Feathers and rumors at Indy

(GMM) Apart from a Renault finishing the days of a bird in an explosion of feathers at more than 300kph on the Indianapolis main straight, a relatively quiet free practice on Saturday meant that F1's silly-season rumors were bound to fire.

The most mischievous is speculation that Sir Frank Williams was recently approached to give Renault's Heikki Kovalainen a home for the rest of the 2007 season — presumably to the detriment of Alex Wurz.

Also stirring at the scene of the US grand prix is yet another tale about how Gerhard Berger might be willing to sell a slice of his Toro Rosso team to Ferrari boss Jean Todt's son Nicolas Todt.