Formula One teams could face a soccer-style promotion and relegation system, according to plans being considered by Max Mosley.
The retired seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher was still in coma.
Formula One will this year be forced to face the reality that the era of dependence on tobacco sponsorship is drawing to a close.
There is a school of thought that ridding the sport altogether of cigarette branding would open the door to more family-friendly companies.
Formula One's governing body FIA has promised to listen to the voices of ordinary fans when finalising new rules for 2008 and beyond.
The FIA is concerned that cars are taking corners far faster than in the past, with clear safety implications.
Williams driver Felipe Massa has revealed that he considered quitting Formula One after Marussia driver Jules Bianchi's 160 miles-per-hour horror accident during the Japanese Grand Prix.
Etihad, Emirates and Qatar Airways have combined hired more than 100 Indian pilots in the last six months.
BAR said they took the decision to take up the option on Button's contract on July 20 and informed the driver's management team.
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The Indian ace completed the distance he needed for a Formula One super licence.
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Formula One's governing body has dismissed a move by commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone to change qualifying for Sunday's British Grand Prix.
Critically injured French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi will not give up his fight for life but the situation remains desperate, his father Philippe said on Tuesday.
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.
'Eighteen, 19, 17 -- who knows,' F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone said, when asked how many races there would be next season.
Michelin do not foresee being driven out by Formula One's governing body after their U.S. Grand Prix tyre problems.
Ferrari's technical director said the rule changes made it difficult for his team to win this year.
For the first time in three years, the US Open final will not be contested by Venus and Serena Williams.
The FIA ban was the harshest action taken against a Formula One team for 20 years.
TV footage showed Zardari coming out of his house and embracing his younger daughter Aseefa before getting into a black Landcruiser.
"If we do away with races like France and Britain, we start to lose an essential element of the sport," the FIA president said.
The FIA will appeal the decision of race stewards not to take action over his car's weight.
The three-time winner of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship is not listed for the first round of the 2005 series.
The government is keeping its options open.
Track promoters and regional authorities said their contract with Formula One had been extended by five years.
The pitstop fire provided the main talking point at Austria after Schumacher had taken his third win in a row.
FIA president Max Mosley said he believed a new pit and paddock complex would be built.
