Lewis Hamilton hits back at Fernando Alonso jibe

Lewis Hamilton has accused Fernando Alonso of sour grapes as their bitter rivalry in resurfaced following Sunday's contentious European Grand Prix.

Alonso said that the race was "manipulated," and accused Hamilton of disrespect for overtaking the safety car in Valencia.

Specifically asked if Alonso's reaction was a case of sour grapes, the McLaren driver replied: "Yeah."

And Hamilton added: "I saw him overtaken by the Sauber. He must have been completely in another world."

Referring to Kamui Kobayashi's overtaking manoeuvre on Alonso on the penultimate lap, Hamilton added: "It's very unlike him to be overtaken by a Sauber."

For his infringement, Hamilton was handed and drive-through penalty but retained second place behind Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel.

Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton

Current team	McLaren-Mercedes
Date of birth	7 January 1985
Place of birth	Hertfordshire, England
Car #	2
Races	61
Championships	1 (2008)
Wins	13
Podiums	32
Career points	383
Pole positions	18
Fastest laps	5
First race	2007 Australian Grand Prix
First win	2007 Canadian Grand Prix
Last win	2010 Canadian Grand Prix
Last race	2010 European Grand Prix
2009 position	5th (49 points)

Lorenzo expects Pedrosa and Stoner challenge

With a substantial 47-point Championship lead going into the Grand Premi Aperol de Catalunya the Fiat Yamaha rider knows that a podium finish at his home race will maintain a healthy advantage.

Jorge Lorenzo is in a relaxed mood as round seven of the 2010 MotoGP World Championship approaches this weekend, with the a Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya completing a gruelling series of three back-to-back races.

The busy schedule does not appear to have taken too much of a toll on the 23 year-old Fiat Yamaha rider however, and he leads with the Championship standings by 47 points having won the last two races, which came in quick succession at Silverstone and Assen.

Jorge Lorenzo

Nationality	Spanish
Date of birth	May 4, 1987 (1987-05-04)
Place of birth	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Website	www.lorenzo99.com
Current team	Fiat Yamaha Team
Bike number	99
Championships	250cc – (2006, 2007)
Race starts	134
Wins	30
Podium finishes	62
Pole positions	37
Fastest laps	14
Points	1638
2009 championship position	2nd (261 points)

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso Díaz (born 29 July 1981) is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a two-time World Champion, who is currently racing for Ferrari along with Felipe Massa.

On 25 September 2005, he has won the Formula One World Driver's Championship title at the age of 24 years and 58 days, breaking Emerson Fittipaldi's record of being the youngest Formula One World Drivers' Champion (this record was subsequently broken by Lewis Hamilton). After retaining the title the following year, Alonso also became one of the youngest double Champion. In 2007, he became the second F1 driver, after Michael Schumacher, to score at least 100 points for three consecutive seasons. Nicknamed El Nano, a typical pseudonym for Fernando in Asturias, his place of birth, Alonso acts as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. In Formula One, he is often referred to as "the most complete driver on the grid".

Current team	Ferrari
Car #	8
Races	149 (148 starts)
Championships	2 (2005, 2006)
Wins	22
Podiums	56
Career points	675
Pole positions	18
Fastest laps	14
First race	2001 Australian Grand Prix
First win	2003 Hungarian Grand Prix
Last win	2010 Bahrain Grand Prix
Last race	2010 European Grand Prix
2009 position	9th (26 points)

Valentino Rossi

Valentino Rossi is an Italian professional motorcycle racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion. He is one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all times, with 9 Grand Prix World Championships to his name.

Following his father, Graziano Rossi, Rossi started his racing in Grand Prix in 1996 for Aprilia in the 125cc category and won his first World Championship the following year. From there, he moved up to the 250cc category with Aprilia and won the 250cc World Championship in 1999. He won the 500cc World Championship with Honda in 2001, the MotoGP World Championships (also with Honda) in 2002 and 2003, and continued his streak of back-to-back championships by winning the 2004 and 2005 titles after leaving Honda to join Yamaha, before regaining the title in 2008 and retaining it in 2009.

Nationality	Italian
Date of birth	February 16, 1979
Place of birth	Urbino, Italy
Website	Valentinorossi.com
Current team	Fiat Yamaha Team
Bike number	46
Championships	9
125cc	1997
250cc	1999
500cc	2001
MotoGp	2002,2003,2004,2005,2008,2009
Race starts	230
Wins	104
Podium finishes	167
Fastest laps	83
Points	4087
2009 Championship position	1st (306) points

Formula 1 Results 2010

Drivers' world championship
Last updated: 27 Jun 2010

Position	Country	Driver	Points
1	GB	L Hamilton	127
2	GB	J Button	121
3	Ger	S Vettel	115
4	Aus	M Webber	103
5	Spa	F Alonso	98
6	Pol	R Kubica	83
7	Ger	N Rosberg	75
8	Brz	F Massa	67
9	Ger	M Schumacher	34
10	Ger	A Sutil	31

Drivers' world championship
Last updated: 27 Jun 2010

Position	Country	Driver	Race Time
1	Germany	S Vettel	1:40:29.571
2	Great britain	L Hamilton	1:40:34.613
3	Great birtain	J Button	1:40:42.229
4	Brazil	R Barrichello	1:40:55.198
5	Poland	R Kubica	1:40:56.693
6	Germany	A Sutil	1:40:59.739
7	Japan	K Kobayashi	1:41:00.536
8	Spain	F Alonso	1:41:02.380
9	Switzerland	S Buemi	1:41:05.870
10	Germany	N Rosberg	1:41:13.953