Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix will be the 1,000th race of the Formula One world championship since the first at Silverstone in 1950.
The Swiss-born racer, who gave Williams their first grand prix victory at Silverstone in 1979 and won four races for Ferrari, was 67.
A1 Team India stole the show at the final test session at Silverstone ahead the new A1GP World Cup.
Sport and society remain stuck in the 'stone age' when it comes to women's rights, Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday.
The Sahara Group has sought Supreme Court's permission to sell its shares in the Force India Formula 1 team as part of its effort to raise funds for the release of conglomerate's jailed chief Subrata Roy.
The sport's oldest and most successful team are hoping the car, with more red and less white in the livery following the departure of sponsor Santander, will take them to a first championship in a decade.
The Indian ace registered the fastest lap for team Jordan during testing in Silverstone in preparation for the May 8 race.
Force India's Sergio Perez has said he is yet to decide if he will drive for the Formula One team next season.
Jordan plan to run their 2005 Toyota-powered car for the first time at Silverstone next Monday, team sources said on Wednesday.
Nico Rosberg had his Formula One world championship lead over Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton cut to one point after the German was demoted from second to third place in the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
The 34-year-old Italian, dropped by his Honda MotoGP team, also hinted at a switch to the world superbike championship.
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 Indian ace completed the distance he needed for a Formula One super licence.
Jordan gave their new Formula One car its track debut on Monday, less than a month before the season starts in Australia on March 6.
Force India's feuding team mates met on Thursday to reset their relationship after French rookie Esteban Ocon accused Mexican Sergio Perez of trying to kill him at last weekend's Belgian Grand Prix.
Austrian Christian Klien will race the next four Grands Prix for Red Bull and probably the two after that as well
"If we do away with races like France and Britain, we start to lose an essential element of the sport," the FIA president said.
Microsoft Corp chairman Bill Gates wants to become Toyota's chief Formula One sponsor.
The Italian signed a two-year contract and will have his first test of the team's F1 car on Thursday.
Vijay Mallya, who is being pursued by Indian authorities over unpaid loans tied to his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, has taken steps that could see India disappear from the name of his Formula One team.
Force India had something to cheer about. Paul Di Resta delivered a great result for Sahara Force India by finishing sixth, his second-best of the season, while Adrian Sutil came 10th in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday.
A former Irish priest, Cornelius Horan had also interrupted the British Formula One Grand Prix last year by running on to the Silverstone track.
Formula One's supreme said if a promoter is found a long-term contract will be signed.
History suggests that when drivers are fighting for race wins and championships, and enjoy equal status in the same competitive cars, then real friendship is often the first casualty.
2016 F1 calendar to feature record 21-race campaign
Countries without a Formula One driver or heritage but ready to pay heavily for the prestige of hosting a Grand Prix
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