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The big early news out of Silverstone while all the drivers and teams prepare for the race weekend is that F1's elder statesman, David Coulthard, will retire at the end of the season.

He intends to remain as a consultant to Red Bull Racing and may consider racing in other series.

EDIT: In other interesting F1 news, Luca di Motezemolo has claimed that the Scuderia receives no money from parent company Fiat, and all funding comes from Ferrari or it's sponsors.