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Lewis Hamilton is the darling of F1 and, as he proved at the Monaco Grand Prix, storming to victory in a rain-soaked race, his driving skills are phenomenal.

The same cannot be said, however, for his Dad. Evidently, Lewis did not learn all he knows from his Father, whose own car control evidently leaves much to be desired.

Case in point: a quiet, English country lane, a grassy verge, a big hedge and a $425K Porsche Carrera GT that's plowed straight through said hedge.

There is no doubt that the car is extremely powerful and extremely fast but how Mr. Hamilton managed to spin out of control on a straight road is a bit beyond us.

'This is my first crash in almost 30 years and it had to happen in someone else's car,' he said. 'Thankfully the only thing hurt was the car, and a bush fence - for which I am extremely sorry.'

The Carrera GT sports German license plates, so we're unsure to whom it belongs but we're fairly sure they won't be too happy with the outcome of Hamilton Sr.'s drive. Daily Mail

In an astonishing turn of events, Max Mosley has won a vote of confidence to stay on as president of motorsport's governing body, the FIA, despite having a 5 hour Nazi-style orgy with numerous prostitutes that was splashed across the front page of a British tabloid newspaper.

103 out of 169 voted 'yes' to keep him in his current position, but many names in motorsport have spoken out about their disappointment at the outcome.

Former F1 world champion Damon Hill said he was 'astonished' by the result. "In my position as president of the British Racing Drivers' Club trying to safeguard the future of the British Grand Prix, we really need an organization like the FIA to help us protect our position so that we can have reasonable terms with the commercial rights holders.

"But it's very difficult when you have a president who is as controversial as Max is to go to governments and argue the case for Formula One. "Not taking on board the political atmosphere can be a strength sometimes, but in this case it just seems to be inconsiderate for the sport.

Although Mosley has said he'll stay through until the end of his fourth term, in October 2009, Former F1 team boss, Eddie Jordan, said he hopes Mosley will step down now.

"My hope is he will think about the damage [done]. This is not a moral issue, it's a practical one," he said. "There are a lot of countries where F1 goes and lots of the rulers of those countries don't want to deal with him."

Former owner of the Minardi F1 team Paul Stoddart said he was "totally unsurprised" by the result - but insisted it would be catastrophic for motorsport. "It is a sad, sad day for motorsport and it will signal the end of the FIA as we know it," he said. BBC Sport

In a sport dominated by men barely old enough to drink in the States, the elder statesman of Formula 1 - Rubens Barrichello - has a prestigious achievement to celebrate this coming weekend.

The Turkish Grand Prix will mark the 257th race for the Brazilian, surpassing the 256 starts of Riccardo Patrese, held since 1993. In honor of this record, he'll be sporting special '257' livery on his car and helmet throughout the weekend.

Honda got celebrations for their driver started early with "The Rubens Barrichello 257 Golf Tournament" held at Barcelona's Real Club de Golf El Prat. Celebrity players included Patrese, Lewis Hamilton, David Coulthard, plus Honda team principal Ross Brawn and former F1 Champion, Sir Jackie Stewart.

The winner's trophy was made entirely from components of Barrichello's RA108 car and designed by Honda ex-chief mechanic, Alastair Gibson. Barrichello walked off with a prize, too: a Honda CBR 10000RR Fireblade from the team, in recognition of his achievement.

Despite not winning an F1 race since the 2004 Chinese GP, the Turkish GP is sure to prove a career highlight.

F1 racing is some of the most exciting racing in the world...so long as there's some good overtaking. While the 2008 Barcelona Grand Prix over the weekend had some fairly good dicing between the cars, the real excitement came when Heikki Kovalainen's Mercedes McLaren left the track at an extremely high rate of speed.

A suspected front left rim failure sent the Finn hurtling across a gravel pit and straight into the tire wall. Thankfully, after an extended extrication process, Heikki was stretchered off, waving to the crowd. No injuries have been reported, although he did stay in hospital overnight. Jalopnik

After a nine year stretch, Formula 1 is once again skipping the US on its world tour. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway failed to reach an agreement with head honcho Bernie Ecclestone.

However, F1 could be back on US soil as early as next year, according to Indy boss Tony George. As with anything, it's mostly about the money, but Indy's also made vast improvements to the circuit and have ensured the FIA approves of the changes so that F1 might make a smooth return to the Speedway.

Now, so long as they don't have another tire debacle repeat, it's something we can all hope for in 2009. Read More

Things aren't looking too good for Max Mosley. Despite issuing an apology (although we're not sure the word 'sorry' actually appeared in the statement or, if it did, it was in a 'oh, but it's the newspaper's underhanded dealings that are to blame' way), there is to be a crisis meeting of the FIA, likely in Paris, as soon as is feasible.

This follows BMW and Mercedes-Benz issuing a joint statement demanding a response from the FIA, while Toyota and Honda both urged that the FIA give the matter 'careful consideration'. BBC

Despite Sunday's expose in Britain's News of the World about his proclivity for prostitutes acting like Nazis, FIA head Max Mosley reportedly has no intentions to step down from his position of power.

And longtime friend and colleague, Bernie Ecclestone, believes that what someone does in their private lives has no reflection on their work and that, perhaps, Max was just having a bit of a laugh.

Ecclestone said, "Assuming it’s all true, what people do privately is up to them. I don’t honestly believe [it] affects the sport in any way. Knowing Max it might be all a bit of a joke. You know, it’s one of those things where he’s sort of taking the p***, rather than anything against Jewish people.”

Right....because we've always found concentration camp humor to be hysterical! Read More

In an astounding, and sickening, turn of events, Formula 1 boss Max Mosley has been exposed - literally - in the British tabloids as an S & M devotee who's willing to pay $5000 for the pleasure of being tortured and serviced by hookers dressed up as Nazi guards and concentration camp prisoners.

What makes the entire scandal even more depraved is the fact he's the son of well-known war time fascist, and Nazi sympathizer, Oswald Mosley and only last month announced a crackdown on racism in the sport after McLaren ace Lewis Hamilton was abused by Spanish spectators.

Tabloid newspaper The News of the World has all the sordid details, including pictures and a video. No response has yet come from Mosley's camp but his F1 future isn't looking good. NOTW