Lotus have brought a new rear wing for their T127 following the car’s substantial update just two races ago.

Sebastian Vettel took pole position last year but was beaten by Button and Webber Red Bull head to the Turkish Grand Prix as the team to beat. Does the Istanbul circuit offer their rivals any hope of catching the RB6s? Red Bull dominated at the Circuit de Catalunya, so they should have an easy run to victory at Istanbul, a track which makes similar demands on F1 cars.

Keke Rosberg won F1′s only previous race in Texas in 1984 Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed Formula 1 will return to the United States of America in 2012. But, despite much speculation about a race being held in or near New York, the destination for F1’s next US Grand Prix is Austin in Texas

Formula One World Championship Limited and Formula One Administration Limited (together, the F1 Commercial Rights Holder) and Full Throttle Productions, LP, promoter of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix™, announce that a historic agreement has been reached for Austin, Texas to serve as the host city of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix™ for years 2012 through 2021…

Williams will have to revert back to an older specification front wing design after the two crashes they suffered in Monte-Carlo. Rubens Barrichello crashed after hitting a loose drain cover during the race and Nico Hülkenberg’s race ended in the tunnel on lap one when his front wing failed following contact with an HRT. Sam Michael said: We’ve spent the past week or so manufacturing new parts in readiness for Istanbul after the damage we sustained in Monaco

Lewis Hamilton won at Singapore in a KERS-equipped McLaren last year The F1 teams agreed between them not to use Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) this year. But now they are considering bringing them back next year – either by letting teams develop their own systems, or making one specification system available to everyone

Radical changes to the Mercedes W01 didn’t help them catch Red Bull John Beamer reviews the technical developments at the Spanish and Monaco Grands Prix. Barcelona and Monaco couldn’t be more different in what they demand from an F1 car. Barcelona is the ultimate test of aerodynamic efficiency, whereas Monaco is a drivers’ circuit, which rewards ability and confidence more than anywhere else on the calendar

The combination kerbs in use at Monza last year I’ve mentioned here before my concern that the new combination kerbs being used on several F1 tracks could cause an out-of-control car to fly into the air. The kerbs were installed at Monza ahead of last year’s F1 race

Monticello Motor Club circuit Monticello Motor Club is making a bid to hold the United States Grand Prix. According to Autoweek the club’s 6.59km (4.1 mile) track has already been inspected by F1 circuit designer Hermann Tilke

It’s rare for drivers to start the races on anything other than the softest tyre Before the season began I argued the new-for-2010 ‘top ten tyre rule’ was an unnecessary change to the rules that would do little if anything to improve the quality of racing in F1. The first six races have shown that not only has it failed to promote better racing it has done the opposite – encouraging teams to stick to identical, conservative strategies. As the FIA is already fixing one fault in the rule book it should get rid of this one as well