Chief technical officer Adrian Newey was keen on at least one of the new Red Bull wings being used in qualifying and the race at Silverstone. (Photo: LAT Photographic)

Newey Staying Put At Red Bull: Adrian Newey looks set to stay at Red Bull for the foreseeable future. The 51-year-old Briton joined the Austrian team from McLaren in 2006, and as chief technical officer is widely credited for the success of the dominant RB6. Germany's Sport Bild claims Newey, arguably the most sought-after figure in the entire world of Formula One, intends to stay put. "Contractual matters are confidential, but it's true," team boss Christian Horner said of the report. "Last year, Adrian requested to remove a clause that would have ended his contract this year," he revealed. Former Grand Prix winner Gerhard Berger backs the move, insisting that Red Bull will remain on the pace "as long as Newey and Vettel are there."

Montezemolo Hints Massa To Stay At Ferrari: Luca di Montezemolo has indicated that Felipe Massa is on the road to having his Ferrari deal extended beyond December. The 29-year-old Brazilian has driven for the famous team since 2006, alongside highly rated teammates, including Michael Schumacher and Kimi Raikkonen. But so far in 2010, Massa has struggled with the F10 car, while team president Montezemolo told La Gazzetta dello Sport that he is "very happy" with new long-term recruit Fernando Alonso. Amid rumors Ferrari is considering replacing Massa with Robert Kubica or Mark Webber, Gazzetta correspondent Pino Allievi asked Montezemolo what Massa needs to do in order to keep his seat. He answered: "Continue as before, with the same spirit, thinking of his interests but also those of the team."

As reported by SPEED.com's Adam Cooper earlier this month... F1's now-traditional end of season test for young drivers could be held in Abu Dhabi. Last December, Jerez hosted the three days of winter testing set aside in the regulations for "young driver training." But Italy's Italiaracing reports that for 2010, the test could take place in the days after Abu Dhabi hosts the season finale on Yas Island in mid November. With all the cars and equipment already in place, the move would be a significant cost-saving.

Durango Eyes Toyota Car For 2011 F1 Bid: The former GP2 team Durango is in talks with Toyota about acquiring its 2010-specification Formula One car. It emerged last month that the Italian outfit, who pulled out of GP2 due to financial problems, has lodged an application to be F1's 13th team in 2011. According to the Italian source Italiaracing, Durango boss Ivone Pinton has confirmed he is in talks with Toyota. Upon withdrawing from F1 at the end of 2009, Toyota offered its two complete 2010 chassis to hopeful new entrants including USF1 and Stefan GP. The TF110, later renamed S-01 while rented by the unsuccessful Serbian entrant Stefan, was recently run by Toyota with Kazuki Nakajima at the wheel. Pinton said recently that "two very big international groups" are backing Durango's F1 bid, and Italiaracing reports that one of them is from Russia.

Singapore Denies No time For F1 Track Preparation: A Singapore official has played down concerns the city-state will run out of time to prepare the floodlit street circuit for this year's Formula One race. Singapore will host the Youth Olympic Games in the same Marina Bay area until the end of August - less than a month before the F1 circus arrives in town for round 15 of the 2010 World Championship. But Justin Chew, the Singapore Tourism Board's executive director of F1 projects, told the state-owned MediaCorp: "We do have enough time. Based on the timeline set by the Youth Olympic Games organizers, they will take at least two to three weeks to vacate the circuit completely. But we have already 'de-conflicted' it and whatever time they need to move out and what we need to put in the area have been worked out." The tight schedule means that fundamental structures for the street circuit such as lighting trusses are already being erected.

Di Resta To Sit Out Turkey Practice: Force India's test and reserve driver Paul di Resta will this week sit out another morning practice session. The Scot has tested during the initial track session at every Grand Prix this year with the exception of Bahrain and Monaco. Di Resta, 24, had to defer to the race drivers in Bahrain because of the altered track configuration, and Monaco "due to the challenging layout of the circuit," amid the need for Adrian Sutil and Vitantonio Liuzzi to maximize their cockpit time. Force India confirms that the DTM driver will sit out Friday's session at Istanbul Park because the car will be fitted with "some new development items." The team is sixth in the constructors' championship, 35 points behind Renault. "It was a late call from the team, but I completely understand their decision as there are some new upgrades coming through this race that really need the drivers' and the team's attention," said di Resta.