A long-awaited summer break, including mandatory factory shutdowns, lies ahead for F1 team members.

But the previously dominant Red Bull, beaten by Ferrari and McLaren at the last three grands prix, is planning a significant upgrade for the RB7 to debut at Spa-Francorchamps later this month.













Banned former F1 chief Flavio Briatore has been named as being also involved in the Gerhard Gribkowsky bribery affair. The Italian, a friend and business partner of Bernie Ecclestone, was reportedly involved in the F1 chief executive’s payment of millions to jailed German banker Gribkowsky.










