ESPNF1 Columnist

July 20, 2012: Nico Rosberg will take a five-place grid penalty for the German Grand Prix after having to change his gearbox at Hockenheim

July 20, 2012: Michael Schumacher apologised for his team for his shunt during second practice at the German Grand Prix on Friday, admitting he lost concentration while talking to his team

July 20, 2012: Felipe Massa said he was unable to gauge Ferrari's pace in dry conditions at Hockenheim but he thinks the team will be quick if qualifying is wet

July 20, 2012: Lotus will not race its new aerodynamic device at the German Grand Prix despite a positive day of testing on Friday

July 20, 2012: Jenson Button is happy with McLaren's updates but is still concerned by its troubles with tyre temperature in wet conditions

July 20, 2012: Fernando Alonso is confident his car will perform well at Hockenheim this weekend whatever the weather

July 20, 2012: Lewis Hamilton said the updated McLaren was "definitely a step forward" but that a lack of dry running prevented him from knowing how significant the improvement is

July 20, 2012: McLaren sporting director Sam Michael says the early signs from his team's latest updates are good and he expects to be fighting for wins this weekend

July 20, 2012: Read what the drivers and teams had to say after second practice for the German Grand Prix

July 20, 2012: Sebastian Vettel said that Red Bull could not match McLaren's pace in dry conditions at Hockenheim but warned against reading too much in to the Friday practice times

July 20, 2012: Mark Webber said he and Red Bull got everything they could out of the rain-affected Friday practice sessions ahead of the German Grand Prix

July 20, 2012: Valtteri Bottas admitted that it was his mistake that caused him to crash in first practice from the German Grand Prix but feels it is part of his learning process

July 20, 2012: Pastor Maldonado set the fastest time of a wet FP2 at Hockenheim as Michael Schumacher crashed to end the session early

July 20, 2012: Martin Whitmarsh played down the significance of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton topping the timesheets in FP1 at Hockenheim