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There have been further claims and counter-claims in the corruption scandal that has rocked F1 in recent weeks, with suggestions now that the shares sold to CVC Capital Partners in 2006 were not undervalued after all

CVC Capital Partners and the board of F1 holding company Delta Topco have launched their own investigation into the ongoing bribery and corruption scandal surrounding the sale of the sport's commercial rights back in 2006

Mercedes-Benz has received 'several enquiries' about its KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems) technology in Formula 1, Norbert Haug has revealed - with reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton praising it for having 'performed fantastically through all the races'.

McLaren-Mercedes and Renault threatened to organise a boycott of the Australian Grand Prix, Bernie Ecclestone has revealed - but the Formula 1 supremo warned the teams that 'if they come in here with a gun and hold it to my head, they had better be sure they can f***ing pull the trigger'.

It has been confirmed that Bernie and Slavica Ecclestone are to divorce - meaning the former is facing an unprecedented legal battle on his hands to keep hold of his ?2.4 billion amassed fortune.

After the news this week that the World Motor Sport Council has opened the tender process for the commercial rights to the World Rally Championship, the FIA has released an additional statement in a bid to explain what is happening. The statement read: