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It is being reported that Scott Speed has been fired by Toro Rosso effective immediately. After all the press about team manager Franz Tost assaulting Scott after both Toro Rosso cars were out of the race this weekend it seems his services are no longer wanted.

Scott gives an interview on speedtv.com where he describes the assault in detail …

“He grabbed me from the front of my shirt, jerked me around, ripping my fire-suit a little bit, and pushed me against the wall. After that, my only response was to back up in the middle of the garage and ask him if he wanted to hit me in front of everyone else.”

It sounds like tempers were running pretty high at Toro Rosso. Never mind the fact that superstar Lewis Hamilton went off in exactly the same place.

Ah well, a little drama in the press is probably good for the sport. You know what they say… There is no such thing as BAD publicity.

Lewis Hamilton has been given a provisional clearance to race tomorrow after his crash during qualifying today for the European Grand Prix. He will have to clear one final medical check in the morning but all indications are that he will be racing and starting 10th on the grid.

The crash was caused by a faulty wheel gun that did not tighten the wheel nut properly. Now the team will have to hurry to get his car repaired and prepared for the start of the race tomorrow.

It looks like Lewis Hamilton suffered no major injuries in his crash during the Q3 session of the European GP qualifications. It is not yet clear if he will be racing tomorrow.

If Lewis does start the race tomorrow he will start from the 10th spot on the grid. It looks like the cause of the crash was some sort of mechanical failure in the right front of the car.

It looks like Kimi has put the Ferrari on the top of the time sheet in the second practice at the Nurburgring. Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren is nipping at his heels though. It looks like we are in for an interesting Quali session tomorrow.

Do you think McLaren can take back the #1 spot at the race this weekend or will the podium be Ferrari red again this weekend?

It looks like the McLaren F1 Car will arrive in Spain with some new Aero tweaks. I haven’t seen an pictures yet but F1 CEO Martin Whitmarsh is saying that they are bringing a winning car to Barcelona.

I doubt the changes will be very obvious at first glance but these days a tenth of a second here or there can make the difference. Combining this with the even stricter rules on the flexy floors that Ferrari and some other teams are running may just be enough to close the gap for the McLaren F1 car.

With three drivers tied for 1st place in the F1 Championship after the first three races it looks like an already close F1 season is destined to become even closer.

Are we going to see Fernando Alonso or Lewis Hamilton on the top podium in Spain? Will these changes be enough to get past Kimi and the Ferrari crew?