Two-times world champion Spaniard Fernando Alonso claimed his 18th career pole position on Saturday when he emerged on top after an incident-filled and chaotic qualifying session for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. The 27-year-old Renault driver grabbed his first pole this year in chaotic scenes as the circuit’s electronic timing system crashed in the final minutes [...]

Niki Lauda and David Coulthard said Felipe Massa’s freak 170mph accident in Hungary was a “wake-up call” for Formula One. The popular Brazilian lay in an induced coma in intensive care yesterday, with no word yet on whether he will be able to make a full recovery. The accident came six days after Henry Surtees, [...]