It’s the second year in a row that Giancarlo Fisichella has caused chaos at the Turkish Grand Prix. Last year he had a spin; this year, he hit the back of Jarno Trulli’s Toyota, spinning him around at the first corner of the race.

Toyota’s driver, Jarno Trulli, has called off a PR stopover in Japan because he is ill. The news agency Reuters has suggested that Trulli has a high fever and may not make it to the season opener in Melbourne at the weekend. Trulli is still in Europe and doctors have said it is better for him to travel direct to Australia from Europe rather than make an extra stop in Japan.