Red Bull have announced that they will field an innovative livery, for one race only, at July’s British Grand Prix.

As one of the most famous current Formula One drivers, McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton is very used to being in the public eye. But there are some areas of Hamilton’s life which have remained hidden – until now. We find out about the Briton’s obsession with a certain brand of sweet treats, his love of a roast dinner, why he would happily retire to Grenada and why he finds it ‘weird’ to be considered a hero…

Red Bull may have bounced back to their winning ways in Bahrain but there was another success story from Sakhir, courtesy of Force India’s Paul di Resta. Despite high tyre wear at the circuit, Di Resta excelled after brilliantly exploiting his brave two-stop strategy to record the team’s highest finish so far this year with sixth place. The young Scot was the only driver to resist the call of a third pit stop and, although he started to struggle on his final set of rubber with over 10 laps to go before the finish line, he managed to stay ahead of the chasing Ferrari of Fernando Alonso, with some shrewd KERS usage.

As part of its latest investigation into improved cockpit protection in open-wheel racing, the FIA Institute has been testing the safety benefits of a forward roll-hoop. An experimental titanium roll-over hoop and support bracket supplied by the Lotus Formula One team was impact tested by a 20kg F1 wheel and tyre assembly fired at high speed from a compressed-nitrogen powered cannon

Williams’ reserve driver Valtteri Bottas will test for the British team on the opening day of next week’s Mugello session. Bottas will take to the Italian track on Tuesday, whilst Bruno Senna and Pastor Maldonado will be in action on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.

Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher will join their DTM counterparts at the German touring car series’ season opener this weekend. Rosberg will demonstrate a 1955 Mercedes-Benz W196 on Saturday at Hockenheim, whilst Schumacher will drive the team’s 2011 car on Sunday.

Being the youngest guy on the grid has one huge benefit – you should have many more years of racing ahead of you. But that hasn’t stopped Toro Rosso newcomer Jean-Eric Vergne mixing it with the big boys.

After some careful assessment, HRT have announced they will not be attending next week’s Formula One test in Mugello, Italy. With planned upgrades to the Spanish team’s car not due for completion until after the session, they will instead concentrate on moving to their new headquarters in Madrid

Ferrari have confirmed that Fernando Alonso will conduct the bulk of their programme at next week’s three-day multi-team test at Mugello, the Tuscan circuit owned by the Italian team. Alonso will drive on Tuesday and Thursday, with team mate Felipe Massa at the wheel on Wednesday.

Music fans attending September’s 2012 Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix will be able to relive some of the greatest hits of the 1980s at a series of free concerts featuring three of the era’s most celebrated performers. Bananarama, Pretenders and The Proclaimers have been added to the entertainment line-up for Formula One racing’s only night time event, joining the already-confirmed Katy Perry, Maroon 5 and Jay Chou on the bill at the Marina Bay Street Circuit