Championship leader Jenson Button is under no illusions as to the task ahead of him in today's Brazilian Grand Prix, saying he needs a "hell of a race" if he is to clinch the title at Interlagos and prevent a last round shootout.

The long-term future of the German Grand Prix seems to have finally been secured, after the announcement of a deal that will see Hockenheim keep it's place in the current event-sharing agreement with the Nurburgring through until 2018.

The Ferrari F1 team have officially announced the least surprising news in the history of time, namely that the two-time world champion Fernando Alonso will drive for their team next year, after the Spaniard signed a 3 year contract with the team.

The debate as to whether the FIA needs to look at re-equalising the engine performances of the F1 manufacturers despite the supposed freeze on development is increasing, with Mike Gascoyne saying that the governing body needs to be careful.

In a slightly out-of-the-blue move, reports today say that title contender Rubens Barrichello is in talks over a race seat for 2010 with the Williams team, as the elderly Frasier-a-like looks to swap places on the grid with current Williams man Nico Rosberg.

The worried speculation surrounding Toyota's commitment to F1 next year is likely to increase after team boss Tadashi Yamashina admitted that the team may still consider withdrawing from the sport at the end of this current season.

Injured Brazilian driver Felipe Massa got behind the wheel of something resembling a racing car for the first time since his horrific Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying crash yesterday, an abortive bimble around a Brazilian track in a go-kart.

Timo Glock has said that he has "several possibilities" to remain in F1 into the 2010 season, despite the Toyota team allowing the option they had on his services to lapse, leaving his future with the Japanese team uncertain.

Despite the trials of Fixgate being over, Nelson Piquet Sr has refused to stop twisting the knife into the Renault carcass, renewing his vitriol towards his son's former employers by saying that the team was "managed by Fernando Alonso".

The boss of Mercedes-Benz, Norbert Haug, has said that McLaren would be happy to accommodate Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton within the team for 2010, as the team looks set to reunite with it's old driver after the Finn is released by Ferrari.