Carlin racing team have denied they have submitted an entry to compete in F1 next year. Racing director Trevor Carlin denied reports on some sites this morning claiming the team were gearing up for an F1 campaign in 2011: While F1 may be a long-term goal for the team, we have not submitted an application for the 2011 season, nor are we in any position to do so. At the moment we are 100 per cent focused on our current programmes and continue to put all our efforts into winning championships and races in the junior categories

Ross Brawn believes Mercedes are “within striking distance” of the championship leaders. He expects to cut their deficit with an upgrade package at next week’s European Grand Prix: Looking ahead to Valencia, the circuit is similar to Montreal in many ways with long straights connected by slow corners which should suit our car

Lewis Hamilton reckons it’s important to push for wins rather than settle for point to be competitive in the world championship this year. Speaking to his official website after his second consecutive win of the season the 2008 world champion said: It’s great to be leading the world championship, but, I have to be honest, Formula 1 is so tough and so competitive at the moment that you can’t take anything for granted – and, while I might be on top right now, I know that I’ll need to fight for every lap of the next 11 races to remain up there.

The weekend’s nearly here so here’s your Friday round-up: Links Gran Turismo 5 – Fuelled by Red Bull Racing (Red Bull) “For months the F1 team has been working with Polyphony, the company behind the game after Red Bull was asked to become part of the latest chapter: GT5 – The Real Driving Simulator. In this version, gamers will get the chance drive the Nordschleife, try out the Top Gear test track and unlock a special car which… well, let’s just say Adrian Newey is involved as is Sebastian Vettel and they both met the game’s designer Kazunori Yamauchi in Milton Keynes earlier this year.” Bridgestone to make super-soft push (Autosport) “After a weekend in Montreal where the racing was spiced up by high levels of tyre degradation, Bridgestone says it wants to try and engineer repeat situations in the future.” Comment of the day Guilherme Teixeira spotted a clever device responsible for Mercedes’ fast pit stops : Mercedes had the clever idea of making it’s front jack ‘turnable’. When the mechanic lifts the front of the car, he immediately moves his body in the direction of the pits.

Felipe Massa pointed the finger at former team mate Michael Schumacher for their collision in the Canadian Grand Prix. Massa blamed Schumacher for breaking his Ferrari’s front wing during the race: I was caught up in the accident at the first corner, sandwiched between Button and Liuzzi, which removed any chance of a clean race and a strong finish. I had a good start and was making up places on the way to the first corner, but then I had to pit for a new nose and that was it.

You can find the post-Canada updated season statistics on the F1 2010 statistics page. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Does Ferrari not want an Italian star? (Motorsport) “It is extraordinary to note that post-Tazio Nuvolari, Alberto Ascari remains the most successful Italian with 13 Grand Prix wins followed by ‘American’ Andretti with 12 – and these are the only two in double figures.

Ferrari Driver Academy members Jules Bianchi, Mirko Bortolotti and Daniel Zampieri sampled the team’s constructors championship-winning F2008 at the Fiorano circuit today. The trio drove a car supplied by the teams F1 Clienti department, which was also used to give Felipe Massa some test mileage over the winter as he made his comeback from injury. GP2 driver Bianchi is eighth in his championship, level on points with team mate Sam Bird

Fernando Alonso is confident Ferrari’s performance will improve in the coming races as the team bring a series of updates to their F10. Alonso said: The next round is in Valencia in my home country.

Fernando Alonso is confident Ferrari’s performance will improve in the coming races as the team bring a series of updates to their F10. Alonso said: The next round is in Valencia in my home country.

With so much going on in the Canadian Grand Prix the post-race team analysis articles took a lot longer than usual to produce.