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Drivers: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), Timo Glock (Toyota), Fernando Alonso (Renault) Questions from the floor:

Drivers: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), Timo Glock (Toyota), Fernando Alonso (Renault) TV unilaterals: Q: Lewis, winning from pole. What an evening for you.

Jenson Button - 5th:

Sebastien Buemi - Retired:

Ferrari's decision to end development of the F60 led to a disappointing performance in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix, with Kimi Raikkonen leading the team's challenge down in 13th place on the grid.

1. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Brawn-Mercedes 1m 50.179s 2. Jenson Button Britain Brawn-Mercedes 1m 50.356s 3. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault 1m 50.416s 4. Fernando Alonso Spain Renault-Renault 1m 50.567s

Renault F1's Fernando Alonso has predicted that he should be able to get 'close to a podium' this weekend in Singapore, but his real aim will be to try and help the squad put 'Crash-gate' behind them.

Lewis Hamilton has hit out against those claiming that he would not have won the 2008 Formula 1 Drivers' World Championship had Felipe Massa not lost out in 'Singapore-gate' this time last year - insisting that he too was unfairly penalised on occasion by controversial decisions.

Eddie Irvine has waded into the Renault/'Singapore-gate' controversy in his typical irreverent, insouciant manner - suggesting that Formula 1 should be a war in which everyone does 'anything to win' with 'nothing beyond the realms of decency', and lamenting its modern-day transformation into a st

Brawn GP has announced an addition to its growing sponsorship portfolio by confirming a partnership with Canon for the upcoming Singapore Grand Prix.

The evidence against Renault in Formula 1's highly damaging 'Singapore-gate' race-fixing scandal is mounting up, after the R?gie's executive director of engineering Pat Symonds refused to deny that the team had instructed Nelsinho Piquet to crash on lap 14 of the top flight's inaugural nig

The Renault team has revealed that it is to seek legal redress against the Piquet family amid what it claims are attempts to use suspicions over last year's Singapore Grand Prix as a means to blackmail individuals within the organisation.

Jenson Button just needs to loosen up a bit, the constant scandals and controversies are damaging Formula 1 and Valentino Rossi is an 'extraordinary talent' who 'wouldn't fit in' amongst all the political wrangling and in-fighting so prevalent in the top flight - those are the views of Nigel Mans

Despite the management in Munich opting to pull the plug on its Formula One involvement from the end of the 2009 season, BMW Sauber team boss Mario Thiessen has revealed that development of the F1.09 will continue apace until the final race.

Preparations for this year's Singapore Grand Prix are now well underway, with construction of the revised pit-lane entry and exit routes now complete, along with more than 60 per cent of the installation of lighting structures.

A blueprint calendar for the Formula One Teams' Association's new breakaway series in 2010 has been leaked to the media - with no fewer than ten current or recent grand prix circuits listed amongst the 17 venues.

Friday night's FIA prize-giving gala did not just reward the teams and drivers to have tasted success in 2008, but also acknowledged the events which showcased the heroes of the sport.

The ten Formula 1 teams are rumoured to be seeking new meetings with the sport's commercial rights-holders after it emerged that a vast proposition of income is being used to service interest payments on debts.

Nico Rosberg's Formula 1 career is in danger of petering out before it has even really got into top gear, fear two former grand prix stars, as even the young German himself has admitted that without the radical rule changes for 2009 he 'would have lost faith long ago'.

Kazuki Nakajima will mark the first anniversary of his Formula 1 debut in this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos - and the Japanese rookie is aiming to do so in style, by registering his sixth points-scoring finish of a generally positive maiden campaign.

Red Bull Racing is looking to this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix to salve the frustration it felt at the end of the Singapore Grand Prix, where a potential podium result again went begging.

Renault F1 technical director Bob Bell has admitted that while there was some luck involved in Fernando Alonso's victory in the Singapore Grand Prix, the Spaniard's performance in the race ensured it was a deserved win for the Enstone squad.

Felipe Massa:

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