Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1:

Webber threw helmet into crowd after Spain win: Mark Webber celebrated his commanding Barcelona win from pole position by making a gift to the ranks of Spanish spectators. After standing on the scales in parc ferme, the Australian rushed across the front straight of the Circuit de Catalunya and threw his distinctive blue, red and yellow helmet into the grandstand. The33-year-old Webber said: “I had said to some people that when I win a race this year I’ll do something different. “So it was nice to give the fans a gift because they don’t always get the best treatment in Formula One,” he told reporters. The Red Bull driver will be wearing a new helmet for the traditionally early start to practice in Monaco later this week.

F1 World Wings Way To Monaco By Road: With the unpronounceable Icelandic volcano still spewing ash into European flight paths, the smart move after the Spanish Grand Prix is a road trip. But some members of the F1 world are determined to find a flight — particularly engineers who want to return to base before re-congregating in Monaco for this weekend’s event. But on Monday morning, news of more canceled flights from Spanish airports resurfaced, so Force India sent the bulk of its race team to Nice via train. HRT’s Bruno Senna and Karun Chandhok were scheduled to fly to the Mediterranean city, but instead hired an unglamorous Renault road car for the 650km journey. Heikki Kovalainen also drove to Monaco with his girlfriend.

Ferrari Will Not Use F-Duct In Monaco: Ferrari’s F10 car will not feature its new F-duct system on the streets of Monaco this weekend. The Italian team finally got its hand-triggered blown rear wing concept up and running for the Spanish Grand Prix and set highly competitive straight-line speeds. But boss Stefano Domenicali said the car will feature the conventional rear wing and engine cover this weekend because Monaco requires the highest levels of downforce at all times. He also backed Felipe Massa amid claims the Brazilian’s struggle at the wheel of the F10 could cost him his seat for 2011.

“He is a great driver and we have to make him feel comfortable again with the car,” Domenicali is quoted by Spain’s AS newspaper.

Red Bull Asked Vettel To Quit Spanish GP: Sebastian Vettel has revealed he was asked to pull out of the race before finishing the Spanish Grand Prix in third place. The Red Bull driver suffered a braking problem with 15 laps of the Barcelona race still to run, and made a pitstop so the damage could be inspected. Mechanics and engineers noticed damage to a brake disc before sending the 22-year-old German back onto the circuit. “When I got back out the team told me that I should quit the race,” Vettel said in an interview with Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport. “I asked them if that (retiring) was really necessary or whether I could just drive slowly and pick up some points. “I got no answer,” Vettel continued. “So I drove. “They were pretty worried on the pitwall and I was constantly reminded to drive more slowly,” he added.

Renault Eyes July To Retain Kubica: With regard to Robert Kubica’s future, July 15 could be a significant date for the Pole. An Italian report said earlier this week that the 25-year-old, who currently drives for Renault, has signed some sort of “option” with Ferrari. The report said the option gives Ferrari the ability to definitively sign Kubica for 2011 by July 15. It is now reported by Finland’s Turun Sanomat that July 15 is also a significant date within the pages of Kubica’s current Renault contract. The report said Kubica will be free to sign for another team for 2011 if Renault is not at least fourth in the constructors’ championship. Renault is currently fifth, 14 points behind Mercedes. Theoretically, Kubica would become Fernando Alonso’s new teammate in the place of Felipe Massa, whose contract is set to expire. Asked why he has not yet renewed his Ferrari deal, Massa told Spain’s Marca newspaper: “There is no problem. It’s just that we are talking about it at the moment.”