Speculation about the flagging career of Toyota’s Ralf Schumacher has continued to worsen.

Newspaper reports on Tuesday suggested that the former six-time grand prix winner, who qualified a dreary twentieth in Monaco last weekend, could be dropped by the team if he does not close up on the pace of his teammate Jarno Trulli over the [...]

If formula one does not act, car manufacturers could quit and the very existence of motor sport could be under threat.

That is the belief of FIA president Max Mosley, who in an interview with the newspaper Welt am Sonntag justified his tough stance on modernising the rules for the future.
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Bernie Ecclestone has given a bleak assessment of the future of formula one racing at Magny Cours, after organisers recently announced that the circuit is unlikely to host the French grand prix in 2008.

The race’s promoter confirmed in March that a deal had not been reached with the F1 supremo to run the event beyond [...]

F1’s governing body has cleared McLaren of using illegal team orders in the controversial Monaco grand prix.
The FIA conducted an investigation into the team’s conduct, after the British press reacted angrily to boss Ron Dennis’ admission that Fernando Alonso and his British teammate Lewis Hamilton had been asked to ensure a safe one-two finish.
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Gerhard Berger has taken a side on the raging Monaco team order debate, arguing that he “understands” why McLaren would want to protect its one-two finish.
The ten-time grand prix winner, who now co-owns the Toro Rosso team, admitted that team orders are strictly-speaking forbidden by the rules.
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Popular Dutch former formula one driver Jos Verstappen has urged Spyker to let him test its 2007 car over at least two days later this year.
It emerged earlier this month that the 35-year-old, who last drove for Minardi in 2003, had been invited by a common sponsor to sample the controls of the F8-VII single [...]

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has rejected media reports that said he was about to embark on a career in Italian politics.
The rumours were sparked late last week when the 59-year-old gave a speech - critical of the country’s political incumbency - that was interpreted as a precursor to a career switch.
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As reported last Wednesday, the FIA has responded to Red Bull’s apparently flexible rear wing by further intensifying the scrutineering tests.
We explained last week that, after viewing the footage from David Coulthard’s rearward-facing camera in the Spanish grand prix, the governing body’s technical delegate Charlie Whiting had ordered that new static tests be devised to [...]

Championship leader and dominant Monaco winner Fernando Alonso says Ferrari are the “favourites” for F1’s upcoming trek to North America.
The Spaniard pointed out that while his Mercedes-powered team slaughtered the opposition on the streets of Monte Carlo, Ferrari’s recent record - particularly at Indianapolis - means that the red team could soon be back on [...]

FIA steward Joaquin Verdegay says McLaren should not be penalised for employing allegedly illegal ‘team orders’ in the weekend’s Monaco grand prix — but F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone does not agree.
The Woking based outfit led by Ron Dennis is currently under investigation by F1’s governing body, after Fernando Alonso and teammate Lewis Hamilton were asked [...]