Piquet confirms Renault departure

The war of words between Nelson Piquet and Renault team boss Flavio Briatore has reached an unsurprising conclusion as Piquet confirms he has been given the boot by his team. “I have received notice from the Renault F1 team of its intention to stop me from driving for them in the current F1 season,” said Piquet on Monday. Going out with a bang, Piquet claims that he was mistreated since he arrived at Renault and that his teammate Fernando Alonso is given special treatment giving him an unfair advantage.

Massa is at home in Brazil and resting

The racing world breathed a sigh of relief as word got out that Massa was recovering well from the injuries he suffered during the qualifying of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Less than 10 days since he fractured his skull in the freak accident, Massa is resting and recovering at his home in Brazil. Ferrari has not set a date for his return to competition.

Michael Schumacher returns to Formula 1

The seven time world champion who retired from Formula 1 in 2006 will return to race with Ferrari in place of injured team member Felipe Massa. Schumacher has already begun training and testing (although not with the current car, the F60). His first race will be in 16 days at Valencia. It is still unclear how long Massa will be out for, or if he will even return this year. Can Schumi climb the leaderboard and claim an 8th championship?