F1 gossip column...Your view

Our weekly F1 expert is back with more rumours and gossip from the pit-lane.

You can read all the latest right here, from fresh fears over the British Grand Prix to the very latest on the future of Renault's Fernando Alonso.

Do you have anything to share? Heard any whispers? Let us know by adding your comments in the boxes below.

Comments

[Steve]

I think old Max has been a bit slow responding to this one given his background and education:

Nazi Orgy? well it may have looked like one but we where just honouring an old family tradition.

Really though, who gives a stuff? Car racing is just about one of the most tedious sports ever. Now if the had chickens running across the track or a few big holes and the drivers actually drank the bubbly to last man standing then got in the cars and raced - now that would be worth watching!

[angie]

Stand down in 2009 i think max mosely very much mistaken, anyone else who had brought the sport in disrepute would have been suspended immediately then sacked why doesnt he do the decent thing and go NOW for all our sakes and let the sport recover its reputation as a family orientated sport.

[Pavle Mihajlovski]

well, well, well, Alonso ruins your day again... oh yeah, about the gossip, there's a rumour that hamilton offered to share the earnings from his "biography" book (you bellive this guy?!?)to Alonso if he would help him tune up his car before every race this year, because this year it seems like a big and real issue for him. Well I gues it takes a bit more than 20 grand prix's to chaleng true champions of the rank of Alonso, Raikkonen!!!

[Pavle Mihajlovski]

well, well, well, Alonso ruins your day again... oh yeah, about the gossip, there's a rumour that hamilton offered to share the earnings from his "biography" book (you bellive this guy?!?)to Alonso if he would help him tune up his car before every race this year, because this year it seems like a big and real issue for him. Well I gues it takes a bit more than 20 grand prix's to chaleng true champions of the rank of Alonso, Raikkonen!!!

[brian jeffers]

ref. silverstone, god forbid we lose it as an F1 venue----
if ecclestone were a driver now he wouldn,t get past sir Jack, likewise on the business front Jack will secure the future of silverstone---yes it is a pity that eccy as a brit cant be more forthcoming and patriotic nb raikkonen will keep his F1 crown 08
Lewis excellent all rounder needs more attacking skills

[N from Leicester]

There is a rumour going around F1...that Alonso used to be a man.Still not confirmed as yet?

[rubinho fan]

was amused to see no one can decide whether barrichello will break the record for the number of gps driven this week or not. f1's got some of the world's brightest brains but it appears no one can add up to 256 or 257.

[Josh]

I get rather annoyed with Ecclestone as he tries to fleece the British Grand Prix of more and more money each year. The guy's worth over a billion pounds so why's he need anymore dosh than that. Surely as a Brit himself he realises the importance of the race to the British motorsport industry. So come on Bernie, put the greed on hold, let the race be and ease our worries.

[Stefan]

Alonso's a fool who didn't realise how good a thing he had when he was at McLaren. Now he's got his comeuppance.

[Charlie, Maidstone]

There was a rumour before that Vettel was likely to either make the move from Toro Rosso to Red Bull ahead of replacing Massa at Ferrari the following season.

[Pran]

I never know what to think when I hear stories about the axe looming for the British Grand Prix. Is it just a load of tosh or are there genuine fears for the race? Despite all the hot air, the race always seems to keep on going.

[SimonS]

Colin, couldn't disagree more. Alonso's a great, great driver. Ok, he acted like a bloody fool against Lewis Hamilton last season but there's no denying he has blistering pace. He's just got a pants car this season and that's that. I'd love to see him at a front-line team before too long. He'd certainly do a better job than Massa.

[Colin Brittain]

Alonso's latest outburst is pretty much what one expects from a petulant child.
He is just smarting from being revealed as just another driver with an average skill base.
If he chooses to leave his present team then I dont see why another should give him a second look as his past shows he is not a true worthy racer.

[Neil Hall]

Alosno will not be going to Ferrari. Why would they want him when they've already got two race winners in Raikkonen and Massa?