Formula One's Australian season-opener lacked a vital ingredient, overtaking, and it will take years to fix the problem, managing director for motorsports Ross Brawn said on Monday.
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Formula One teams and decision makers have agreed changes to the points system and tyre rules for this season as well as a ban on controversial 'double diffusers' from 2011. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement on Tuesday that the new points system will see the top 10 rewarded in a 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 sequence to encourage what it called "the race to win".
Formula One's governing body has ditched a controversial rule that led to drivers being penalised for pitting during the early stages of the safety car being deployed in a race. The revised rule will now allow the pits to stay open, with new software regulating the speed of drivers returning to refuel.
Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg has apologised for colliding with team mate Lewis Hamilton during Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix and has been disciplined, his Mercedes team said on Friday.
Formula One teams will no longer be allowed to run three cars at Grand Prix practice sessions from next season.
Formula One teams and stakeholders failed to agree a fix for the sport's failed new qualifying format at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday and agreed instead to go away and consider a compromise by next Thursday.
The governing FIA had reported both drivers to stewards after their cars failed post-race checks
Formula One teams will be granted more technical freedom if they compete with a budget cap of 40 million pounds ($59.35 million) next year, the sport's governing body said on Thursday. Three new teams will be allowed to enter, expanding the starting grid to a maximum of 26 cars or six more than at present, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) added in a statement.
Formula One teams say they will race in Russia, despite the crisis in Ukraine and downing of a Malaysian airliner, unless the country's debut Grand Prix in October is called off or they are ordered not to go.
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Formula One could live without Ferrari if they were to walk away in protest at the introduction of a budget cap, according to International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Max Mosley. He made clear that he would not be backing down over allowing teams to compete with a voluntary 40 million pound ($59.56 million) cap in 2010 in exchange for greater technical freedom than others remaining with unrestricted budgets.
An FIA report found that Marussia driver Bianchi over-controlled the oversteering car, such that he left the track earlier than Sutil, and headed towards a point 'up-stream' along the barrier.
Formula One will be noisier next year after the sport's governing body approved new measures on Wednesday to raise the decibels after complaints about the V6 turbo hybrid power units introduced in 2014.
Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher turned 50 on Thursday with Formula One and his fans paying tribute to the sport's most successful driver with a mixture of celebration and sorrow.
Formula One's governing body has moved to amend the sport's safety car rules after Michael Schumacher was penalised for an overtaking move at last weekend's Monaco Grand Prix. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement on Thursday that there is "a lack of clarity" in the application of a rule prohibiting overtaking when the safety car was deployed on the last lap of a race.
Formula One teams face a stiff hike in entry fees for next year's championship with the winning constructor having to pay $6,000 for every point scored this season as well as a basic charge of $500,000.
The financial troubles that have forced the Marussia and Caterham Formula One teams into administration emphasise the need for cost-cutting measures, the sport's governing body said on Thursday.
Formula One could have 20 races again next season after the sport's governing body said on Wednesday it has pencilled in an unspecified European race to make up for a postponed Grand Prix in New Jersey.
Adrian Newey accused Red Bull's rivals of being afraid to supply them with engines for 2016 and warned there is a real risk of the four times world champions walking away from Formula One.
Formula One teams have agreed to change the scoring system for the second time in two months to increase the reward for race winners and encourage overtaking.
Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel gave a planned new electric series a firm thumbs-down on Saturday, saying silent motor racing left him cold.
It is doubtful there has been a more popular winner of a Formula One race in recent years than McLaren's Lando Norris, who was celebrated by everyone from Max Verstappen to Donald Trump following his victory at the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday.
The FIA has announced a ten-year freeze on engine development, from 2008-2017.
Formula One world champions past and present paid their respects to Jules Bianchi and mourned one of their own at the French driver's funeral on Tuesday.
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Ferrari are planning to add female racers to their expanding young driver programme as they seek to develop talent for the future.
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone on Thursday asserted that the troubled Indian Grand Prix has run out of time for a 2015 return and its organisers must settle the contractual obligations for a possible comeback in 2016.
The Formula One season will stretch to 19 races next year with Abu Dhabi making its debut as the final Grand Prix in mid-November, the sport's governing body said on Wednesday. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) published the draft calendar, which starts in Australia on March 29 and has one more race than in 2008.
Formula One's 2016 tyre rules, giving more choice on the selection of compounds and strategy, have left even some drivers confused.
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The tyre company could pull out at the end of next year if the governing body presses ahead with plans for a sole supplier.
Lewis Hamilton, the sport's most successful driver of all time and badly affected by the outcome after leading until seven corners from the end, did not attend Thursday night's gala awards ceremony-- a requirement for the championship's top three.
Formula One's rulers gather in the millionaires' playground of Monaco on Friday to steer the sport away from its profligate past and towards a more cost-conscious future. With teams battered by the credit crunch and stunned by Honda's decision to quit, the FIA's world motor sport council is expected to rubber-stamp measures agreed on Wednesday to rein in spending.
The FIA is also under fire on other fronts, with confusion about the scoring at last Sunday's shortened Japanese Grand Prix and widespread driver anger, about the deployment of a recovery tractor on track while cars were lapping in the heavy spray.
F1 stewards exempted Lewis Hamilton from a jewellery ban at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday after accepting he risked disfigurement if a nose piercing was removed.
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