This is a good idea, but clearly the choice of commissioner will be very important and the freedom of movement given him or her is a key element in whether or not this would actually work. What is clearly needed is someone who is seen to be sensible and independently-minded.

The most striking thing is that Todt wants to distance himself from direct involvement in Formula 1, by the introduction of a Commissioner for each of the FIA’s world championships. This commissioner would take care of the day to day management of the championship, liaise with the commercial rights holder and teams and sit on the world council.

'Motorsport-Total.com' sprach mit Graf über seine Eindrücke vom neuen Porsche RS Spyder, der auf dem schwierigen Sportwagenkurs in einer weißen Lackierung mit rot und schwarz abgesetzten Streifen auftreten wird.

Denn wie 'Motorsport-Total.com' aus gut unterrichteten Kreisen erfahren hat, soll Jacques Villeneuve Anfang September im portugiesischen Estoril den 750 PS starken Panoz-V12 vom AS Rom fahren.

Felipe Massa is unlikely to require any further surgical intervention as he continues to recover from the Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying accident that left him with damage to his skull and questions over both his eyesight and F1 future.

Michael Schumacher’s comeback at the wheel of the Ferrari F60 in Valencia is not a racing certainty according to his spokeswoman, Sabine Kehm.

Technische Analyse der neuen Corvette.

…instead in the remaining races his year the Corvette race cars will be powered by 6.0-liter GM small-block V8s that are based on the 7.0-liter LS7.R that powered the GT1 version.

Mr Surtees said Massa had already spoken to him about Henry's accident.

"It is freakish, these coincidences, and out of it will come something better," he said.