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This has been a chastening month for Brazilian sport. Back home they don't stand for World Cup failure and they certainly don't hold with their racing drivers playing second fiddle to anyone.

The Corvette of Xavier Maassen and Jos Menten was the surprise winner of
yesterday's FIA GT1 World Championship qualifying race at Spa, in a contest
that succeeded in turning all previous form on its head.

Britain's Cal Crutchlow reinforced his bid to become Rookie of the Year in the World Superbike Championship yesterday by leading provisional qualifying for his home round at Silverstone on his 1,000cc Yamaha YZF R1.

Ferrari's difficult week got a little better yesterday in practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix but it was Red Bull who most enjoyed proceedings.

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel of Germany has set the fastest time in the first
practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Just over a year ago Romain Grosjean was about to make his Formula One debut for Renault alongside former world champion Fernando Alonso. By the end of the season it had all gone horribly wrong: he was injured, isolated and after seven races Renault dropped him for 2010.

Felipe Massa denied yesterday that he was Ferrari's No 2 driver and said he was out to win in Hungary this weekend. The Brazilian was at the centre of a row over "team orders" at last Sunday's German Grand Prix when he moved over to let team-mate Fernando Alonso win after receiving a radio message while leading the race.

Felipe Massa has said he will walk away from Formula One the day he becomes a
number two driver.

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn believes the rule regarding team orders is
now unrealistic and in need of an urgent overhaul.

Bernie Ecclestone, the Formula One rights holder, has cast serious doubt on the chance of all 12 F1 teams surviving through to the end of the season in November and believes some of the smaller ones are "out of their depth".