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Mexico, Korea and New Jersey have been dropped

The FIA has published the official and final 2014 Formula One Calendar, and there are some big changes since the previous calendar that still had provisional races.  Next year's calendar will feature 19 races, including the removal of...

The FIA Motorsport Council has announced the 12-round calendar for next year’s edition of the World Touring Car Championship. Following a meeting the Council had this Wednesday, October 20th, it was decided to get Belgium back on the programme ...

It also moves around the races from the earlier provisional schedule

The FIA World Motorsport Council has released the official calendar for the 2014 Formula 1 season. Unfortunately, there are still three provisional races on 22-race calendar, which means that the schedule could still change somewhat.  In ...

The FIA has ruled that the reactive ride height system, which we reported on just over a week ago, is not legal for the sport because it gives an aerodynamic benefit. That means that Team Lotus and Ferrari will have to scrap their systems and star...

After complaints by Lotus and Red Bull, the FIA has ruled that the F-duct DRS wing on the Mercedes-AMG W03 is legal. This hopefully puts an end to controversy over whether it gave the team an unfair advantage.  Lotus and Red Bull claimed ...

The FIA has closed a loophole that allowed Red Bull to decrease torque and increase engine emissions in the middle RPM range. The exploit allowed Red Bull to decrease wheel spin and allowed more gases to exit the car to affect aerodynamics.  ...

Problem concerns vanes around the exhaust

The Coanda exhausts on the Williams FW35 and Caterham CT03 have been ruled illegal by the FIA specifically because of the vanes that are around the exhaust outlet.  The FW35 has a two-part vane at the top of the exhaust exit, and the Cate...

Ferrari says the matter is now closed

The controversy over whether Sebastian Vettel made an illegal pass under yellow on Jean-Eric Vergne is finally, officially over. After a letter from Ferrari asking the FIA for clarification yesterday, the FIA ruled that the pass was legal.  ...

It will begin running the proposed system to show teams how it works

The FIA and Formula 1 have begun discussing changes to the sporting regulations for next season that could include a new testing schedule and a proposed driver penalty points system. For the new rules to be passed, there would need to be unanimous...

Given how well the Mini Cooper S has sold in the US, it is not utterly surprising that Fiat would also want to sell the Abarth version of its 500 in the US too. Until now, it has not been clear whether Fiat would actually sell the performance vers...