Jarno Trulli hit out at Formula 1 rival S?bastien Bourdais following the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, in which a collision between the pair at the start destroyed the Italian's race.
Bernie Ecclestone has warned that issuing penalties in Formula 1 races on a regular basis risks leading to drivers 'losing the confidence to try to fight' and spoiling the sport.
Fernando Alonso may 'belong' in a Ferrari or McLaren-Mercedes, but 'mentality-wise he is not the complete package' in Formula 1 - that is the view of British former grand prix star Derek Warwick.
With Bruno Senna believed to be in-line for a test with Honda's Formula 1 team sometime following next month's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, rumours linking countryman Rubens Barrichello to an IndyCar Series switch next year have re-surfaced.
In the wake of the controversial Formula 1 penalties meted out in the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway last weekend, in-car footage has been released of the incidents regarding Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa and S?bastien Bourdais.
Though sixth place in the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway at the weekend marked his fifth points-scoring finish in as many outings, Sebastian Vettel revealed that it could have been better still but for losing out on the opening lap.
In the wake of the controversial Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway at the weekend, it has been revealed that - not for the first time this season - race stewards went against the advice of FIA race director Charlie Whiting in meting out a post-race time penalty.
S?bastien Bourdais has hit out at Felipe Massa following the pair's contentious collision in the Japanese Grand Prix today, claiming the Ferrari driver showed him no respect and 'behaved like I didn't exist'.
Despite having endured two collisions along the way, Felipe Massa's drive in the Japanese Grand Prix has been praised as 'amazing' by Ferrari, whilst the man himself refuted all blame in his comings-together with Lewis Hamilton and S?bastien Bourdais.
Having proven to be evenly-matched for most of the weekend so far, it was perhaps little surprise to see Sebastian Vettel and S?bastien Bourdais qualify alongside each other for the Japanese Grand Prix - and to Scuderia Toro Rosso's delight, both will be inside the top ten to boot.
For only the second time in 2008, David Coulthard got the better of Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team-mate Mark Webber in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji this weekend - then quipped that the Australian was probably frustrated with his performance 'because he doesn't want to be behind
The pair may be close friends away from the race track, but Robert Kubica backed up Fernando Alonso's revelation that BMW-Sauber was 'never' a serious option for him for 2009 [see separate story -
Former Formula 1 star Eddie Irvine has branded Fuji Speedway - home to this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix - 'a crap circuit' and 'the worst place possible to have a grand prix', as he insisted the race should never have been taken away from Suzuka.
Former grand prix driver Jonathan Palmer has suggested Felipe Massa's performances at times during the 2008 Formula 1 campaign have not been 'the sign of a world champion' - as he instead tipped Massa's McLaren-Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton to prevail come season's end.
With continuing uncertainty over the Formula 1 driver line-up in 2009, Honda has admitted that, aside from former double world champion Fernando Alonso, it is also interested in Nick Heidfeld and Bruno Senna.
Despite Sebastian Vettel insisting that he has no regrets about having signed to compete with Red Bull Racing next season [see separate story - click here ], Niki Lauda has
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
Formula 1's newest race-winner Sebastian Vettel is emphatically 'not for sale', Red Bull has insisted, as a former grand prix ace suggests BMW-Sauber missed out on a golden opportunity to keep a driver described by Bernie Ecclestone as 'super' on its books.
Sebastian Vettel broke another Formula One record on Sunday at Monza, but that won't remain in his mind as long as the feeling of standing on the top step of the podium in front of the tifosi having won the Italian Grand Prix.
S?bastien Bourdais has been demoted five grid positions for being deemed to have impeded BMW-Sauber rival Nick Heidfeld during the opening phase of qualifying in Budapest for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
Mark Webber has brushed off suggestions he is more of a Formula 1 qualifying specialist than a racing expert - pointing to his 2008 points total that sees him sitting eighth in the drivers' standings at the midway stage of the campaign.
Sebastian Vettel has again sought to play down suggestions that he is now assured of a Red Bull Racing seat in Formula 1 in 2009 following David Coulthard's retirement announcement this weekend, whilst joking that the fact that he knows the energy drinks-backed concern's owner 'should help'.
Following on from Crash.net's exclusive that revealed British F3 and World Series by Renault outfit Ultimate Motorsport is looking to break onto the Formula 1 grid as early as next year [see separate story -