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Following back-toback races in America and Mexico, Formula One heads south to Sao Paulo for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Here are the key talking points ahead of the penultimate round of the championship.

Dutch brewer Heineken’s sponsorship deal with Formula One, announced last week, has led to renewed calls from European campaigners for a ban on alcohol sponsorship in the sport.

Lewis Hamilton fears Formula One fans are falling out of love with the sport and has urged his fellow drivers not to “stand still and let it happen”.

The world of Formula One, led by world champion Lewis Hamilton, turned out en masse for Jules Bianchi’s funeral yesterday.

Jules Bianchi was being lined up as a future Ferrari driver, according to the Italian team’s former chairman Luca di Montezemolo.

FIA president Jean Todt is to review the shock financial downfall of Marussia and Caterham over the past week that has rocked Formula One.

Lewis Hamilton became only the fourth driver in Formula One history to win nine grands prix in a season by taking the chequered flag at the inaugural race in Russia.

The FIA is set to impose new safety measures following what president Jean Todt described as the "tragedy" of Jules Bianchi’s horrific accident in Japan on Sunday, which has left the Frenchman fighting for his life.

Marussia will run only Max Chilton throughout the inaugural Russian Grand Prix in Sochi this weekend out of respect for the critically injured Jules Bianchi.

Stefano Domenicali said it was time for a “significant change” as he announced his resignation as team principal of Ferrari.

Stefano Domenicali has resigned as team principal of Ferrari after their poor start to the Formula One season.

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has dismissed suggestions a war is looming on the horizon with the FIA and president Jean Todt.

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed there are likely to be two new teams on the grid from next season.

Jean Todt has been re-elected as president of the FIA at the federation’s Annual General Assembly in Paris this morning.

The FIA has announced a ban on media and other non-essential personnel in the Formula One pit lane after a cameraman was struck by a loose wheel during Sunday’s German Grand Prix.

Under-fire tyre manufacturer Pirelli has been given the go-ahead to conduct legal tests with a current car as they look to ease safety fears following the chaos that unfolded over the British Grand Prix weekend.

FIA president Jean Todt and Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone have rejected a last-ditch plea for this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix to be cancelled. Whilst Ecclestone this week expressed empathy with protesters, and even agreed to again hold talks with opposition leaders as he did last year, Todt has been notable by his absence.

Damon Hill has called on FIA president Jean Todt to take an ethical stance with regard to the controversial Bahrain Grand Prix.

Michael Schumacher will retire from Formula One for the second time at the end of the season.

The Bahraini government has said it is “confident” today’s Grand Prix will not be disrupted by continuing clashes between pro-democracy demonstrators and security forces.

FIA president Jean Todt is adamant his conscience is clear and the reputation of Formula One remains intact despite damaging headlines this week.

A former leading Bahraini politician has claimed there are “fears we could see some casualties” during the course of this weekend’s Formula One grand prix.

Anti-government protesters in Bahrain are expected to step up their campaign this week which is set to have an impact on Formula One.

The Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead as planned on April 22, the FIA have confirmed.

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone today admitted teams would have the final say over whether they compete in the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Bernie Ecclestone has acted to resolve the issues surrounding the Formula One calendar following the Bahrain Grand Prix saga this week.

FIA president Jean Todt insists McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton will face no further punishment over his outburst in the aftermath of the Monaco Grand Prix.

The Bahrain Grand Prix will not go ahead after Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone admitted the race could not be rescheduled without the support of the teams.

Former FIA president Max Mosley does not believe there is “the slightest chance” the rearranged Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead this year.

The Bahrain Grand Prix has returned to this year’s Formula One calendar after a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Bahrain today.

FIA president Jean Todt has warned Ferrari and Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone there will be no change to the new engine rules.

RENAULT team principal Eric Boullier has urged FIA president Jean Todt and Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone to end their “little war” for the sake of the future of the sport.

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed a decision on whether the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix goes ahead will be made next week.

The latest bloodshed in Bahrain has again thrown into question the viability of staging next month’s season-opening Formula One grand prix.

WITH the dawning of a new era in the World Rally Championship, one question remains pertinent — who can break Sebastien Loeb’s dominance? World champion since 2004, the unflappable French ace bids to continue his amazing WRC record as Rally Sweden begins in earnest today following last night’s super special at the city’s trotting track in Karlstad.

The FIA have paved the way for the use of team orders in Formula One from next season after deleting the regulation which banned them from their rulebook.

Ferrari have confirmed Jules Bianchi will be their test driver for the 2011 season as support for Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa.

Fernando Alonso’s world title hopes hang in the balance ahead of tomorrow’s World Motor Sport Council hearing in Paris.

FERRARI may yet face further sanctions after being punished for implementing team orders during yesterday’s German Grand Prix.

The FIA have finally drawn a line under their bitter battle with Flavio Briatore over the ’crash-gate’ scandal.

US F1 team principal Ken Anderson has revealed he is in talks with the FIA over the possibility of missing the first four grands prix of the season.

The FIA have confirmed they will appeal against the Tribunal de Grande Instance’s decision to order the overturning of a lifetime ban from motorsport imposed on Flavio Briatore.

ALEX SINCLAIR, the chief executive of Motorsport Ireland resigned yesterday in the midst of the dispute that has rocked Irish motorsport and threatens the future of rallying.