F1 Drivers Receive Warning from FIA Over Bad Language
9 Nov 2012, 13:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While it may not be something that bothers everybody, as most people do swear, with varying degrees of frequency and severity, when you’re on the podium of an F1 Grand Prix, people tend to hea...
Final 2012 F1 Calendar Released
1 Sep 2011, 15:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Back in June,the FIA released the 2012 Formula One calendar, but that was just the initial version. After receiving multiple changes request the FIA sat down and started rescheduling things. As y...
FOTA Against Bahrain Race on October 30
7 Jun 2011, 14:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the official statement yet to be made, the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) is said to have already communicated its position on the decision made last Friday by FIA about the resched...
FIA to Govern Le Mans Series from 2012
7 Jun 2011, 04:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In a move that will increase its control over the various racing series being organized around the world, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA, the governing body for the Formula ...
FIA Approves 2013 Regulations
6 Jun 2011, 13:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The anticipated evolution of Formula 1 towards a more eco-oriented philosophy has begun, after the World Motor Sport Council approved on Friday the set of regulations that will shape the competition...
Bahrain GP Reinstated to 2011 F1 Calendar
3 Jun 2011, 14:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following a visit that FIA Vice President Carlos Gracia made to Bahrain on May 31, 2011, the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) has decided to reinstate the Bahrain Grand Prix in the 2011 FIA Formula ...
EU Asked to Look into Rising Petrol Prices
30 May 2011, 07:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Reacting to what appears to be an unstoppable growth trend for the prices of petrol, the Federation Nationale d'Automobile (FIA), a group that represents the interests of some 35 million driver...
FIA Will Not Give Up on 2013 Engine Plans
22 May 2011, 11:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jean Todt will apparently not back down from his decision to introduce 1.6 litre 4-cylinder turbocharged engines in Formula 1 starting with the 2013 competition year. Following signs that more and m...
Alonso Tells Teams Not to Copy Ferrari Rear Wing
22 May 2011, 10:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari didn’t seem too concerned with the FIA banning their brand new rear wing design ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix qualifying session on Saturday, as plenty of voices from within the Mara...
FIA to Ban Off-Throttle Exhaust Blowing After Barcelona
18 May 2011, 07:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / According to rumors on Tuesday, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) has issued a new directive to the 2011 Formula 1 Regulations – known as Technical Directive 15 – prohibiting...
FIA Allows DRS for Monaco Grand Prix
9 May 2011, 13:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) is yet to make an official stance on the use of DRS (drag reduction system) in Monaco, a few weeks from now, but according to some publications the FIA ...
Ferrari Hits At FIA for Aerodynamic Focus in F1
5 May 2011, 05:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari's team manager Stefano Domanicali echoed the comments of his president Luca di Montezemolo the other week and slammed the FIA's focus on aerodynamic development only in Formula 1. ...
FIA Revise Steward System for 2009
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following several complaints about the steward system in Formula 1 this year, the World Motor Sport Council has decided to implement a few modifications in next year’s rulebook that would sati...
Ferrari Ask FIA to Revise the Points' System
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Despite congratulating Lewis Hamilton for his first title in Formula 1, Ferrari’s CEO Luca di Montezemolo insisted that he’s not very comfortable with the Brit being crowned world champi...
FIA and FOTA Reach Agreement
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following their meeting in Geneva yesterday, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) agreed on a drastic plan to reduce costs for the upcoming Fo...
Canada OUT of F1 Calendar in 2009
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation made a very clear statement yesterday about their future F1 plans regarding North America. And the answer is there aren't any. One year after dropping th...
Jerez Might Quit as F1 Test Track
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Many of the tracks that are currently used for testing by several Formula 1 teams might not continue their partnership with the series starting next year. Following FIA's latest cost-cutting me...
Mosley: Standard Engine Is the Right Path
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only hours before meeting the FOTA (Formula One Teams Association) representatives in Monaco later today, FIA president Max Mosley insisted that introducing a standard engine in Formula 1 is the fir...
Niki Lauda: Hurrying KERS into F1 is Illogical
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former F1 champion Niki Lauda has backed Ferrari's decision to ask the International Automobile Federation (FIA) for a delay in introducing the expensive KERS technology in 2009. The Fin argued...
Fisichella Eyes Scoreboard in 2009
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Giancarlo Fisichella has many plans heading to a new Formula 1 campaign in 2009. First of all, scoring his first point for Force India has become top priority for the Italian veteran. While admittin...