F1: Alonso calls for silence
Fernando Alonso hopes fellow drivers will join in a minute's silence for victims of the Spanish air disaster.
The country has begun a three-day period of mourning after 153 people were killed at Madrid airport as a Spanair flight attempted take-off for Las Palmas in Gran Canaria.
Alonso said: "I will wear a black armband, and I will talk with the drivers to see if we can do something."
Mallya mood optimistic
Team owner Vijay Mallya has not given up hope Force India will break their duck in the sport this season.
He has high hopes they can register their maiden point this weekend when they contest the European Grand Prix at the street circuit in Valencia, Spain.
Mallya said: "We've performed well on street courses, and with two in the final part (of the season), this could be a good opportunity for us."