Fisichella closes on Ferrari move

Giancarlo Fisichella is poised to make a temporary switch to Ferrari ahead of next month's Italian Grand Prix.Confirmation of the Force India driver's move could come on Tuesday, a source close to Ferrari told BBC Sport.Force India commercial director Ian Phillips told Radio 5 live on Monday: "We do expect a move will probably be made in the next 24 hours or so."Fisichella would replace Luca Badoer, who has struggled as a replacement...

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Alonso tops Valencia practice

Renault's double world champion lapped the Mediterranean port's street circuit with a quickest time of one minute, 39.404 seconds, despite an earlier collision with BMW-Sauber's Nick Heidfeld.Brawn GP's World Championship leader Jenson Button was second fastest, 0.774 slower than the Spaniard, with Brazilian team-mate Rubens Barrichello third.Barrichello had set the pace in the morning with a time of 1:42.460.In what would have...

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Alonso 'will move to Ferrari'

Fernando Alonso will move from Renault to Ferrari next year and spark a cascade of other driver changes, according to McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh.The double world champion's expected switch is an open secret in Formula 1, but Whitmarsh is the first senior figure publicly to acknowledge it."I think we all know that the Fernando-Ferrari move has a knock-on effect that ripples through the other teams," he said.Ferrari said...

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Schumacher abandons F1 comeback

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher has abandoned his comeback with Ferrari because of a neck injury.The 40-year-old, who retired at the end of 2006, was set to deputise for the injured Felipe Massa at the European Grand Prix in Valencia on 23 August."Unfortunately we did not manage to get a grip on the pain in the neck which...

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Brawn look to rescue their season

When the brains at Brawn Grand Prix return to their offices on Monday after a two-week mid-season break, top of their agenda will be how to stop the wheels falling off Jenson Button's championship charge.The Englishman stormed into a seemingly unassailable lead in the title race following six wins in the first seven races of the season but...

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Beyonce to headline first F1 rocks gig

Beyonce and the Black Eyed Peas have been lined up to headline a gig in Singapore, which will coincide with the Grand Prix there next month.The first F1 Rocks event, which also includes Simple Minds, ZZ Top and NERD, will span three days from 24 September.Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone said: "It's exciting. It's something we've been talking about doing for an awful long time."Tickets for the show at Fort Canning Park go on...

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Teams block Schumacher testing

Red Bull and Toro Rosso have joined Williams in blocking Michael Schumacher's bid to test Ferrari's 2009 car ahead of his Formula 1 return.Ferrari had written to the other nine teams and the sport's governing body, the FIA, asking for the German to be granted a day at the wheel of the F60.But three teams insisted in-season circuit testing...

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Renault lodge appeal against Euro GP ban

Renault have lodged an appeal against the team's suspension from the European Grand Prix in Valencia.The French team were punished after Fernando Alonso's right front wheel came off and bounced across the track at the Hungaroring on Sunday.Race stewards ruled that the team's pit crew knew the wheel was not properly secured and failed to tell...

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Massa looking for quick recovery

Felipe Massa hopes to recover quickly from the serious injuries he suffered in a qualifying crash at the Hungarian Grand Prix so he can return to racing.The Brazilian, 28, flew home to Sao Paulo on Monday after leaving the hospital that had treated him for the fractured skull he suffered on 25 July."I'm very happy and in a good position to...

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Future of F1sealed with new agreement signed

The future of Formula 1 has been secured after the sport's governing body and 12 teams put pen to paper on a new Concorde Agreement.The agreement, which runs until the end of 2012, brings to a close months of wrangling between the FIA and the Formula 1 Teams' Association (Fota).The FIA said the signing heralds "a renewed period of stability"...

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