WORLD champion Fernando Alonso claimed he was never in danger of missing out on victory after a stroll in Albert Park to win a crash-filled Australian Grand Prix.

MCLAREN driver Juan Pablo Montoya has admitted he is unable to make a decision on his Formula One future, while team-mate Kimi Raikkonen remains undecided on his plans for 2007.

JENSON BUTTON is convinced he can break his Formula One victory duck in Malaysia this weekend.

FERNANDO ALONSO survived a near miss to begin his world championship defence with a gutsy victory in a dramatic Bahrain Grand Prix.

MCLAREN’S bid to avenge last season’s world championship agony began amid confusion and fears of more reliability woes in Bahrain yesterday.

FORMULA ONE embarks on its sixth different qualifying format in five years tomorrow, with Williams driver Mark Webber predicting a “wild goose chase”.

FERRARI star Michael Schumacher last night predicted that Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen would not repeat last year’s dominance in the fight for the drivers’ title.

THE new Super Aguri team suffered a difficult start to life in Formula One when their debut test was cut short at Barcelona yesterday.

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER insists Ferrari are better placed to win back their world championships than they were to defend them 12 months ago.

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

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER has made a mistake in discussing his possible retirement before the season has even started, according to his brother Ralf.

GIANCARLO FISICHELLA declared himself impressed by Renault’s new car after his first test session in it in Jerez yesterday.

VALENTINO ROSSI’S Yamaha team have surprised MotoGP by unveiling Camel as their new title sponsors.

KIMI RAIKKONEN’S chase of the Formula One World Championship was as awe-inspiring as anything I’ve seen in nearly 40 years as a fan of motor racing.

FERNANDO ALONSO wants to deliver another world championship to Renault as a parting gift after sealing his “dream” move to McLaren for 2007.

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER recovered from a spin to mark his testing comeback with the fastest time at Jerez yesterday.

FORMER world champion Jacques Villeneuve will continue racing for the Sauber team, taken over by BMW in June, next season.

ROBERT DOORNBOS has been confirmed as Red Bull’s test driver next season.

THE short-term future of Grand Prix racing will be put to a vote today when the Formula One Commission meets to discuss radical regulation changes for the 2006 season.

AI TEAM IRELAND scored their first podium finish of the inaugural World Cup of Motorsport when Ralph Firman produced a superb performance in the Feature Race of the A1 Grand Prix of Nations in Estoril, Portugal, to claim third position from 19th on the grid.

WORLD champion Fernando Alonso won an incident-packed Chinese Grand Prix yesterday to end his season in style and hand his team Renault the constructors’ world championship.

JENSON BUTTON prepares for his 100th Formula One start in Shanghai this weekend with BAR-Honda boss Nick Fry calming the clamour for a maiden win.

KIMI RAIKKONEN said his win in the Japanese Grand Prix will go down as one of his best ever races after he snatched victory in a nailbiting finish.

McLAREN suffered a miserable day yesterday after Kimi Raikkonen was forced to change an engine while Toyota set the pace in damp practice conditions ahead of Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix.

HONDA already have their sights set on claiming the Formula One constructors’ world championship after announcing a buyout of the BAR team yesterday.

RENAULT boss Flavio Briatore last night led the praise of newly-crowned world champion Fernando Alonso when the Spaniard became the youngest title winner in the history of the sport.

JENSON BUTTON could be confirmed as a BAR-Honda driver for next season later today as his contract row nears a conclusion.

BMW have signed Nick Heidfeld to drive for their new F1 team on a three-year contract beginning in 2006.

Christian Klien has been confirmed as Red Bull’s race driver for the remaining three grands prix of the season.

World governing body the FIA has vowed to force through cost-cutting measures after Formula One teams failed to offer any satisfactory solutions.

FORMULA One’s top drivers will not race in the Belgian Grand Prix if Spa-Francorchamps suffers any more torrential rain, they claimed amid fears over their safety on a wet track.

FERNANDO ALONSO needs just four points more than rival Kimi Raikkonen in this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix to end world champion Michael Schumacher’s reign at the pinnacle of Formula One.

COLOMBIAN Juan Pablo Montoya claimed his second win of the season and sixth of his career yesterday when he triumphed for McLaren Mercedes in a tense Italian Grand Prix.

WORLD champion Michael Schumacher had hoped for a Ferrari revival at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix but instead ended the first day of practice in the barriers.

FERNANDO ALONSO is starting to show the first signs of worry as the Formula One title race heads into the finishing straight.

Alastair Moffitt

KIMI RAIKKONEN claimed a dominant victory for McLaren in the inaugural Turkish Grand Prix yesterday to turn the heat up on championship leader Fernando Alonso.

Alastair Moffitt, Istanbul