World Champion Jenson Button claimed the runner-up spot in the BBC's annual Sports Personality of the Year awards on Sunday night. Hosted at the Sheffield Arena for the first time and broadcast live to British television viewers, the Englishman collected the second place trophy as football's Ryan Giggs enjoyed overall honours.

Current title holder Jenson Button believes that a return to Formula 1 with Mercedes would be a risky decision for 7-time World Champion Michael Schumacher. Reports in the German press this weekend state that the former Ferrari driver has already agreed to race with the silver arrows, with just a signature now lacking.

As if the arrival of his first son wasn't enough, Felipe Massa has another piece of exciting news before seeing out the year and the decade. The Brazilian will return to the wheel of Ferrari's 2007 car in Italy this week in order to 'make the most' of his time at the team's headquarters.

Takuma Sato's chances of grabbing a Lotus race seat for next season have been scuppered, according to his management. The Japanese driver, who is yet to return to Formula 1 since the demise of the Super Aguri team early in the 2008 season, had been tipped as a possible contender for a seat alongside Italy's Jarno Trulli.

In the wake of the Motor Sport Business Forum conducted this week in Monte Carlo, Pitpass has received a communiqué from someone calling themselves, Lord Radcliffe of Oxford.