Formula 1 Gossip: Hamilton 'interested' in Nascar

Lewis Hamilton is interested in appearing in Nascar, stating that “I’m fully committed to Formula 1 at the moment, but I think at some point in the future I might do”. - GQ

A spokesperson for Liberty Media has insisted that the security in Brazil is “not our responsibility”, and that the F1 owner are “just the commercial owner”. The company and said that they bring their ‘own security team’ that travels but they can’t be “experts in every city we got to”. - Sportsmole

Former Renault manager Flavio Briatore has claimed that Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel could not ‘co-exist’ in the same team, when asked about Hamilton joining Ferrari. - Rai Sport

Felipe Massa will become a representative for the FIA World Council in 2018, after being confirmed by Waldner Bernardo, president of the Brazilian Automobile Confederation. - Globo Esporte

Renault’s managing director Cyril Abiteboul believes the feud between them and Toro Rosso has come to an end, stating that her “he didn’t hear any more, so that’s it". - Planet F1

Toto Wolff have stated that Valtteri Bottas is lacking a ‘killer’ instinct after a lacklustre performance in Brazil. - Planet F1

Scuderia Toro Rosso have extended their advertising agreement with the Japanese company Casio Computer co. for a further two years. - Speed Week