Ferrari's Fernando Alonso will devalue the Formula One championship if he wins it by less than seven points, the governing body's former president Max Mosley said yesterday.

Fernando Alonso has called for a flawless finish to the season from Ferrari in his bid to land a third Formula One world title.

Ferrari escaped further punishment yesterday for their decision to order Felipe Massa to let his team-mate Fernando Alonso overtake him to win the German Grand Prix in July.

The FIA decided today not to impose any further sanction on Ferrari for breaking rules on team orders at the German Grand Prix, the head of Italy's motorsports federation said.

The Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso's hopes of winning a third Formula One title could be wiped out in a disciplinary hearing today into how the team broke the rules at the German Grand Prix.

Formula One teams risk being sued by shareholders over instructions to allow one of their drivers to be overtaken by the other, according to a leading motorsport lawyer.

Cycling fan Fernando Alonso returns to four wheels this weekend in a buoyant mood as he targets a third Formula One world title.

Niki Lauda is expecting Ferrari to be given "a pasting" next month when they go before the World Motor Sport Council over allegations of race fixing.

Felipe Massa denied yesterday that he was Ferrari's No 2 driver and said he was out to win in Hungary this weekend. The Brazilian was at the centre of a row over "team orders" at last Sunday's German Grand Prix when he moved over to let team-mate Fernando Alonso win after receiving a radio message while leading the race.

Felipe Massa has said he will walk away from Formula One the day he becomes a number two driver.

Ferrari and Fernando Alonso are back as Formula One title contenders despite leaving Germany with a $100,000 fine and the threat of further punishment hanging over them.

Spygate, Crashgate, now the fiddling of Fernando Alonso to the top of the podium, leaves us with quite what? Three scandals and one question.