Cash-strapped Super Aguri are denied access to the Turkish Grand Prix circuit pending talks over the team's Formula One survival.

Takuma talks

Bakkerud to miss Turkey

Senior officers of the FIA have appointed Anthony Scrivener QC as an independent expert to undertake a full analysis of the available evidence relating to allegations in the News of the World that FIA president Max Mosley was involved in "Nazi style" activities.

The Scuderia Toro Rosso team will not use the team's brand-new STR3 at this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix as planned the team has said. The team rescheduled the car's debut and it is expected to be raced for the first time at the Monaco Grand Prix at the end of May.

Turkish GP: Preview - Toyota

FIA sppoints leading QC

Fernando Alonso is in bullish mood ahead of this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix, despite the fact that he swaw his chances of a strong points finish in Spain disappear with his first engine failure of the season.

The situation at Super Aguri is unclear at the moment for many. Not just for the media and fans but even for the team's driver Takuma Sato the team's future is unclear. On Sunday it became clear that the Super Aguri team trucks are not allowed to enter the paddock in Istanbul. The news came as a big surprise to Sato - who hopes the team's future will soon be secured with the help of Honda.

Q&A with Pat Symonds

Renault duo looks ahead to Istanbul

Super Aguri refused entry to Istanbul paddock

Tuesday is D-Day for Super Aguri's saviour in waiting, 50-year-old German industrialists Franz Josef Weigl. The Munich resident's investment plans for the team will be presented to Honda board members for approval on Tuesday.

The purpose-built Istanbul Speed Park is an entirely different technical proposition to the previous race held at Barcelona. A modern circuit measuring just over 5.3kms per lap, the Otodrom is a challenging blend of long and short straights, interspersed with eight left and six right-hand corners. 

McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh is confident that Heikki Kovalainen will be fit enough and pass all mandatory health test to allow him to return to the cockpit for this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix.