espionage

Flavio Briatore has 'effectively been deleted from the world of motorsport' in the wake of Renault's 'Singapore-gate' scandal, contends BBC F1 commentator Martin Brundle - and even though the Italian has 'done a lot of good things' for the sport, his former driver expects that he won't be

Nigel Stepney and Mike Coughlan - the two men who came close to bringing Formula 1 to its knees with the well-publicised espionage row of 2007 - have been pronounced free to return to the top flight by FIA President Max Mosley.

Alain Prost has spoken out against the new breed of Formula One which, despite ridding itself of electronic driver aids this season, he reckons is nowhere near as difficult as in his day.

Contrary to claims that he had been forced out of the company he has fronted through thick and thin in Formula One, Ron Dennis remains at the helm of McLaren with the backing of those around him.

Disgraced Ferrari technical manager Nigel Stepney has been interviewed by the Italian magistrate investigating the final throes of the espionage saga that rocked Formula One last season.