F1 boss ‘dismissed worker he thought was gay’

Ron Dennis is accused of being culturally insensitive to Arab business associates by a worker claiming unfair dismissal

James Hunt, maverick master of the track

Philip Glenister, the star of Life on Mars, celebrates a symbol of the 1970s and makes a comparison with today. This week: James Hunt and the cold...

Mexican link to Honda buyout offers Button hope

World's second-richest man, Carlos Slim, considering whether to buy team with deal that would also give Bruno Senna a seat

Hamilton leaves Button trailing

The contrast in prospects for the Britons could hardly be greater as thoughts turn to the 2009 Formula One season

Mosley raises stakes over invasion of privacy

Max Mosley’s campaign to set record straight on secretly filmed sadomasochistic sex session will confront taboos in court

Button undone as Honda driven off grid

Financial crisis claims high-profile victim as Japanese car giant pulls out of Formula One due to collapse in car sales

Toyota backs call for bigger slice of income

John Howett says Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One's commercial rights-holder, is profiting at the expense of teams

Toyota says it will stay in Formula One race

Toyota’s president, Katsuaki Watanabe, says the car maker will continue competing, despite failing to win and £2b cost

Hamilton looks to the future

McLaren Mercedes driver believes that he will handle the many pressures of Formula One racing much better in 2009

Ecclestone hits back at Ferrari head

F1 chief reacts to the Ferrari president's criticism by revealing the prestigious team receives an extra $80m in winnings

Ferrari president: Ecclestone's time is up

Luca di Montezemolo says commercial rights-holder lacks creative thinking required by championship and sells teams short

Ferrari overtaken by admiration for Hamilton

As the hurt fades, Italians are full of praise for the man who took their title but insist their drivers are just as good

Disaster averted for BBC in Wembley showdown

Controversial race between Chris Hoy and Lewis Hamilton at tarmacked stadium is cancelled on grounds of safety

Defeat for Hamilton and golden girl Adlington

Chris Hoy, the triple Olympic gold-winning cyclist, burst through between the poster boy and golden girl to seize the glory

Hoy passes Hamilton to take BBC sports prize

Chris Hoy, the winner of three golds at the Olympics, has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Williams backs F1 salary cap

Team boss believes capping salaries and ultimately team budgets may have to follow if new teams are to enter the sport

Hamilton racing Olympians to chequered flag

The Formula One world champion could be named Sports Personality of the Year tomorrow, or be pipped by the heroes of Beijing

FIA approves cost-cutting measures

After years of extravagance and the high life, Formula One takes option to slash team operating budgets by a third

Hamilton hopes for friends high and low

F1 world champion received his winner’s trophy at a glittering ceremony, after a whirlwind week that included Gordon Brown

Hamilton warns of danger in F1 plans

World champion welcomes proposals to cut costs among teams but says too much standardisation could ruin the sport