Fernando Alonso has returned Renault to the top of the rostrum in Formula 1 for the first time in almost two years by producing the drive of a champion to triumph in the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix night outing this weekend.
Norbert Haug has sought to dismiss suggestions the battle for the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship has now boiled down to just a two-horse race between Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa.
Formula 1 World Championship leader Lewis Hamilton 'did nothing wrong' in the Belgian Grand Prix and the sport's FIA-designed rules are 'one-sided', argues Sir Jackie Stewart - even though McLaren team principal Ron Dennis insists there has been no unfair treatment of his driver in 2008.
Having controversially dismissed McLaren-Mercedes' right to appeal the penalty meted out to on-the-road Belgian Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton yesterday, the FIA has responded to criticism by explaining that the circumstances were entirely different to those in what was on the surface a similar
Felipe Massa has revealed that he and Kimi Raikkonen are far from friends away from the circuit in Formula 1, adding that he expects no help from the Finn as he endeavours to defeat McLaren-Mercedes rival and world championship leader Lewis Hamilton for the 2008 drivers' crown.
BMW-Sauber has confirmed that it is in talks with former double Formula 1 World Champion Fernando Alonso about a potential drive at the team next year.
Formula 1 World Championship leader Lewis Hamilton has again come under fire in the wake of the Italian Grand Prix at the weekend - this time for his driving etiquette.
Lewis Hamilton has insisted that he sees nothing wrong in the incident that earned him a 25-second post-race penalty and saw him stripped of his stunning victory in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps today.
Lewis Hamilton laid out his Formula 1 World Championship credentials in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps today, by mastering truly treacherous conditions in the closing laps to secure one of the greatest victories of his fledgling career in the top flight - as Kimi Raikkonen assuredly
Ferrari was left with unanswered questions at the end of the opening day's practice for this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, despite comfortably having held the upper hand over chief rivals McLaren-Mercedes throughout.
Felipe Massa sent out a clear message to his Ferrari employers that they should start to focus all their efforts on him for the remainder of the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship campaign - after dominating the European Grand Prix from pole position.
Finnish drivers have always enjoyed success in the Hungarian Grand Prix - referring to it as their 'home' race - and Heikki Kovalainen made sure that tradition was maintained in the 2008 edition, as like subsequent world champions Damon Hill and Fernando Alonso before him, he secured the maiden v
Fernando Alonso has claimed that his Formula 1 World Championship chances in 2008 are no worse at Renault than they would have been had he remained at McLaren-Mercedes for a second season - suggesting that the Woking-based outfit is entirely Lewis Hamilton-centric.
Felipe Massa has spoken out to defend his wet-weather prowess in Formula 1, despite having floundered in the rain-lashed British Grand Prix at Silverstone a fortnight ago.
Lewis Hamilton has driven home his Formula 1 World Championship credentials by coming from behind to triumph in the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, after a bold strategy from his McLaren-Mercedes team left him with a job to do - a job he fulfilled to perfection.
Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa have stressed that the errors committed in the British Grand Prix a fortnight ago - branded 'stupid' by Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo [see separate story -
Lewis Hamilton has likened his 'hunger' to lift his first Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship crown to that of Rafael Nadal chasing his maiden Wimbledon men's singles tennis trophy on the same day that the McLaren-Mercedes star so memorably triumphed in the British Grand Prix two weeks ago.
In speculation that could turn the Formula 1 driver market on its head, Nico Rosberg has been tipped to replace Heikki Kovalainen - the man he defeated to claim the inaugural GP2 Series crown - at McLaren-Mercedes next year, according to Michael Schumacher's manager Willi Weber.
Speculation has intensified that key McLaren-Mercedes sponsor Santander is to jump ship and join forces with Ferrari in 2010 - taking former double Formula 1 World Champion and disaffected Renault incumbent Fernando Alonso with it.
Fernando Alonso has dismissed any notion that his former McLaren-Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton is making more mistakes in his second season of Formula One in 2008, insisting the young Briton has simply been 'a little bit unlucky'.