Oh, what a surprise...the second worst kept secret in F1 after Alonso going to Ferrari is out. Run by former aerospace executive and FOTA ring-leader Big John Howett into the ground, the struggling carmaker made it official today and pulled the plug on the wasteful motorsport unit.  Now what, BMW/Qadbak back in, most likely, or, a sale of the team?? More at::

www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/800...

Here is a novel offering from Flavio and the Gang, the chance to buy a piece of the ING Renault team. Parts, spares, wing flaps, you name it, it is probably there for sale.  Will the modern world ever get enough. Where have gone the days of reading the newspaper ;-). Very cool stuff, check it out --

my.ing-renaultf1.com/en/blog/1093-Own-a-...

If a standard or diesel engine is implemented in F1.  This is quite shocking and all the while everyone thought that Ferrari would build the standard engine, yet the FIA says standardization is only one of three options available to the teams to decide upon.  This certainly has been an interesting season and with Brazil just a few days away the heat is about to turn up. Hot.....

http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=44425

1st free practise becomes a deluge, on the heels of the FOTA meeting, as the heavens open.  Will this new status quo solve anything, time will tell.  As with anything, read more at...

http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/09/11/sports/OUKSP-UK-MOTOR-RACING-PRIX-TEAMS.php

Max for a day, that would be something to blogpost about.  LOL.  Wish we had more, what a dreadful weekend, with Silverstone fading away, for Donington. Eeek, the lunatics have taken over the asylum.  no more, no more....