Hamilton reigns in rain to seal 'best' win and regain title lead

He came, he saw, and boy did he need to conquer. Even the most ardent of Lewis Hamilton's legion of fans knew he had a mountain to climb. In just under an hour and 40 minutes' work, he eradicated memories of his pit lane gaffe in Montreal, and his misfortune in Magny-Cours. In one mighty, sodden leap, he jumped right back into the lead of the world championship.

Team heads happy for British GP future, some sad to leave Silverstone

The heads of the McLaren, Williams, Honda and Toyota Formula One teams have no problems with the decision to move the British GP from Silverstone to Donington Park, as long as it guarantees the future of the race for another decade.

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.

French GP walkthrough - A double despite trouble

Magny-Cours, 22nd June 2008 - Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro scored its third one-two finish of the season, but maybe not the one that was expected as the win went to Felipe Massa, who started from second on the grid, with pole man Kimi Raikkonen in the runner-up spot.

French GP preview: Honda F1

Round eight of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship takes the Honda Racing F1 Team to Magny Cours, a picturesque village situated in the Burgundy region of the Loire Valley, for the French Grand Prix. The 70-lap race takes place at the 4.411km (2.741-mile) Circuit de Nevers.

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.