Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest news regarding Formula 1 on Thursday, July 25.
Thursday morning's headlines:
German Grand Prix: Five key talking points
Lewis Hamilton will arrive at the 11th round of the campaign with a 39-point championship lead. Read more.
Mercedes 'big favourite' for German GP - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel says Mercedes is the "big favourite" to win at Hockenheim this weekend. Read more.
Midfield drivers 'deserve more credit' - Sainz
Carlos Sainz believes many drivers in Formula 1's midfield "deserve more credit" for their skills. Read more.
Carey admits German GP talks 'difficult'
Chase Carey has admitted talks about the future of the German GP are "difficult". Read more.
'Interesting drivers' may rival Hamilton - Carey
Some "interesting drivers" of the new generation can rival Lewis Hamilton's place in Formula 1. Read more.
Alonso was 'very close' to Red Bull deal - Newey
Adrian Newey says it would have been "fantastic" to work together in Formula 1 with Fernando Alonso. Read more.
Aldo Costa to return to Ferrari - rumour
Another familiar name could be on the way back to Maranello. Read more.
German GP boss admits Hockenheim axe likely
German GP boss Georg Seiler has admitted that Hockenheim is very unlikely to be on F1's 2020 calendar. Read more.
De la Rosa not excited about 2021 rules
Pedro de la Rosa has admitted he is not excited about F1's new rules for 2021. Read more.
F1 should have picked Assen for Dutch GP - Berger
Gerhard Berger thinks Assen would have been a good venue for next year's Dutch GP. Read more.
Drivers don't know what 'proper' F1 is - Mansell
Today's drivers "will never know" what racing a "proper F1 car" is like. Read more.
Raikkonen-Ferrari return rumours played down
Mika Salo has played down rumours that Kimi Raikkonen could return to Ferrari. Read more.
Mercedes has fixed cooling for Hockenheim - Marko
Dr Helmut Marko thinks Mercedes will have fixed the cooling problems that helped Red Bull's Max Verstappen to win recently in Austria. Read more.
Renault not committing to F1 beyond 2020
Renault is not yet committing to supplying customer engines to McLaren beyond 2020. Read more.
Three former drivers defend Vettel
Three former F1 drivers are backing Sebastian Vettel to emerge from his current career crisis. Read more.