A financial bail-out is needed 'very soon' if the Canadian Grand Prix is to return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2009, it has been urged - as supporters rally round to save the race's immediate future.
Robert Kubica has admitted that he still cannot explain his sudden slump in form towards the end of the 2008 Formula 1 season - a drop-off so serious that it saw him fail to qualify inside the top ten for the final two races and almost indeed fall victim to the dreaded Q1, score no points in two
It appears the door has not been entirely closed on the possibility of the Canadian Grand Prix returning to the Formula 1 calendar in 2009 - as long as a new race promoter is found.
Robert Kubica is a Formula 1 World Champion in-waiting, according to Damon Hill - but the BMW-Sauber star himself is refusing to let paddock speculation that he is Ferrari-bound in the near future sway his focus from the remainder of the 2008 campaign.
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'.
With some in the grand prix paddock suggesting he is embroiled in a battle to save his seat at BMW-Sauber beyond the end of the 2008 Formula 1 campaign, Nick Heidfeld has come out fighting, underlining his belief that his form over the early stages of the season has been portrayed as being worse
Lewis Hamilton has hit out at the penalty awarded to him in Sunday's French Grand Prix - his second in as many races - and has responded to media suggestions that he is letting the glamorous side to life as a Formula 1 driver take his eye off the ball.
Nico Rosberg has admitted that he is 'disappointed' with his Williams F1 team, after the Grove-based outfit seemed to pin the blame squarely at his feet for the pit-lane accident in the Canadian Grand Prix a fortnight ago.
Timo Glock's love affair with the Canadian Grand Prix continued in 2008, as the young German registered only the second points' finish of his fledgling Formula 1 career - four years on from his points-scoring debut in the top flight, also in Montreal.
Martin Brundle's live grid walk on ITV's pre-F1 shows may have become one of the most popular and entertaining elements to the broadcaster's grand prix coverage, but the former McLaren and Benetton ace has dropped himself in hot water after referring to track workers as 'pikeys' in the bui
Although many drivers probably left the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with similar thoughts, Heikki Kovalainen and Williams team-mates Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima had more reason than most to lament missed opportunities in the Canadian Grand Prix.
Questions from the floor: Q: (Daniel Bastien - Radio FM 103.3 ) Question for Robert and Nick, considering the standings in both championships, is BMW Sauber now a top team today?
Both Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will have to begin the French Grand Prix in a fortnight's time ten places lower on the starting grid, dealing a hefty blow to the former's world championship chances.
Kimi Raikkonen has insisted he does not feel angry at the incident that so unceremoniously removed him from the Canadian Grand Prix, even if he admitted that Lewis Hamilton running into the back of him in the pit-lane had been 'a bit stupid'.
Lewis Hamilton: "To achieve pole position here in Canada - at the same place where I took my first Formula 1 pole just one year ago - is really awesome. Our car feels good and we're really on top of our game, even though the track started breaking up in places.
Lewis Hamilton: "To achieve pole position here in Canada - at the same place where I took my first Formula 1 pole just one year ago - is really awesome. Our car feels good and we're really on top of our game, even though the track started breaking up in places.
Felipe Massa has insisted the 'blackout' that afflicted his Ferrari in opening practice for this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix - a year on from receiving a black flag in the race - will not affect his or the team's preparations for the remainder of the weekend, even if the problem has yet to be d
Renault F1 engineering head Pat Symonds reckons that it will only take one decent result for Nelson Piquet Jr to 'turn the corner' in his Formula One career, despite the Brazilian struggling to make the grade so far this season.
1. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 01:15.752 2. Robert Kubica Poland BMW Sauber 01:16.023 3. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Ferrari-Ferrari 01:16.093 4. Heikki Kovalainen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 01:16.331
Driver quotes after second qualifying for the Molson Indy Montreal - round ten of the Champ Car World Series. Sebastien Bourdais: (#2 McDonald's Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone)