A FIA spokesman said the Japanese F1 team's application has been refused.
Formula One's governing body poured scorn on Michelin after the French tyre company criticised plans to move to a single supplier in 2008.
The pitstop fire provided the main talking point at Austria after Schumacher had taken his third win in a row.
Lewis Hamilton received his trophy as Formula One's youngest champion on Friday and the 23-year-old said he has fulfilled a childhood dream. Ferrari's Brazilian Felipe Massa, beaten by a single point after winning his home race last month, celebrated his team's constructors' crown.
Formula One safety talks between drivers and Max Mosley will go ahead as planned on August 1 despite a lower than expected turnout.
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement that it was reviewing Sunday's race result after a timing discrepancy came to light.
The second qualifying will be stalled after the French GP since all the teams agreed to a proposal to change the qualifying procedure.
'Currently, EVs are about 30-50 per cent more expensive than ICE vehicles. I believe the inflection point for EVs will come when this price gap narrows to 20-25 per cent. That's when people will start coming in.'
Dutch Formula One driver Max Verstappen collected two special awards for the second year in a row at the International Automobile Federation (FIA)'s gala prize-giving ceremony on Friday.
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.
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 teams have thrown a lifeline to Italy's Imola circuit by agreeing to expand next year's calendar from 17 to 18 races.\n
San Marino Grand Prix organisers remained hopeful on Tuesday that they would have a Formula One race next year despite it being left off the 2007 calendar.
The Formula One calendar will be trimmed to 17 Grands Prix next year with Germany and Italy each losing one of their two races.
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.
Formula One's governing body confirmed rule changes that will shorten qualifying by five minutes from this weekend's French Grand Prix.
Formula One's governing body has dismissed a move by commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone to change qualifying for Sunday's British Grand Prix.
Austria's health ministry on Saturday gave the green light to two Formula One motor races on July 8 and 12 - the delayed season-openers - to be held without spectators in line with plans aimed at halting the spread of COVID-19. Austria is among countries moving ahead with easing restrictions as new coronavirus infections wane.
Track promoters and regional authorities said their contract with Formula One had been extended by five years.
The money represents a fine handed to McLaren in September as a result of a spying controversy. The FIA had imposed on McLaren a $100 million fine and the loss of their 2007 constructors' points.
The Spyker Formula One team will be renamed as Force India next season, new owner Vijay Mallya said on Saturday.
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 FIA has promised to listen to the voices of ordinary fans when finalising new rules for 2008 and beyond.
The FIA has clamped down on team-to-car radio as well as the two-way telemetry systems that enable engineers to tweak a car's settings while it is racing.
Formula One drivers will need prior written permission from the sport's governing body to make "political, religious and personal statements"
The Indian ace completed the distance he needed for a Formula One super licence.
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