Mallya wants points in every race.....

Vijay Mallya has set his Force India team the target of scoring points in every race, confident his drivers have the ability.

Force India's 2011 campaign got off to the perfect start with both Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta bringing their cars home in the points in Australia.

Ross Brawn say "Mercedes is good" but....

Ross Brawn is adamant that Mercedes GP have a "fundamentally good car", they just need to "achieve its full potential."

Despite being billed as potential race winners ahead of the season-opening Australian GP, Mercedes GP failed to live up to expectations.

The team failed to reach the chequered flag in Melbourne while at the following race in Malaysia only Michael Schumacher succeeded in finishing in the points.

Bernie trying to save Turkish GP

Bernie Ecclestone is determined to see the Turkish GP remain a part of the F1 circus despite local officials saying they will not pay his increased fee.

This weekend's grand prix could be the last time F1 visits Turkey for several years as Ecclestone reportedly wants to increase the price of hosting the race from $13 million to $26 million.

"It (the government) found this figure very high, it looks like it will not make the payment," said Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Murat Yalcintas. "That is the reason the race is not happening."

Fia's statements on bahrain race reschedule

Formula One's governing body, the FIA, have refused to be drawn on when a decision will be taken over the future of the Bahrain Grand Prix.

It was reported on Monday that the deadline over the decision, originally set for yesterday, had been moved forward 24 hours.

When asked if the deadline had been moved, an FIA spokeswoman said: "As far as the FIA is concerned we do not have any information.

there will be a race in bahrain or not....Read out.....

Organisers of the Bahrain GP continue to live in hope that the race can take place later this year after the FIA granted an extended deadline to determine if a new date can be set.

Motor sport's governing body confirmed on Monday that organisers now have until June 3 - the date of the next FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting in Barcelona - to prove that it can safely stage the event.

The Gulf Kingdom was originally pencilled in to host the opening grand prix of the 2011 season on March 13, but the race was postponed in February due to the civil unrest in the country.

The FIA originally announced a May 1 deadline to determine if the event could be rescheduled for later this year, but revealed on Monday that the deadline has been extended by a month.