Nelson Piquet Jr. News

There were top ten places on the timesheets at Silverstone for both Renault drivers, Rubens Barrichello, Lewis Hamilton and Jarno Trulli.

1401: Good news from Ted Kravitz who reports that Adrian Sutil has returned from the medical centre and he's fine.

Believe it or not, there is actually a race happening this weekend, the host being Silverstone in the UK and currently being billed as the final Formula One race the Northamptonshire circuit will hold.

Continuing a long-line of Renault F1 personnel to have graced the streets of the city, Fernando Alonso has been inked as the headline act for this year's Bavaria City Racing spectacle in Rotterdam.

By all accounts the clock is ticking for Nelson Piquet Jr - but how much time does he have left? The Brazilian, son of three-times world champion Nelson, joined Renault at the start of last season after showing promise to match his heritage in the lower formulae - but since he arrived in Formula One he has consistently struggled to perform at the ...

Lap 53: Sebastian Vettel is now just 1.7 seconds off Mark Webber - are there enough laps left for him to snatch second? Timo Glock continues to stalk Robert Kubica, but the BMW driver is hanging onto seventh impressively at the moment.

It was a point-less afternoon in Turkey for Renault, McLaren, Toro Rosso and Force India, all of whom failed to find the pace needed to finish in the points.

"Looks like its going to be a scrap between the Red Bulls, Toyotas and Brawns. BMW are looking pretty good too - looks like they've made some major changes." dyrewolfe on 606 Join the debate 1251: It comes down to this, then, as Q3 gets started.

Lap 53: Heikki Kovalainen is into the wall at the Swimming Pool, removing his nose before going backwards into the opposite wall.

1337: Nico Rosberg posts an impressive 1:14.846. Martin Brundle reckons no-one can feel safe unless they're into the 1:14s. BBC pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz: "It looks like everyone will do two flying laps in this session instead of the one they do normally.

Lewis Hamilton has delivered by far the worst moment of his career this afternoon in Q1.

The whole F1 world is expecting a decisive race this weekend, for more than one team or driver.

The first of two practice sessions at Circuit de Catalunya has seen some interesting times set as most of the cars ran with updates for the first time.

Edoardo Mortara was able to keep steady despite pressure from Romain Grosjean to win his first GP2 series race at Catalunya.

His hope is to get into Q2 you would think. 1304: "As I understand it, the hard tyres are taking quite a while to warm up this weekend so that might explain Heikki's relatively slow time then." Martin Brundle on BBC One 1303: Heikki Kovalainen - on the hards - goes round in 1:23.718. That's not fast.

In between cricket/rain updates, I was checking out this website's super-spangly circuit guide for the Spanish GP, accompanied by the Australian lilt of Red Bull's Mark Webber.

Renault F1 director of engineering Pat Symonds has confirmed that the team is doing all it can to bring a revised version of its original 'double decker' diffuser to the first European grand prix of the season.

Great Britain's Brands Hatch grand prix circuit once again plays host to the final round of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, the venue having been a fixture on the schedule since it hosted the inaugural A1GP races in September 2005, but home success may not be so easy to come by this time around.

Renault s Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet Jr and Williams Japanese driver Kazuki Nakajima drive through wreckage left on the track during the Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sakhir racetrack in Manama yesterday.

1242: Q2 over and the unlucky five are: Heikki Kovalainen, Kazuki Nakajima, Robert Kubica, Nick Heidfeld and Nelson Piquet Jr .