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 Nick Heidfeld will not be replaced by Mercedes after moving to Pirelli
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The Mercedes Formula 1 team may decide not to replace reserve driver Nick Heidfeld after the 32-year-old German became tyre company Pirelli's test driver ahead of their return to the sport in 2011.
Full story: auto-motor-und-sport.de (in German)
Heidfeld completed 65 laps of Italian circuit Mugello during the first day of Pirelli's F1 comeback test on Tuesday. He was driving a 2009 Toyota F1 car. BBC Sport understands that the opening day of the two-day test ran without a major hitch, other than the German arriving late due to the birth of his son and the closure of Florence airport!
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Former world champion Nigel Mansell will return to race action at the Silverstone 1000km endurance race on September 12. Mansell, 57, who shares a Ginetta-Zytek with his sons Greg and Leo, was concussed in a crash in June's Le Mans 24 Hours.
Full story: planetlemans.com
Force India driver Adrian Sutil is not getting carried away about the team's improving form in 2010. "I don't see the team fighting for the championship in the next few years, to be honest," said the German. "That's a very high goal and probably unrealistic." Full story: autosport.com
Renault star Robert Kubica always seems fine on the track in wet weather, but do not take the Pole on a snorkelling trip - he has a fear of deep water..
Full story: formula1.com
Peter Windsor, whose USF1 team failed to make it onto the grid in 2010, insists there are talented American drivers who could make their mark in F1.
Full story: planetf1.com
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