THE gloves have well and truly came off in Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso’s world championship scrap.

Lewis Hamilton remains “pretty confident” for tomorrow’s Belgian Grand Prix, despite being off the front row of the grid for only the second time in the last 10 races.

THIS year’s Belgian Grand Prix has been cancelled, world governing body the FIA confirmed yesterday.

Jarno Trulli scored his second pole position of the season with help from the unpredictable Belgian weather at Spa-Francorchamps today.

The future of the Belgian Grand Prix is in the hands of Formula One teams after tobacco sponsorship was outlawed for the legendary Spa-Francorchamps race.

Arrows should learn their future in Formula One by the end of the week after responding to a deadline for action set by the sport’s governing body.