I certainly hope you're right Bernieboy ... Max is slowly strangling Formula 1 to death.

Jenson has always been a good driver ... Now he's so lucky that he has the best car ... Put Felipe in it and let's see who's best ...

Speaking of "Utter Rejection" ... 'Anyone want to sign a petition stating that we "UTTERLY REJECT" Max and his presence in FIA ?

Isn't it about time WE ... THE FANS ... we who fill Max' pockets, DEMAND an apology FROM HIM ? ... GET LOST MAX ... QUICKLY.

And here he comes again ... tut tut tut

No Max ... you weren't pushed ... you stepped over the edge ALL ON YOUR OWN ... GOOD-BYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYE ...

And here come all the anti-Ferrari FREAKS a wassailing again now that FERRARI brought things together for them. Get your act together ... don't expect FERRARI to do it for you ... not with YOUR kind of respect ... 'Anyone seen my barf-bag ?

Let's just ALL hope that he DOES leave immediately ... "Never has so little been owed to such Max" ... Good riddance ...

United we stand ... HAIL FOTA ... Bye-bye Max.

"The Stig" is Tom Kristensen - 8-time LeMans winner :-)

Despite my being a Ferrari-fan, I still aknowledge Lewis as a first-rate driver ... If McLaren don't re-hire him for next year it will be their loss ... build a better car McLaren ...

Max' elevator DEFINITELY doesn't reach the top floor ... Tsk tsk tsk

"... wilful interference with contractual relations" hmmm ... 'sounds like something FIA did to the TEAMS ... GET REAL MAX

Notice that the tracks are already vying for the breakaway series ... 'Looking forward to seeing Kyalami back on the "circuit-board" again ...

Stormwarning ... has the fact that Bernice and Mad Max have RUINED "OUR" favorite sport completely eluded you ??? ... Formula 1 is only a brand name ... "OUR" new breakaway series will ensure the grandeur that IS "Grands Prix" racing ... Rest assured, with F1 dying it won't take "The Teams" too long to have everything Max and Bernie HAD ...

Onefish ... A Tenna would be a small price to pay for watching REAL RACING at it's best ... where's the tiller ?

"I think Max has to give quite a lot because the teams have come to realise that economically they can manage their own business quite well, thank you very much." ... INDEED ... Where does Max get off telling the teams what to spend or what not to spend ? Already one of Max' "backup-teams" have withdrawn their entry request, stating "Why bother racing if the "BIG" teams aren't there to race against" ... tut tut tut Max ...

Gaughranorama ... how does it feel to be the only kid in the sandbox who thinks Max and Bernie are right ?

Athamorh ... How about "Grands Prix" ... plain and simple

Finally a Fernando Alonso one can respect ... Well said F.A. ;o)

GO "Formula Breakaway" ... Bye-bye Bernie and Max ... serves you right

Well Max ... are you happy now ?

srp204 ... Now THAT'S what I call "spilling the beans" ... NEVER have the facts been so faithfully presented ... HERE'S to you ...

Strangely ... or NOT ... there don't seem to be too many excuses for McLarens failure to compete ... Nothing but the usual "Ferrari this ... Ferrari that" ... It's SICKENING ...

SOMEBODY certainly admits to the fact that that they're F.U.B.A.R. and they're DEFINITILY not included in the FOTA ranks ... GET LOST MAX ...

Well waddayaknow ... now EVERYONE seems to want Formula 1 to turn into "Formula Let's Let All The Amateurs In And Forget Who Made It What It Is" ... I'm disgusted ... If so should happen, I for one will be the one following the "breakaway" series and revelling in the demise of Bernie and Max' "BREAKAWAY" from what F1 SHOULD BE ...

AHHHH ... THAT's why he wants to introduce his budget loft ... THAT's why he says "FOTA"s demands are "outrageous" ... THAT's why he postulates that "FIA have been making the rules since 1950, so why change that now" ... The dude's a MANIAC ... MAX; do Formula 1 a favour and make like a tree ... LEAVE ...

Now pay attention ... in a couple of moments we'll have all the Ferrari-knockers screaming "Bloody 'ell ... Ferrari STILL have FIA in their pocket" ... mark my words...

XQZ me ... but doesn't being the fastest man on a slow track still mean that you're the fastest man on the track ?

Stevee ... Max is Max ... I think he'll say: "allright then y'all leave ... Bernie and I can easily find another 10-13 teams who WILL FOLLOW ORDERS" (the sound of a whip cracking comes to mind).

I hope that all the "BIG" teams pull out IMMEDIATELY and use the rest of their budget for this year to pay the fine they undoubtedly will recieve from MAD MAX and Bernie ... Bye bye Formula 1

Oh my ... listen to all the hazey-eyed McLaren freaks "we're all of FIVE points ahead of Ferrari" ... get real ... you lost to Ferrari LAST year and'll do so again THIS year ... *ROFLMAO*

Considering the success BGP is enjoying currently, on a budget FAR smaller than Ferrari or McLarens, I find it strange that Mad Max is so hell bent on strangling the "big" Teams. Apparently the competition isn't all down to economics ... SO BUTT OUT MAX ...

Aegidian ... XQZ ME ? ... I pard your bacon ? ... "We've had F1 without Ferrari before" on WHAT PLANET ?

Ferrari_R_Cheat ... when was the last time you looked in a mirror ???

Let's just get along with some racing instead of all this unnecessary nitpicking ... FORZA FERRARI

Felipe is still one of the true "Gentlemen" in the royal sport that is Formula 1 ... Go for the title Massa ... FORZA FELIPE, FORZA KIMI and FORZA FERRARI ;o)

watchcam ... don't be rediculous

That coming from a two-faced Spaniard who expressed the words: "Team Ferrari doesn't impress me" ... I for one hope that the words are well remembered ... Fernando in a team like Ferrari would be like guaranteeing the turtle that the scorpion wouldn't sting halfway across the river ... Fernando is NOT a team player.

Flavio is so full of SH** his eyes are brown.

Considering the fact that Ferrari is the ONLY team to have participated in ALL F1 GP's EVER ... I hardly think they're "sinking". ... Merry Chistmas

Robson ... You're SO right ... I really hope that you will find the race as being worthy of your outlay.

dijon1978 ... OH DO COME ALONG ... He's from the FRENCH part of Canada ... Those who for some bloody reason still believe that Canada is a French colony ... so stop nitpicking ... TWIT.

Considering the advances made by Renault in the later stages of the past season, it surprises me that they have been granted concessions engine-freeze-wise ! ... Where are all the pro-McLaren-anti-Ferrari rediculously hippocritical outbursts now ?

ElvisBeavis ... Did Jaques V. really suggest removing the mirrors ? ... If he did, he certainly proved that something is amiss with French mentality ... Tsk tsk tsk

It sounds like Bernie's elevator doesn't quite reach the top floor ... He's 3 beers short of a six-pack ... Not all his dogs are barking ... The lights are on but nobody's home ... He's one porkchop short of a mixed grill.

summerss ... Don't be rediculous ... You and the rest of the Ferrari-bashers out there sound more and more EMBARASSING ... Everyone hates a winner !?!?!?

Mad Max has finally proven that he is totally insane indeed.

Honda apparently wanted to have THEIR own engine in THEIR cars and wished to spend however much of THEIR resources on the development of THEIR team. Bernie and Max killed Honda F1.

SICKENING !

Luv ya Mr. Walker

If Ferrari sign in Alonso, they can sign me out...

Congrats Mr. and Mrs. Coulthard ... All the best ;o)

MAN am I looking forward to seeing the new "cleaner" cars. 129 days 'til race-day ...

Pole position 1 ... Race 12 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 ... Fastest lap 1

We don't hate Lewis ... We just don't like the people who hate Ferrari because they love him.

I'd say Lewis is the Ham in a Ham sandwich ... he's going to have a tough time getting away without being chewed on ... GO FELIPE

Well done Felipe ;o)

Felipe ... I'm sure your mum would forgive you for pushing the pedal to the metal on Sunday ... GO FELIPE ;o)

That's quite simply TASTELESS !

Go for it Felipe ... you CAN do it in the rain as well ... stick it to 'em ... FORZA FELIPE

DC you'll be sorely missed ... God bless and God speed.

Juan Pablo SHOULD be the one to warn Lewis ... After the way he "Lewis'ed (Rammed Up The Backside)" Schumi in the tunnel in Monaco ... DURING the third lap behind the Pace Car and peculiarly enough, right in the spot where there is no camera coverage ... JP there is a reason you're in NASCAR now so shut your piehole.

If Kimi sees that Felipe has no chance of winning the drivers championship ... as in 2 laps before the end of the race with Felipe leading, Lewis in 3rd, 4th or 5th ... I'd go for 1st as well ... but believe you me ... under no other circumstances will he go for 1st.

Felipe ... You've had SO much sh*t happen to you this year ... Lewis has only scre*ed himself and others ... That YOU recieved a penalty for hindering Adrian's exit from the pit in spite of the fact that you were BEHIND him is inexplicable ... I was SO pleased to see you get away from the corner where you were stuck in Singapore before Adrian torpedoed where you were supposed to be ... Also it was a pleasure to have you come out on the winning side after having Mark W trying to push you off the track in spite of the fact that you were substantially faster than he ... 'Best of luck to you on Sunday mate.

One thing Jody should remember is that whatever fines or penalties have been dealt out to keep the suspense 'til the final race ... Had the championships been decided 3 months ago, spectators would have staid away from the final 6 or so races ... Formula 1 is not a question of racing anymore ... its a source of income for Bernie, Max and the FIA,

otis_dsouza ... HEAR HEAR ... Well said

Lewis will probably smash his motor on Friday so he can start Sundays race with a new one without penalty ... Wanna bet ?

Of course he talks sense so long as he talks "McLarenese" ...

Felipe ... I hope you win ... FORZA FELIPE

Felipe does what's expected from him ... give him the "green light" and he takes off albeit with a fuel hose still attatched to his car ... NOT his mistake ... Lewis rams up Kimi's behind in spite of the fact that Kimi is stationary and the red "traffic-light" is on ... Lewis' fault ... and so we could go on and on ...

Max is already reiterating himself ... Now the story is: "Come up with something better or suffer from standardised motors" ... Get lost Mad Max

Bernie Ecclestone and his so called "circus" has made Formula 1 what it is today and I for one APPRECIATE it... Formula 1 is the epitomy of motorsports and should continue to be so. ... The only problem today is Mad Max and the sooner Bernie realises that fact, the sooner we will be enjoying F1 as it should be ... Motorsport's Royalty ...

Franky13 ... Ferrari is the ONLY team that has participated in ALL races throughout Formula 1 history ... Does that not justify a certain measure of RESPECT ???

NickUSA ... FINALLY a totally objektive point of view ... Taking your "nick" into concideration I presume you're American ... THANK YOU for having both feet on the ground ... Some of us so called "Europeans" should find a little "common ground" instead of isolating ourselves in our small niches countrywise. United we stand - divided we fall.

Howee ... Just because someone is paranoid, doesn't mean that someone's chasing him ... A typical statement from a typical paranoid ... don't be rediculous ... FIA wants to keep the exitement going 'til the fianal race ... had Ferrari been in the lead halfway through the season, the tables would have been turned and everyone would be hailing them for being on Lewis' side ... GET REAL

Watchcam or whatever you call yourself ... Wave bye-bye to BMW, Mercedes, Toyota, Renault AND Ferrari ... Why don't you just "watchcam" some GP2 instead ... TWIT

Notice how the headline reads "FERRARI ... and so on" ... Almost everyone here have apparently responded to the headline without reading the article, where it's clearly stated that ALL "Constructor Teams" are "doing a Ferrari" ... tsk tsk tsk

I wonder how McLaren will fare without Mercedes' development money ? ... Mercedes are ONE OF THE FIVE CONSTRUCTORS who don't wish to participate in Formula 1 with standardised motors. Why do most of you only call Ferrari "crybabies -wah wah-wah's" and so on ? Despite a 20 year period of losing/not winning, Ferrari have driven with ... YOU GUESSED IT ... FERRARI-COMPONENTS AND MOTORS ... "if at first you don't succeed ..." McLaren on the contrary have had 3 or more differnet engine suppliers during their stay ... WAH-WAH-WAH McLaren ... "Your motor doesn't work ... we want a new one ... let's buy it" ... 'probably the reason they want everyone else to have the same one ... WAH-WAH-WAH.

What is it with all you morons who only see FIA as an extension of Ferrari? Had you not been so busy amplifying your own hatred towards The Red Team, you would have read that ALL CONSTUCTOR TEAMS have expressed their willingness to leave Formula 1 ... SO STOP YOUR BLOODY CRYING AND GET REAL ... I'm positively FUMING at you right now ... IDIOTS.

Well whaddayaknow ... That leaves Formula 1 with five teams instead of 10. The idea of standard engines or ANYTHING "standard" in F1 is utter BALDERDASH ... Not only will the top 5 teams walk out, so will most of the spectators. I do believe the FIA have shot themselves in the foot on this one.

Go for it Renault ... Get in between the Ferraris and the McLarens ... I think we're in for one h*ll of a final race ... FORZA FELIPE

Oh DO come along ... Felipe knows very well, that any attempt at "taking Lewis out" would imperil his own chance of winning the race ... I've never heard anytging so rediculous.

I do beleive that Lewis will earn the nickname "007 - DOUBLE 0 SEVEN" this year ... Reaching the final race with a 7 point advantage and losing it twice in a row. Sorry Lewis, my better half and I cried for you last year and will do so again next Sunday, but we ARE Tifosi ... Good luck mate.

ElvisBeavis ... I agree with you in everything you wrote ... EXCEPT for one thing ... When Schumi had Rubens as "Wing Man" and there was an open chance for both of them, Michael drove for Rubens. It wasn't until the critical moment that Michael was appointed #1. Fernando AlFonso is/has always been/will always be HIMSELF and woe anyone alongside him, be it teammate or boss.

Complacency in this case, will only lead to a definite advatage for BWW who undoubtedly will be going for the constructors title. This, in turn will turn out to be a disadvantage for Lewis, who will find himself attacked from/at all corners. I for one, am looking forward to seeing someone in the field dishing out something from Lewis' own menu or merely seeing him suffer the same mechanical problems/racing incidents that Scuderia Ferrari have faced and won over thus far (they DO have an 11 point lead in the constructors championship in spite of all their misfortune).

Further aggravating Lewis' chance of winning is the fact that BMW-Sauber will be going all out to grab the Constructors Championship. Brazil will definitely not be a walk in the park where all Lewis has to do is "nurse his car" home. Everyone will be all over him like ants on honey.

Nothing would please me more than having a former F1 driver commenting F1 races ... Remember when John Watson commented on Eurosport ? ... GOOD TIMES. BTW. FIA "BUT OUT"

Forza Kimi, forza Felipe and FORZA FERRARI

Dear (?) "MAX" ... Will standardised K.E.R.S. also be implemented under the "Standard Engine Act" or will it be allowed for the teams to spend BILLIONS on THAT ? ... He who spends most on K.E.R.S. wins the race ... WOULD YOU KINDLY MAKE UP YOUR MIND OR GET YOUR RIDICULOUS SELF THE FREAKIN' H..L OUT OF FORMULA ONE BEFORE YOU DESTROY IT COMPLETELY.

stevieg58 & deiselmercman & kukka & untac93 ... You're saying: "F.ck Felipe ... So long as I'm racing for Ferrari and I don't win, neither should he" !!! ... Now THAT's what I call: "Team Spirit" ... you should be ashamed of yourselves ... tsk tsk tsk

Fact being that points are not given during practice and qualifying, there is no escaping the fact that Felipe has the highest point average, had the latter been the case. ... Lewis to the contrary, posesses a 4.th place. ... Check your statistics ... weep.

IrishAnders Lewis did it on his own accord ... Felipe had one incident happen from the fault of a deficient engine part and the other happen from pure mishap ... Besides ... there is no reason for you to say that he "blew" so many points, since you have no knowledge of the potential race outcome HAD Felipe finished, so cut the cr.p dude.

russwparkin and all your McLaren-Anti-Ferrari FREAK friends. ... Can't you see that the whole thing is about the FIA keeping the suspense going ? ... It's MARKETING ... how the h..l do you think they can keep Television Services paying the whites out of their eyes for "broadcast rights" if the season ends 3 months ahead of schedule ? ... They're panicking. ... FIA is a moneyhungering greedy bunch of old men who only have their own bank-accounts at heart. ... The venues could EASILY stage their own "SUPREME CLASS" races without FIA's interference. ... Let FOCA and FODA make a "hostile taleover" and let's see some serious racing in what we've all grown to love: "FORMULA 1 RACING"

One can only hope that McLaren's contractors are capable of supplying raceworthy components. ... Imagine where Felipe and Kimi would be in the Drivers Championships, had it not been for a bad batch of connecting rods. ... Scuderia Ferrari are ahead in the constructors championship none the less. ... I'm sure SOMEONE'S going to say: "of course they've got the FIA in their pockets" ... BOLLOCKS

I'm looking forward to seeing someone ram up Lewis' backside at the red light at the end of the pit-lane and saying: "ooops sorry mate ... didn't see neither you nor the red light ... it was just a regular racing incident"

NickUSA ... True as said ... These are the rules today ... Any of FIA's recently forwarded rule changes/standardisations would only serve to ruin the sport. ... Should any one of them be implemented, Formula 1 would/should certainly die.

kidmagney ... Massa can only dream of have Lewis' talent..." ... I'm sure that's what you said when Lewis rammed up Kimi's arse at the end of the pit lane ...

alioz What exactly are you referring to when you say: "They can rig it on and off the track!!!" ???

tarnsamai & alioz Oh DO come along ... would you be saying the same had it been Heikki and Lewis in the same spot ? ... I think not. Forza Felipe and bless Kimi for displaying a certain measure of "TEAM SPIRIT".

Nothing is over until "the fat lady sings" ... I hear no singing yet. Last year Lewis had a 7 point lead before the last race ... "say no more" ... Forza Felipe

pvramesh Sh.t happens for McLaren as well as Ferrari ... only too bad it happens twice as much for the latter ...

As a Ferrari-fan; I'm naturally rooting for Felipe. I've always had a soft spot for Lewis ... however that soft spot had turned a little harder during the last 5 races. Today Lewis got the best of me again ... Well done mate ;o)

MP4_23 Don't be rediculous.

Lewis and his McLaren were perfect this time, too bad for Heikki but happy birthday anyway.

FINALLY a race where one can say: "Well done Lewis" ... No mistakes ... No bullying ... Nothing negative at all. Congrat's Lewis.

It's just plain sickening to hear all the bad excuses from the "Silver" fan club. Felipe and Ferrari have had 3 (Count them "THREE") one-two finishes - McLaren have NONE ... Felipe has won 5 GP's to Lewis' 4. Felipe will win the 2008 drivers championship through prudent driving and keeping his cool. I can almost hear all the "Silver's" comments already: "Yeah, with help from the FIA" ... bollocks.

EXELLENT idea ... Also first place should pay more dividends

One thing is attacking to win, suicide attacks are per definition doomed. Did any one of you Lewis fans even SEE the first corner incident ? At the risk of repeating myself: "THERE WAS NO CHANCE IN HELL HE COULD HAVE MADE THAT CORNER".

Having just seen a replay of the Japan GP start, I have to ask: HOW IN THE NAME OF GOD DID LEWIS EXPECT TO TURN INTO THE FIRST CORNER BARRELLING TOWARDS IT AT FULL BORE ... IT WAS ONLY A MIRACLE (and prudent driving from the rest of the front-runners) THAT HE DIDN'T TAKE OUT HIMSELF AND A COUPLE OF OTHERS ... THAT WAS JUST PLAIN STUPID LEWIS.

We all know that hitting another car on purpose, in Formula 1 or any other automotive race, could hurt oneself as much as anyone else, so accusing Felipe of doing just that is just plain stupid, considering his position in the drivers championship.

That's about time Ronny.

Felipe is running heavy !

Considering that Felipe is the most winning driver this season, I fail to see the logic in all the anti-Ferrari statements. "Divine Justice" ??? The game ain't over 'till the fat lady sings. Forza Felipe, Forza Kimi and FORZA FERRARI

Mr.E should know that Ferrari's lights indeed do have a switch connected to the fuel coupling which indeed does turn on the green light upon disconnection. This setup, however only works in the "automatic" mode. In Massa's fateful incident, the lights were set to "manual", so it was, in fact, a purely human mistake. It surprises me that Mr.E has no knowledge of this.

I certainly agree that the current points allocation is totally of the mark. 1: 15 2: 10 3: 7 4: 5 5: 4 6: 3 7: 2 8: 1 ... would encourage overtaking and actually racing for first place.

Kimi is a professional ... He will, without a doubt, do his utmost to help Felipe toward the drivers world championship. No matter how singularly unimpressive his driving has been so far this year, we all know that surprises do occur. Seeing Lewis' "recless driving" at Monza, he has lost my feelings toward him as being a "Gentleman Driver" hence Felipe has my vote. Forza Felipe

Should McLaren, contrary to my wishes, win the 2008 season, it should not so much be winning for them as losing for Ferrari. Forza Felipe, Forza Kimi and FORZA FERRARI

People always seem to accuse Ferrari for anything that goes wrong. Did anyone notice the episode when Adrian Sutil barely missed Felipe Massa when the former exited the race ?

Formula 1 races should be raced during daylight. No matter how great the cars look under artificial lighting, nothing beats sunshine.