Vitaly Petrov has today joined Sergio Perez in the Princess Grace hospital following a crash towards the end of an incident-packed Monaco Grand Prix.

Vitaly Petrov has been confirmed as a Lotus Renault driver for the next two Formula One seasons.

Renault team owner Gerard Lopez has revealed the marque again has the luxury of being able to pick and choose its second driver.

Residents of the grief-stricken Russian school siege town marked the end of the traditional 40-day mourning period for the hundreds of victims of the massacre today.

THE evening light fades from the charred shell of the gymnasium at School Number 1, and Vitaly throws his hands out wide and spits out a string of profanities.

Hundreds of mourners gathered today for a memorial ceremony on the charred Ukrainian airstrip where a military jet ploughed into hundreds of spectators at an air show, killing at least 83.