularly heavy.

Immediately after the Canadian Grand Prix, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso couldn’t hide his disappointment with his third-place finish behind the McLarens of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton.

Poland will become the latest stop for the Renault’s Roadshow event when national hero – and Renault driver – Robert Kubica visits the Poznan circuit for a special exhibition of his Formula One car on 17 July. The event will be Kubica’s first opportunity to put an F1 machine through its paces in his home country and will be a rare opportunity for Polish fans to experience the thrill of a Formula One car being driven at speed. Entry to the event will be free, to allow as many people as possible to attend.

Poland will become the latest stop for the Renault’s Roadshow event when national hero – and Renault driver – Robert Kubica visits the Poznan circuit for a special exhibition of his Formula One car on 17 July. The event will be Kubica’s first opportunity to put an F1 machine through its paces in his home country and will be a rare opportunity for Polish fans to experience the thrill of a Formula One car being driven at speed.

Poland will become the latest stop for the Renault’s Roadshow event when national hero – and Renault driver – Robert Kubica visits the Poznan circuit for a special exhibition of his Formula One car on 17 July. The event will be Kubica’s first opportunity to put an F1 machine through its paces in his home country and will be a rare opportunity for Polish fans to experience the thrill of a Formula One car being driven at speed. Entry to the event will be free, to allow as many people as possible to attend.

He races for Mercedes GP, his best finish was second at the 2008 Singapore race, he’s scored 149.5 points from 78 starts and he’s the 24 year-old son of a former world champion. These are just a few things we do know about Nico Rosberg