Korean GP Track Passes FIA Inspection
12 Oct 2010, 06:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Yes, we finally have confirmation that this year's Formula One season will have 19 races, after FIA race director Charlie Whiting gave Korea's new formula one circuit the thumbs-up on Tues...
DMACK Becomes WRC Tire Supplier for 2011
15 Sep 2010, 13:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A few hours after French tire manufacturer Michelin announced that they will be joining the World Rally Championship from as early as next season, their Chinese counterparts DMACK issued a statement...
Michelin Becomes WRC Tire Supplier for 2011
15 Sep 2010, 10:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With Pirelli ending their World Rally Championship programme at the end of this season and focusing exclusively on their 3-year deal with F1, the premier rallying series needed a quick replacement f...
FIA Admit Ferrari Team Orders in Germany
10 Sep 2010, 06:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The FIA's World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) fully explained its position in the Ferrari team orders saga, one day after it decided not to hand any further penalties to the Italian team. Followin...
Extra Points for 2011 WRC Confirmed by the FIA
9 Sep 2010, 10:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The latest meeting held by the FIA's World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) in Paris resulted in some interesting changes to the World Rally Championship rulebook. From a competitive standpoint at le...
FIA Confirms 20 Races for 2011 F1 Season
9 Sep 2010, 06:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / For the first time in the history of the sport, Formula One's calendar will be comprised of 20 races. Following an extraordinary meeting held by the FIA's World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) ...
FIA Forgives Ferrari in Team Orders Saga
9 Sep 2010, 06:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has decided not to hand Ferrari any further penalties as a consequence of their alleged team orders in the German Grand Prix. During an extraordinary me...
FIA to Leave 13th Team Slot Empty in 2011
7 Sep 2010, 07:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The bids to enter Formula 1 made by teams like Epsilon Euskadi or Villeneuve Racing don't seem to be having the impact the teams were hoping for. According to rumors which surfaced these past f...
FIA to Debut Tougher Floor Flexibility Tests at Monza
27 Aug 2010, 07:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With Red Bull dominating the F1 field so clearly this year, everyone wants to know the secret behind the quickest car in the paddock, the RB6. Thus madness was spread even within the members of the ...
Mercedes Against Engine Parity in F1 - Red Bull
26 Aug 2010, 10:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes-Benz does not want to allow engine parity in Formula One. And that's not an official statement coming from the German carmaker or anything, but a voiced frustration from Red Bull'...
Ferrari Would Contest Negative FIA Verdict in Civil Court
23 Aug 2010, 09:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After they were handed a $100,000 fine from the FIA stewards in the German Grand Prix – for alleged team orders – Ferrari did not contest the penalty. The gesture was obviously interpret...
Mosley Wants Severe Punishment for Ferrari
23 Aug 2010, 07:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the intense criticism coming from some former grand prix drivers and high-ranked figures inside the paddock and directed at Ferrari's team tactics in the German Grand Prix, former pre...
Renault F1 to Update Wind Tunnel
13 Aug 2010, 07:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault's good run in the 2010 Formula One championship – as compared to the pre-season expectations of the Enstone based team – will justify a new development programme set up by t...
Red Bull Will Not Alter Front Wing
6 Aug 2010, 13:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although many are expecting to see the Red Bull mechanics alter the configuration of their car's front wing/floor or whatever amid the new flexibility wing tests imposed by the International Au...
New FIA Wing Test to Affect Most Teams
4 Aug 2010, 08:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Racing and Ferrari will not be the only Formula One teams who will have to alter the rigidity of their front wings in the weeks to come, as a consequence of the FIA's revision of the f...
FIA to Discuss Ferrari Team Orders on September 8
3 Aug 2010, 06:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari's team order case will be discussed by the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) on September 8. The information was confirmed by the FIA late yesterday, after initial rumors suggested that ...
Mercedes, Renault Handed $50,000 Fines for Pit Lane Incidents
2 Aug 2010, 09:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) recorded a serious funds increase in recent grands prix, as it has raised a minimum of $200,000 following the German and Hungarian races. If the $100,00...
FIA to Ramp Up Wing Flexibility Tests for Spa
2 Aug 2010, 08:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Amid illegality claims regarding the front wing designs of Red Bull Racing and Ferrari, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) has decided to ramp up its front wing flexibility tests prior to...
Red Bull to Vote Against Team Orders Ban Scrap
30 Jul 2010, 10:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although many drivers and team principals are asking for the team orders ban to be scrapped from the current Formula One regulations by the International Automobile Federation (FIA), following the l...
Briatore Insists Ferrari Should Relax before FIA Verdict
27 Jul 2010, 09:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Renault team manager Flavio Briatore, who is also championing Fernando Alonso currently, suggested that Ferrari should sit back and relax before the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) meeting i...