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Jenson Button has revealed that he was 'pretty much always out of control' en route to third position in a 'scary' and 'dangerous' Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai at the weekend - as he acknowledged the need for Brawn GP to address the issue that it has in getting heat into the tyres in wet

Jarno Trulli will be racing with an extra purpose than usual in this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, as he bids to honour the memory and raise vital funds for the victims of the catastrophic earthquake that struck his home region of the Abruzzo early last week.

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The honeymoon shows no signs of ending just yet for Formula 1 'new' boys Brawn GP, with Jenson Button allaying all fears about the performance of the BGP 001 in wet conditions with a masterful drive to triumph in the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang.

Nico Rosberg was far from downcast after leading the opening 15 laps of the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang today only to ultimately be classified just eighth in the final reckoning - remaining confident that on Williams' current form, his day will surely come.

As in Australia last week, the FIA's publication of the post-qualifying weights of all 20 Formula 1 cars on the starting grid for the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang this weekend has thrown up a number of surprises.

In the wake of the 'misleading' information scandal engulfing McLaren-Mercedes in Malaysia this weekend, Martin Whitmarsh has refused to rule out resigning from his role of team principal at the Woking-based outfit - a position he has held for barely a month.

Ferrari is currently 'paying the price' for its success in Formula 1 last year, reckons the Scuderia's president Luca di Montezemolo - who conceded that there were 'a few mistakes too many' in an Australian Grand Prix performance last weekend that transpired to be 'a lot worse' than had be

James Toseland may have avoided broken bones during a huge 200km/h highside - the biggest accident of his career - on Thursday at Sepang, but a hard bang on the head and heavy bruising meant the Briton could accomplish little during the following two days.

Casey Stoner admits his wrist is continuing to prevent him from working on the set-up of the Ducati GP9, despite the former champion going quickest on the second day of MotoGP pre-season testing at Sepang, Malaysia.

Reigning six time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi overcame the pain from stitches to his left hand and foot - and this low speed tumble - to finish the first day of 2009 testing in third position at Sepang on Thursday.

Full lap times from the opening day of 2009 MotoGP testing at Sepang in Malaysia. Testing continues on Friday and Saturday.

Multiple MotoGP Champion Valentino Rossi has received a minor setback to his preparations for the 2009 campaign after injuring his hand and foot in a bizarre accident at home, when he reportedly slipped while closing the curtains and fell onto a glass table.

Malaysia will join Australia in shifting the start time of its grand prix to the late afternoon following pressure to accommodate the sport's core European television audience.

After asking you to vote for your leading drivers from the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship season, the time has come to start the countdown to the driver you voted the top star of 2008.

MotoGP rookie Andrea Dovizioso emerged triumphant for a near race-long battle with Nicky Hayden to claim his first premier-class podium in Sunday's Malaysian Grand prix at Sepang.

The latest instalment in character building season for Kawasaki saw team-mates John Hopkins and Anthony West battle rear traction problems on their way to eleventh and twelfth places in Sunday's sweltering Malaysian Grand Prix.

Marco Simoncelli has become Gilera's first ever 250cc world champion by finishing third in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang, the penultimate round of the 2008 championship.

1. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 43min 6.007 sec 2. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (B) 43min 10.015 sec 3. Andrea Dovizioso ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP (M) 43min 14.543 sec

1. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (B) 2min 1.921 sec 2. Shinya Nakano JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 2min 2.416 sec 3. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 2min 2.495 sec

It was always Ferrari's intention for Kimi Raikkonen to jump Felipe Massa during the first round of pit-stops in last weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix - that is the view of former Jordan designer Gary Anderson, who suggests that team orders in Formula 1 are far from dead.

Bernie Ecclestone appears to be increasingly getting his way in terms of securing more night races on the Formula 1 calendar - though he could find it somewhat more difficult in persuading China and Australia to follow suit.

Kimi Raikkonen catapulted Ferrari back into the world title fight following the Prancing Horse's disastrous season-opening Australian Grand Prix just seven days ago, by storming to an unchallenged victory in Malaysia as McLaren wilted in the searing heat.

Questions from the floor: Q: (Heikki Kulta - Turun Sanomat ) Kimi, was that a perfect lap you did in Q2 and, for Heikki, how much did it mean to you to beat Lewis already in the second qualifying?