Sebastian Vettel gave his hopes of claiming a third-consecutive world title a huge boost as he took advantage of Fernando Alonso’s first-lap retirement with a consummate Japanese Grand Prix victory at Suzuka.

Lewis Hamilton proved the furore surrounding his future is firmly at the back of his mind by grabbing pole for tomorrow’s Italian Grand Prix.

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso has won the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim with Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) second and Jenson Button (McLaren) third.

Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi was fined €25,000 after knocking over three of his Sauber mechanics when he drove too fast into the pits at the British Formula One Grand Prix.

Mark Webber delivered a drive to match the glorious sunshine at Silverstone as the Red Bull man clinched an impressive victory at the British Grand Prix yesterday.

Mark Webber proved himself a genuine Formula One world title contender this season with victory in today’s British Grand Prix.

Felipe Massa is to speak with FIA race director Charlie Whiting in a bid to avoid the kind of accident he was involved in today.

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull has won the Belgian Grand Prix.

HUNGARIAN GP RESULT: 1 Button 2 Vettel 3 Alonso 4 Hamilton 5 Webber 6 Massa 7 Di Resta 8 Buemi 9 Rosberg 10 Alguersuari 11 Kobayashi 12 Petrov

Mark Webber secured back-to-back pole positions for the first time in 14 months to leave Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel in the shade at the Nurburgring.

Mark Webber may have topped the timesheet in opening practice for Sunday’s British Grand Prix, but the session culminated with his Red Bull grinding to a halt.

Sebastian Vettel signalled his intent in final practice for the Canadian Grand Prix just as Ferrari and Mercedes appeared poised to post a challenge to the reigning champion.

The second practice session for Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix turned into a chaos-strewn event as three drivers crashed into walls.

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull has won the Turkish Grand Prix with team-mate Mark Webber in second and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso in third.

Sebastian Vettel today became the first driver for five years to secure five successive pole positions after finishing the fastest in Turkey.

EMERGENCY workers frantic to regain control of Japan’s dangerously overheated nuclear complex turned to increasingly elaborate methods yesterday to cool nuclear fuel rods at risk of spraying out more radiation.

Emergency workers are continuing frantic efforts to cool nuclear fuel at Japan’s stricken reactors complex.

Sebastien Buemi and Adrian Sutil have each been given five-place grid penalties for the Brazilian Grand Prix in two weeks’ time.

Sebastian Vettel kept alive his Formula One World Championship hopes with a superb victory from pole position at today's incident-packed Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka today.

Sauber have re-signed Kamui Kobayashi for next season.

Mark Webber made it a phenomenal 12 pole positions from 13 races this season for Red Bull Racing as he grabbed top spot for tomorrow’s Belgian Grand Prix.

Red Bull Racing destroyed their rivals in qualifying ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix by sweeping to their sixth all-front row of the year spearheaded by pole king Sebastian Vettel.

AN EATING champion was freed after a night in a New York jail after gate-crashing a hot dog competition he had originally refused to enter.

Sebastian Vettel grabbed only his second win of the year as Lewis Hamilton was forced to settle for second best again in the European Grand Prix today.

Sebastian Vettel will look to end an unhappy trend this year after capturing his fourth pole position this season for tomorrow’s European Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton is back on top of the Formula One standings for the first time in 18 months after a stunning Canadian Grand Prix win.

Kamui Kobayashi has avoided a return to working in his father's sushi restaurant after landing a Formula One drive with Sauber for next year.

Sebastian Vettel made Formula One history this afternoon by becoming the winner of the sport's first day-night race.

Kamui Kobayashi will again deputise for the injured Timo Glock in the final race of the Formula One season in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

TWO Japanese citizens and an American won the 2008 Nobel Prize for physics for discoveries that help explain the behaviour of the smallest particles of matter.

Two Japanese and an American have won the 2008 Nobel Prize for discoveries in the world of subatomic physics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today.

Japan will start its Olympic torch relay from a car park after a famous temple pulled out over security concerns and sympathy for Tibetan protesters.

IN A gut-busting showdown that combined drama, daring and indigestion, Joey Chestnut emerged yesterday as the world’s hot dog eating champion, knocking off six-time champion Takeru Kobayashi in a rousing triumph.

A JAPANESE man who set a world record by wolfing down dozens of hot dogs within minutes has suffered a severe jaw injury due to his rigorous training, making his next title uncertain.

A 160-pound wonder from Japan set a new record by devouring 53 3/4 frankfurters in 12 minutes to win the annual US Independence Day hot dog eating competition on Coney Island.

A Japanese champion eater fended off 30 challengers to win a dumpling eating contest in Hong Kong today, downing 83 steamed dumplings in eight minutes.

Tracy Silva normally spends Sunday nights singing karaoke with friends, but this year the mother of two was on the bill for a bigger show – Boston’s annual Fourth of July Pops concert and fireworks display.

Japan’s Takeru “The Tsunami” Kobayashi is in serious training. Not for any ordinary event. His sport is wolfing food.

Sean Connery’s much-mocked attempt at an Irish twang was today named the worst movie accent of all time.