Lewis Hamilton sends rallying Ferrari message after brake setback in Singapore GP

The post-qualifying fuel weights ahead of the European Grand Prix this weekend suggest that Sebastian Vettel should be worried, that Rubens Barrichello is arguably in the box seat - and that Jenson Button could just be about to get his faltering championship challenge back on-track under the Spanish sun.

It's that time of year again. The F1 circus is off sunning itself on its mid-summer break, drivers and teams alike are taking a much-needed and well-deserved breather from the frenetic nature of one grand prix after another - and everybody seems to be talking about who will be driving where in 2010. Here at Crash.net there is no exception, so we have put together a list of likely options and moves between this season and next, who is in favour and who is likely heading out of the door. The drivers have been listed in order of present championship position.

Global music superstars Beyonce, The Black Eyed Peas, Simple Minds, ZZ Top and N.E.R.D have all been lined up by F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone to rock the weekend of the Singapore Grand Prix next month - though ticket sales for the island city-state's second race are still struggling to get off the starting grid.

BMW has dropped hints that it may be willing to follow fellow German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz in supplying 'customer' versions of its engines to other F1 teams - with suggestions the Bavarian marque has Red Bull Racing as its prime target.

Flying in the face of the opinions expressed by both Ferrari and BMW over the past week, Ross Brawn has thrown his support behind the FIA's new optional ?40 million budget cap in Formula 1, warning that without it the top flight risks 'turning [engineers] into Swiss watchmakers' - but equally underlining that it will only be workable if it is embraced by all.

Shane van Gisbergen's road course win streak is now at five after winning by over 15 seconds in Sunday's Round of 12 elimination race at the Charlotte Roval. While Trackhouse took home the checkered flag, it wasn't all celebrations for the organization as Ross Chastain faced a chaotic battle to transfer into the next round.After two unforced errors on pit road, it still came down to just one ...Keep reading

Of all the things Marc Marquez said just over a week ago, when he achieved his goal of reclaiming the MotoGP world title, there was one comment that may not have made the headlines, yet probably best summarised what the Spaniard went through during the darkest period of his sporting career.“The help I received is what allows me to be here now. It wasn’t that I fell to the ground — I was ...Keep reading

Of all the things Marc Marquez said just over a week ago, when he achieved his goal of reclaiming the MotoGP world title, there was one comment that may not have made the headlines, yet probably best summarised what the Spaniard went through during the darkest period of his sporting career.“The help I received is what allows me to be here now. It wasn’t that I fell to the ground — I was ...Keep reading

The collision between Marco Bezzecchi and Marc Marquez in the Indonesian Grand Prix has ignited a social media storm, with the former bearing the brunt of it. But Marquez’s classy response should be the example to follow for some fans...

He looked, well, a little less tense than this time last year, prior to the race that would define the destiny of the British Touring Car Championship.Tom Ingram is a creature of habit – he has joked in the past about “being OCD” – so there he was doing his Tom Ingram things prior to the second race of the Brands Hatch season finale. A quick trip in the direction of the gents’. Back ...Keep reading

In contrast with the majority of the Formula 1 grid, Red Bull Racing continues to introduce notable upgrades to its RB21 – with Max Verstappen admitting that a new floor rolled out in Monza “definitely helped”. However, the short-term gains could impact Red Bull’s long-term ambitions with its 2026 project.  Chief engineer Paul Monaghan explained that Red Bull had found just enough ...Keep reading

In contrast with the majority of the Formula 1 grid, Red Bull continues to introduce notable upgrades to its RB21 – with Max Verstappen stating a new floor rolled out in Monza “definitely helped”. However, the short-term gains could impact Red Bull’s long-term ambitions with its 2026 project.  Chief engineer Paul Monaghan explained that Red Bull had found just enough capacity “to ...Keep reading

Ferrari’s difficult run of form continued at the Singapore Grand Prix.

The Williams Formula 1 team has launched a new merchandise collection centred on the now-viral ‘Sparkles’ sticker that Carlos Sainz received from a fan ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. With some of the collection already sold out, the team has confirmed that a portion of the proceeds from the sales will go to the family of the fan, Thea.Sainz and his team-mate Alex Albon responded to ...Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo reflects on a hot Indonesian Grand Prix

The Indonesian Grand Prix was somewhat of a lost opportunity for Honda and Yamaha to score a MotoGP podium, given the pace they had enjoyed in the run-up to the race.With the factory Ducati squad enduring a torrid weekend during which it wrapped up the teams’ title, the race looked like the golden opportunity for Honda and Yamaha to capitalise on the situation and score some big ...Keep reading

“I remember how he took a really cool photo on the track afterwards – and I dreamed back then of one day being in Formula 1 myself.”

It was a case of another year, another agonising near miss for Will Martin in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB despite a dramatic final weekend at Brands Hatch during which “all the teams were playing games” to seal the glory.Martin and points leader Andrew Rackstraw went wheel-to-wheel at Silverstone last time out, with Rackstraw winning that battle, and there was more frantic racing in ...Keep reading