A raft of updates appeared on several of the front-running cars in Valencia. As in 2009 when Brawn dominated the first half of the season with its double diffuser, Red Bull has enjoyed a similar performance advantage this year. The key difference is that in the first few races no-one could put a finger on why the RB6 was so quick

Bridgestone say the revised Silverstone circuit will be even tougher on tyres than the previous layout – which was already one of the hardest on the calendar for tyre wear. Director of motorsport tyre development Hirohide Hamashima said: The track was previously one of the most severe for the tyres in terms of layout and circuit roughness on the calendar. The new layout, if anything, makes it more punishing, and certainly too severe to bring our super soft compound.

There’s much more to the Goodwood Festival of Speed than just the Formula 1 cars. Here’s a collection of my ten favourite non-F1 cars at the show this year, including some stunning Alfa Romeos, an Indianapolis 500-winning Lotus and more. Lotus-Ford 38 Lotus-Ford 38 This is the very car that Jim Clark won the 1965 Indianapolis 500 with

The second day of the Goodwood Festival of Speed saw Formula 1 drivers past and present driving a selection of spectacular racing machines. World champion Jenson Button drove Alain Prost’s McLaren which won the 1986 world championship while Mark Webber demonstrated last year’s Red Bull. Bruno Senna drove his uncle’s last McLaren and HRT team mate Karun Chandhok was at the wheel of Keke Rosberg’s championship-winning Williams.

Circuit testing during an F1 season has been almost entirely banned since the start of last season But now several prominent figures in F1 have voiced a desire to bring back in-season testing in the near future.

The Formula One Teams’ Association expects to reduce carbon emissions in the sport by 12.4% by 2012.

Valencia certainly provided a more exciting race this year than it did in 2008 and 2009 but it wasn’t without controversy. Find all the F1 Fanatic European Grand Prix coverage in one place below – from Friday practice to the post-race review and our live comments on every session. Race European Grand Prix pictures European Grand Prix review – Vettel wins chaotic race in Valencia Webber hits Kovalainen and flips (Video) – The dramatic crash which provided the race’s turning point Ten drivers get penalties, Alonso and Rosberg gain extra points – Most received penalties for going too quickly after the safety car was deployed (see also: Nine cars under investigation after race ) European Grand Prix result – Full classification Alonso fumes after Hamilton penalty, Ferrari calls result “a scandal” – Ferrari furiously condemned the outcome of the race to begin with Did Hamilton try to stop Alonso getting in front of the safety car?

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Valencia, 2010 Having pilloried the European Grand Prix stewards in the 48 hours following the race, Ferrari have begun to tone down their criticism of Sunday’s event. Fernando Alonso was first to take a step back from his earlier criticism of the race as “manipulated”, saying “we should talk about it together in a calm way, to ensure that things like this do not happen again.” Alonso said: We were particularly unlucky in terms of the timing of when the safety car appeared on track.

Having pilloried the European Grand Prix stewards in the 48 hours following the race, Ferrari have begun to tone down their criticism of Sunday’s event. Fernando Alonso was first to take a step back from his earlier criticism of the race as “manipulated”, saying “we should talk about it together in a calm way, to ensure that things like this do not happen again.” Alonso said : We were particularly unlucky in terms of the timing of when the safety car appeared on track. It would have only needed a few seconds more or less to totally change our race.

Robert Kubica reacted quickly when the safety car was deployed to get into the pits immediately. Unfortunately his team were waiting with the wrong tyres when he got there. The delay cost him his chance of finishing on the podium.