Autosport.com and Grandprix.com both announced that McLaren has signed Kovalainen (from Renault) to replace Alonso. I think this is a great move for both McLaren and Kovalainen (and Hamilton). Kovalainen seems to be a much more level headed guy than Alonso so hopefully we won’t have all of the tantrums we had this past year. [...]

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The BBC is reporting that McLaren have admitted that leaked Ferrari data had been more “widely disseminated” within the team. “It has become clear that Ferrari information was more widely disseminated within McLaren than was previously communicated,” it said on the website.
“McLaren has written to the World Motor Sport Council to apologise that it has [...]

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Espn.com is reporting that Alonso’s new deal with Renault will reportedly pay him $51.3m a year. This is for driving a race car in 17 races, or $3.1m a race. This is for a guy who couldn’t beat a rookie with exactly the same equipment this year.

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As reported at Grandprix.com (as well as many other places), Alonso is returning to Renault. This isn’t exactly the biggest surprise, but what is interesting is that he will be partnering with Piquet Jr. It will be interesting to watch if Piquet turns out to give him as much competition as Hamilton did this year. [...]

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Autosport.com is reporting that the FIA intends to sue the English newspaper the Sunday Times for libel, after the action was authorized by the World Motor Sport Council at its meeting today in Monaco.
It is believed the matter refers to a column that former Grand Prix driver and ITV commentator Martin Brundle wrote on race [...]

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The is an excellent article at Grandprix.com analyzing the FIA decision on the Renault spying saga. It discusses the inequities between the McLaren and Renault hearings. What they identify is troubling.

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As reported at Pitpass.com, the meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council has ended today in Monaco, and the FIA has issued a release stating that Renault F1 was found to be in breach of article 151c of the International Sporting Code, but will not be imposing any penalty on the team. There will [...]

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