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Double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso insists his years spent in the wilderness at Renault in 2008 and 2009 have made him 'a better driver' than ever before - and says the smart money will be on him to claim a third crown in the top flight in 2010...

New Ferrari recruit Fernando Alonso has defended his somewhat besmirched reputation in the wake of his implication in two damaging and high-profile F1 scandals over the last three years - insisting that in both instances, he was simply in the 'wrong place at the wrong time'

Luca di Montezemolo rubbishes suggestions made by Kimi Raikkonen that the Finn was replaced at Ferrari by Fernando Alonso to please sponsor Santander - as he admits to some prior concerns about the Scuderia's new charge

McLaren confirms that it is to buy back the 40 per cent stake currently owned by Mercedes-Benz as the German manufacturer switches camps to Brawn GP - but the engine supply deal will continue

McLaren's partnership with engine-supplier Mercedes-Benz - believed to have been on rocky ground for some time - could culminate in divorce as soon as the end of the 2009 F1 World Championship campaign, it has been rumoured, with reports that BMW is set to fill the breach.

Double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso has contended that 2009 has been the worst season in years for the sport and 'maybe the worst in history' - as he expressed his exasperation with the ongoing FIA/FOTA dispute and expensive regulation blunders.

Defending Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton has insisted that he is not a 'superhuman, just a normal guy' after returning to the scene of one of his most famous and impressive grand prix triumphs in Monaco this weekend - and he confessed that 'the paddock feels a little bit empty' without h

Sir Jackie Stewart has never been one to shrink from controversy - on-track or away from it - and as a vociferous critic of Formula 1, the Scot has spoken openly about the Lewis Hamilton Melbourne 'lies' scandal, the changes in safety in the sport from his era to the present one and his tense rel

In the wake of the 'misleading' information scandal engulfing McLaren-Mercedes in Malaysia this weekend, Martin Whitmarsh has refused to rule out resigning from his role of team principal at the Woking-based outfit - a position he has held for barely a month.

McLaren-Mercedes and Renault threatened to organise a boycott of the Australian Grand Prix, Bernie Ecclestone has revealed - but the Formula 1 supremo warned the teams that 'if they come in here with a gun and hold it to my head, they had better be sure they can f***ing pull the trigger'.

"You could flip a coin between [Heikki] Kovalainen and [Lewis] Hamilton; they both could win races on a given day" - that is the expert view of Gary Anderson, who reckons that regardless of McLaren-Mercedes' struggles, the team's assumed 'number two' could be set to give the reigning Formula 1 Wo

Barely two weeks after Ron Dennis revealed that he is to step down from his role as McLaren team principal after almost three decades at the helm, it has been announced that his predecessor Teddy Mayer has died aged 73.

It has been another good week for recently-crowned 2008 Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton, who has been honoured for his title success and startling 2007 rookie season in the top flight with the receipt of two prestigious awards to add to his burgeoning trophy cabinet.

Ron Dennis has been asked more than once why he was prepared to take a chance on a confident ten-year old who told him that, one day, he wanted to drive for the McLaren team. Some 13 years on, the question has greater resonance as that same youngster is now the new F1 world champion.

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.

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'.

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.

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.

McLaren team boss Ron Dennis may not have enjoyed 2007 all that much, but received a welcome boost after Sunday's disappointing Canadian Grand Prix when he was awarded the prestigious Prince Philip Medal by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

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'.

After bouncing back from his horrific high-speed accident in the Spanish Grand Prix just two weeks ago, Heikki Kovalainen has joked that maybe getting hit on the head there was a positive thing - as he stormed to the maiden front row start of his Formula 1 career in Istanbul this weekend.

Contrary to claims that he had been forced out of the company he has fronted through thick and thin in Formula One, Ron Dennis remains at the helm of McLaren with the backing of those around him.

Ron Dennis may have paid the highest price yet for the spying controversy that engulfed his McLaren team last year - by being demoted from his position as team principal.

Following the appearance of speculation in various areas of the media, Ron and Lisa Dennis have issued a statement confirming that they are to end their long marriage.