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Dan Wheldon's death last week at the Las Vegas Speedway was a tragedy, as is the death of any racer. He was certainly a very accomplished driver, and he will be missed. The shockwaves of his death are reverberating through auto racing. The FIA...

The FIA thinks that it is finally close to an international television deal for the WRC for 2012. Granted, it is a little late, given that the WRC already has two rounds under its belt for this season.  A deal seems imminent, although wit...

The FIA have created a new electric vehicle racing series called the Formula E Championship. The cars will be purely electrically powered. The series will be run by entrepreneur Enrique Bañuelos as CEO, team owner Alejandro Agag, ...

Possible that punishment could be leveled against both

The FIA continues to investigate Mercedes and now Ferrari for in-season tire testing with Pirelli this year. Ferrari became involved when it admitted that it tested with Pirelli two weeks before Mercedes but used a 2011 car. The major controversy ...

The FIA is strengthening the ECU rules in Formula 1 to definitively get rid of blown exhausts.  The FIA wants to totally remove exhaust blown aerodynamics from Formula 1. It changed the rules earlier in the year to mandate a certain, gene...

Its decision will be published after the hearing

The FIA International Tribunal has announced that it will convene in Paris on Thursday, June 20, 2013, at 9:30am to hear the case against Mercedes and Pirelli and whether their actions broke the sport's rules. A decision on the case will b...

Its verdict is expected for Friday, June 21.

The FIA International Tribunal held its hearing into Mercedes and Pirelli’s tire test between the Spanish Grand Prix and Monaco Grand Prix on Thursday, June 20. It verdict on the case is expected on Friday. It began with the FIA outlinin...

Ferrari cleared of suspicion

The FIA International Tribunal has announced that it has begun an investigation into Mercedes for its tire test with Pirelli in Barcelona prior to the Grand Prix of Monaco. Ferrari has been cleared of breaking the rules for testing with Pirelli in...

FIA Present Jean Todt paid a visit to the HRT Formula 1 Team's new headquarters at the Caja Mágica near Madrid, Spain. Todt was guided on the tour by the team's CEO Saúl Ruiz de Marcos and Team Principal, Luis Pér...

President says he will use blocking vote to force change

FIA President Jean Todt says that he will use his power to force cost cutting in Formula 1 in the new Concorde Agreement, despite protests from top F1 teams. Next season, F1 budgets will expand because of new engines and new regulations. The t...