With Race Direction handing out penalties to Casey Stoner and then Marco Simoncelli at Le Mans on Sunday - Valentino Rossi can perhaps count himself lucky to not be punished for this borderline 'pass' under a yellow flag.
Professional racing driver and entrepreneur Peter Hardman has confirmed that he is making plans to hand over the reins of Strakka Racing and that he is in negotiations with an 'undisclosed' buyer.
Sete Gibernau has targeted a return to action for the Catalunya Grand Prix after undergoing surgery to secure a transversal displaced fracture to the middle of his left collarbone.
Mika Kallio's attempt to overtake factory Ducati rider Nicky Hayden - or 'a much slower rider' as Pramac Ducati technical director Fabiano Sterlacchini called him - ended in disaster when the MotoGP rookie hit a wet patch and fell, forcing Hayden off track in the process.
Marco Melandri's 2009 rebirth reached a new high at Le Mans on Sunday, when the Italian took his 'privateer' Kawasaki to second place in a dramatic wet/dry French Grand Prix.
Jorge Lorenzo has become the first double winner of the 2009 MotoGP season with victory in the French Grand Prix at Le Mans - a race that began in the wet, finished in the dry and saw Marco Melandri take his Hayate-run Kawasaki to second position!
Reigning 250cc world champion Marco Simoncelli has taken his first win of the season with a perfect performance in a soaking wet French Grand Prix at Le Mans.
Marc Marquez has taken pole position for the 125cc French Grand Prix at Le Mans. The 40-minute session took place on a wet - but steadily drying - track, prompting countless spills as riders tested the ever-changing grip levels.
Sete Gibernau has been ruled out of the remainder of the French Grand Prix weekend after sustaining a suspected double fracture of his left collarbone during a Saturday morning free practice highside at Le Mans.
Bridgestone officially introduced sidewall markings for its softer compound slick tyres during Friday free practice at Le Mans, after testing possible solutions during the previous Spanish Grand Prix.
Yuki Takahashi believes one of his strongest points as a rider is dealing with slow hairpin corners, a feature of Le Mans - venue for this weekend's French Grand Prix.
Last year, Jorge Lorenzo stunned the MotoGP paddock by finishing second at Le Mans despite riding with two fractured ankles, sustained at the previous Shanghai round.
Following on from Gigawave Motorsport's announcement that it was to withdraw from the Le Mans 24 Hours this summer, the Spanish Epsilon Euskadi outfit has revealed that it is also to pull out of the event.
Rubens Barrichello has suggested that a 'culture difference' and language barrier were the key elements separating Honda from success in Formula 1 in recent years - as he revealed his hopes that Brawn GP will turn out to be something of a hybrid of what he found at Ferrari and Stewart Grand Prix.
Former WRC title winner Petter Solberg and World Touring Car Championship title winner Yvan Muller have both completed a test session with the Courage-Oreca team at Paul Ricard.
Susie Stoddart has stated her belief that there will be a 'successful female Formula 1 driver' in her lifetime - but stopped short of suggesting that it will be her.
Mattias Ekstrom has won the penultimate round of the DTM at Le Mans, but the big news was Paul di Resta's stunning charge to second place during a rain shower that prevented Timo Scheider from being crowned champion.