Massa sets pace at Silverstone despite crash

Championship leader clocks quickest time in first practice at British Grand Prix, while Lewis Hamilton comes in third

British GP switches to Donington

East Midlands circuit plans £100m makeover as Bernie Ecclestone agrees to move race from Silverstone

Mosley back in the driving seat

Warring Formula One power-brokers call truce as Bernie Ecclestone backs FIA President's plans for radical overhaul of sport

Hamilton Sr pulls rank to rein in Lewis

McLaren driver accepts a triathlon challenge, and a bet, from Jenson Button but his father quickly steps in to cancel it

Coulthard to retire at end of season

Veteran British driver releases statement at Silverstone confirming that this will be his last year in Formula One

Video: Hamilton takes to the waves

An unnerving collision got Formula One star's yacht-racing debut got off to an inauspicious start. Edward Gorman was there

Ignore critics and results will follow

Ben Ainslie, the British Olympic sailor, thinks that Lewis Hamilton should not allow himself to be distracted from racing

Caught in Time: John Watson wins the British Grand Prix, 1981

Coulthard’s desire for battle still burns brightly

The wily veteran is still learning new tricks as he seeks to keep his Red Bull car a step ahead of the next generation

Felipe Massa, Ferrari’s red star

The Brazilian has taken a step forward and is showing signs he could be the next Formula One champion

Hamilton urges fans to inspire him

McLaren’s star Lewis Hamilton hopes to get his championship back on track at Silverstone in the British GP on Sunday

Crash course for Hamilton

Hitting another boat costs the F1 star and his crew dearly in the Isle of Wight Round the Island Race

Mosley’s plans spark FIA into action

FIA takes first step in Max Mosley’s masterplan to wrest control from Bernie Ecclestone of F1 by announcing a full review

Ecclestone denies exposing Mosley scandal

F1 supremo hits back at speculation that he authorised operation to discredit FIA president

Montoya: Nascar is better than F1

The former McLaren driver does not regret moving to the American series even though he has only won one race

Hamilton's title chances take major hit

Felipe Massa moves to top of the Formula One standings on another bad day for McLaren at the French Grand Prix

McLaren confident of success at Silverstone

Approaching British Grand Prix gives Lewis Hamilton an added incentive to make up for two disappointing races

Massa wins French Grand Prix

The Brazilian wins his third race of the season to take the lead of the Formula One world championship for the first time in his career

Kevin Eason: Donington? You having a laugh?

Bernie Ecclestone has a choice: stick with the historic home of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, or move it lock, stock to Donington

What can Lewis Hamilton achieve at Magny-Cours?

Hamilton must find a balance of caution and aggression at Magny-Cours today