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An unrepentant and defiant Fernando Alonso has said he would do exactly the same again as he did to Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa in the Chinese Grand Prix pit-lane - but BBC F1 commentator Martin Brundle has warned the Spaniard to 'expect a reaction' on home turf in Barcelona this weekend

Ferrari management seek to play down suggestions that there are tensions brewing between Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa in the wake of the Chinese Grand Prix as just the media 'trying to create bad blood'

Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel get slapped wrists, but nothing more, from Chinese GP stewards after banging wheels in pit-lane.

Luca Badoer was caught speeding in the Valencia pit-lane four times on Friday during the opening two free practice sessions for the 2009 European Grand Prix, it has been revealed - as the Italian proved to be quicker in the pits than out on the track.

A pit-road penalty that was all but unavoidable helped spoil a promising run by three-time defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson in the Pocono 500, having a long-term effect on his result.

Tissot, the official watch and timekeeper of NASCAR, will sponsor a Sprint Cup Series in-race contingency award to acknowledge the work of the unsung heroes behind the wall this season.