Barrichello stakes claim for new contract

Jul.6 (GMM) After rekindling his affection for the podium on Sunday, Rubens Barrichello staked a claim for a new contract to extend his record-setting formula one career beyond 2008.

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.

Heat to blame for fuel fires

Aug.4 (GMM) The ambient temperature at the Hungaroring is most likely to blame for the small fires during pitstops on Sunday. Small fires blighted the pitstops of Honda's Rubens Barrichello and Williams' Kazuki Nakajima, while Sebastien Bourdais had fiery moments during two of his stops on Sunday and even had to stop again so Toro Rosso mechanics could clean fire extinguisher foam from his visor.

Hungarian GP preview: Honda F1

Round eleven of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship takes the Honda Racing F1 Team to Budapest for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The 70-lap race is one of the most technically and physically demanding of the year, thanks to the twisting and tortuous nature of the 4.381km (2.722-mile) Hungaroring.

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):

Brakes must go on after Honda decision

Formula One has grown used to living in its own private dreamland in recent years. Protected by the four walls of its paddock, it has grown into a monster of extravagance that, even in times of record economic growth, was completely out of touch with the real world.