News briefs from Monaco: Friday

(GMM) Force India's two drivers had expensive days at Monaco on Thursday, as Adrian Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella were fined 600 euros apiece for going just 2.5 and 2.1 kph respectively above the 60kph pitlane speed limit.

McLaren driver Heikki Kovalainen's speeding fine, meanwhile, was 800 euros, for going 63.5kph, stewards at Monte Carlo confirmed.

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15 years after six-time Monaco winner Ayrton Senna's last victory in the Principality, his nephew Bruno won the GP2 race on Friday.

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Martin Brundle, the former grand prix driver, looks set to keep his job as a popular television commentator next year, when the BBC takes over from Britain's current broadcaster, ITV.

According to speculation in the Monaco paddock, however, the other members of the ITV team – including Mark Blundell, James Allen, Louise Goodman and Steve Rider – are unlikely to also make the switch.

David Coulthard is hot favorite to take over Blundell's role as special paddock analyst, but the veteran Scot would clearly prefer to renew his racing deal with Red Bull.

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An FIA spokesman on Friday responded to Bernie Ecclestone's letter to FIA club presidents. Ecclestone, heading F1's commercial rights holder, was replying to a letter written to the clubs by Max Mosley.

The FIA spokesman said the governing body welcomes the "constructive approach that the commercial rights holder (Ecclestone) is now taking in the current negotiations."