Norbert Haug, vice president of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport, is a happy man after the FIA hearing in Paris. The McLaren team was not directly punished, although caution will be required for the remainder of the season.
The 2009 IndyCar championship saw a triangular shootout go right down to the wire. Briscoe was the first man to win in the year although Franchitti stole the title from Champion Dixon in the last knockings. There were plenty of thrills and spills along the way in what has been a truly epic season.
2009 marks Formula One's 60th season and therefore the 60th Italian Grand Prix this weekend. Monza has been home of the event on 59 of those occasions, as we prepare for the curtain to come down on the European season.
The Istanbul Park circuit for the Turkish Grand Prix is the first of four anti-clockwise tracks on the calendar in 2009 - how will the drivers cope with the extra pressure on their neck muscles?
Sebastian Vettel delightedly picked up his race-winning reward after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last weekend - a Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black. The Red Bull man now looks forward to a short break before his 2010 preparations continue.
Jenson Button's visit to Bluewater shopping centre last Tuesday was his first public outing in the UK as World Champion. The Brawn driver talks of what he describes as 'the most important lap of his career'.
With the annual end-of-term feeling set to dawn on Formula One this weekend, 2009's season-closer will see that mixed with a sense of innovation as we visit Abu Dhabi for the first ever afternoon to dusk race.
Mark Webber has enjoyed a strong season in 2009, clinching two Grand Prix wins with a single race remaining on the calendar in Abu Dhabi. The Australian talks of Red Bull's form as well as expectations ahead of the 2010 season.