Button looks to the future as Hamilton dominates practice

Lewis Hamilton stole the headlines again here yesterday, setting the fastest times in both practice sessions in his McLaren Mercedes. But Jenson Button, once the darling of the British media, remained his usual upbeat self and continued to lift his sights to a 2009 horizon rather than crying over all the performance milk Honda have spilled this season.

Kovalainen takes pole at British GP

Heikki Kovalainen secured the first pole position of his Formula One career to put McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the shade.

British GP Results

Results of Sunday's Formula One British Grand Prix at the 5.141-kilometer (3.194-mile) Silverstone circuit (with driver, country, car, time, leader's average speed:

Stunning lap secures pole for Lewis Hamilton at Spa

Lewis Hamilton secured the 11th pole position of his Formula One career ahead of tomorrow's Belgian Grand Prix. The world championship leader produced a stunning display around the Spa-Francorchamps circuit to leave Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen, his title rivals, in his wake. Hamilton clinched top spot on the grid with a lap of 1min 47.338sec for his fifth pole of the year, with Massa on the front row, but more than 0.3secs down.

German Grand Prix Results

Results Sunday from Formula One's German Grand Prix at the 4.574-kilometer (2.842-mile) Hockenheim circuit (with driver, country, car, laps completed, time and winner's average speed):

Formula One driver Jenson Button is first in Europe to buy Honda jet

Tokyo Jenson Button, the Formula One Honda driver, is the first buyer in Europe of Honda Motor's new light business jet. He has ordered two of the twin-engine HondaJets for an aviation business he is starting. (AFP)