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October 21, 2010: Sebastian Vettel says he is taking inspiration from Kimi Raikkonen's unlikely charge to the 2007 title as he targets a repeat performance this year

October 21, 2010: The designer of the Korean International Circuit, Hermann Tilke, insists the freshly laid tarmac on the track will not break up over the course of the grand prix weekend

October 20, 2010: F1 photographer Mark Sutton reports from the ground in Korea to give an insight into what the new track is really like

October 20, 2010: F1's travelling circus is arriving in South Korea, and the first reports are mixed

October 19, 2010: Felipe Massa is determined to get among the championship contenders at this weekend's Korean Grand Prix in order to aid his Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso

October 19, 2010: Karun Chandhok is predicting an exciting race at this weekend's Korean Grand Prix, with the track surface mixing up the racing

October 18, 2010: Force India reserve driver Paul di Resta will sit out of his third Friday practice session in a row at this weekend's Korean Grand Prix to allow race drivers Adrian Sutil and Tonio Liuzzi to learn the brand new circuit

October 18, 2010: Robert Kubica says it is very difficult to predict who will be on the pace at this weekend's Korean Grand Prix, due to several unknowns about the circuit

October 15, 2010: With the announcement that a Russian Grand Prix will join the Formula One calendar in 2014 coming a week before the inaugural Korean Grand Prix, Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn is of the opinion that global expansion in F1 can only be a good thing

October 15, 2010: Jenson Button says he is excited by the prospect of driving at the new Korean International Circuit as the championship battle goes down to the wire

October 13, 2010: Lewis Hamilton is confident there is more performance to be found in his McLaren at the upcoming grands prix and is not giving up on his title challenge

October 10, 2010: Fears are receding the Korean Grand Prix will not take place, although serious concerns remain over whether the track will hold together for the race in a fortnight

October 7, 2010: The Korea International Circuit is ahead of schedule in its bid to host the country's inaugural grand prix, according to circuit official Kim Jae-ho

October 4, 2010: Renault were at the heart of an F1 roadshow in Seoul on Sunday as organisers of the under-fire Korean Grand Prix looked to get the country in the moo

September 29, 2010: The FIA's final inspection of the Korean International Circuit will take place on October 11, only 13 days before the race itself

September 26, 2010: Bernie Ecclestone has admitted there are serious concerns over whether the inaugural Korean Grand Prix will go ahead

September 15, 2010: While the Korean Grand Prix is almost certain to go ahead - the finances of the sport dictate that - there are short and long-term concerns about the whole venture

September 15, 2010: The FIA will not undertake a final inspection of the Korea International Circuit until September 28, less than four weeks before the scheduled grand prix on October 24

September 4, 2010: Karun Chandhok put Korea's new Formula One venue through its paces by completing 14 laps and feels the circuit will serve up some exciting racing.