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Bourdais Fuji penalty <I>against</I> FIA advice.
In the wake of the controversial Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway at the weekend, it has been revealed that - not for the first time this season - race stewards went against the advice of FIA race director Charlie Whiting in meting out a post-race time penalty.
Alonso: 'I'll help Massa' in F1 title fight.
Singapore and Japanese Grand Prix winner Fernando Alonso has vowed that should the opportunity present itself, he will 'help' Ferrari's Felipe Massa to prevail in the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship.
Bourdais: Should I roll out the red carpet?
S?bastien Bourdais has hit out at Felipe Massa following the pair's contentious collision in the Japanese Grand Prix today, claiming the Ferrari driver showed him no respect and 'behaved like I didn't exist'.
Hamilton: Massa Fuji move was 'deliberate'.
Lewis Hamilton has lashed out at Formula 1 World Championship title rival Felipe Massa for what he claims was a 'deliberate' effort to take him out of the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway when the Brazilian drove into him on Sunday.
Massa pins blame on Hamilton for Fuji clash.
Felipe Massa is adamant that he did nothing wrong in tipping Formula 1 World Championship rival Lewis Hamilton into a spin in the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji today - despite coming under fire from many in the sport for his rash move.
Massa 'amazing' at Fuji, Hamilton tap 'fair'.
Despite having endured two collisions along the way, Felipe Massa's drive in the Japanese Grand Prix has been praised as 'amazing' by Ferrari, whilst the man himself refuted all blame in his comings-together with Lewis Hamilton and S?bastien Bourdais.
Bourdais penalty gifts Massa extra point.
Felipe Massa's deficit to F1 world championship leader Lewis Hamilton shrank by a further point in the hour after the Japanese Grand Prix, when race stewards decided to penalise Sebastien Bourdais for a collision with the Brazilian.
Hamilton: I made a mistake and I paid for it.
Formula 1 World Championship leader Lewis Hamilton admitted after his disastrous Japanese Grand Prix today that he had 'made a mistake and paid for it' - but he insisted he would be changing nothing in his seeming 'win-or-bust' approach to the final two races of the campaign.
Alonso wins Japanese GP.
Fernando Alonso took a surprise victory in the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji, the Spaniard capitalising on a chaotic opening lap that saw Ferrari and McLaren give up their start-line advantage.
Dennis: Kubica should focus on his own game.
McLaren boss Ron Dennis has spoken out against the ongoing criticism of his lead driver, Lewis Hamilton, claiming that the Briton's detractors might be better served concentrating on their own performance.
'Two Sebs' give STR fourth double top ten of '08.
Having proven to be evenly-matched for most of the weekend so far, it was perhaps little surprise to see Sebastian Vettel and S?bastien Bourdais qualify alongside each other for the Japanese Grand Prix - and to Scuderia Toro Rosso's delight, both will be inside the top ten to boot.
Fuji pole 'best lap of Hamilton's F1 career'.
Lewis Hamilton's pole position for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway has been lauded as 'possibly the best lap of his career so far' - even though the Formula 1 World Championship leader himself admitted it 'wasn't perfect'.
Webber beaten by 'guy who's retiring' at Fuji.
For only the second time in 2008, David Coulthard got the better of Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team-mate Mark Webber in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji this weekend - then quipped that the Australian was probably frustrated with his performance 'because he doesn't want to be behind
Kubica: Alonso would not have 'fit' at BMW.
The pair may be close friends away from the race track, but Robert Kubica backed up Fernando Alonso's revelation that BMW-Sauber was 'never' a serious option for him for 2009 [see separate story -
Hamilton storms to Japanese F1 pole at Fuji.
Formula 1 World Championship leader Lewis Hamilton did his utmost to break Ferrari's spirit by turning what had looked like being a scarlet benefit in qualifying for this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix into pole position for McLaren-Mercedes - with title rival Felipe Massa able to do no better tha
Irvine: 'Cr*p' Fuji 'worst place to have a GP'.
Former Formula 1 star Eddie Irvine has branded Fuji Speedway - home to this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix - 'a crap circuit' and 'the worst place possible to have a grand prix', as he insisted the race should never have been taken away from Suzuka.
Singapore derails RBR 'static' claim.
Singapore Grand Prix organisers have rubbished suggestions that static electricity from a passing underground train ended Mark Webber's hopes in the inaugural Formula One night race.
Japanese Grand Prix - F1 Preview 2008.
The Japanese Grand Prix this weekend marks the 16th of 18 rounds on the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship calendar, and an absolutely pivotal moment in the see-saw title battle that has been waged almost season-long between Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa.
The Way It Is: An open letter to Bernie and Max.
Dear Bernie and Max, Sorry we won't see either of your charming faces anyplace in North America next year. I know you guys have much bigger fish to fry in today's fast-changing world than messing around in the United States, least of all Canada.
Massa errors 'not sign of a world champion'.
Former grand prix driver Jonathan Palmer has suggested Felipe Massa's performances at times during the 2008 Formula 1 campaign have not been 'the sign of a world champion' - as he instead tipped Massa's McLaren-Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton to prevail come season's end.
Bridgestone goes green in Japan.
Bridgestone has revealed that it will run special 'green' tyres in this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix to show its support for the FIA's 'Make Cars Green' campaign.
Presidential 'successor' quits.
Marco Piccinini, widely tipped as a possible successor to current FIA president Max Mosley, has surprised followers by announcing that he is to step back from his current role with the governing body in order to concentrate on other commitments.
Ferrari ditch 'traffic lights' pit-stop system.
Ferrari has finally bowed to mounting pressure to ditch its controversial 'traffic lights' pit-stop system, in revealing that it is to re-instate the traditional manual 'lollipop' for the final three races of the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship campaign.