Former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore asked a French court to overturn his life ban from Formula One on Tuesday, saying he had been denied his right to a free and fair defence.
Ferrari will quit Formula One at the end of this season if plans for a budget cap for 2010 are not abandoned, the champions said on Tuesday.
McLaren drivers Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button will start last in Sunday's Belgian Formula One Grand Prix after being hit with heavy grid penalties for changes to their Honda power units.
The Shanghai weather all but wiped out the first two practice sessions for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix on Friday with poor visibility in the city forcing the grounding of the medical support helicopter.
Up and coming Indian driver Armaan Ebrahim, secured another top 10 finish in the final race of the year to end the Formula 2 Championships season on a high.
Launching a scathing attack over his fellow drivers for not presenting a united front on the introduction of Halo device, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel has favoured the launch of head protection device for the 2017 Formula One season saying nothing could 'justify death'.
Formula One's governing body is planning to tighten the rules on telemetry next season to limit the amount of remote assistance drivers can get from their data engineers.
This year's Formula One title will go to the driver who wins the most races rather than the most points, the sport's governing body said on Tuesday.
Stewards summoned Lewis Hamilton after complaints about his erratic driving behind the safety car in a wet Japanese Grand Prix.
Six time world champion Lewis Hamilton enjoys a 30-point lead in the championship after four races and is set to equal Schumacher's seven crowns.
Under pressure Formula One supplier Pirelli has been surprised by the threat of a German Grand Prix boycott by drivers but expects no problems with its new tyres and is planning to stay in the sport.
Reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton has lashed out at the plans of new qualifying format in the Formula One, saying the drivers should be consulted before changing the rules.
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were given the all-clear for next week's British Grand Prix on Friday after their Mercedes Formula One team escaped heavy sanctions for a 'secret' tyre test with Pirelli.
Renualt's Fernando Alonso alleged the FIA was helping Michael Schumacher win his eighth world championship.
Seven drivers, including Charles Leclerc, remained standing last weekend.
Track promoters and regional authorities said their contract with Formula One had been extended by five years.
Formula One's governing body warned on Thursday that the sport is "becoming unsustainable" and invited teams to come up with new rules to slash costs and halve fuel consumption by 2015. Mosley said the matter is urgent, with the teams' proposals needing to be ready within three months and the FIA prepared to step in and prepare new rules for 2011 if a majority of the teams did not show agreement.
Next year's season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne has been brought forward to March 20, to allow space for an August break, after previously being listed for a later than usual start on April 3.
Lewis Hamilton will have to pay $335,700 for his licence to race in Formula One in 2008.
'It is clear that McLaren's actions during the 2007 Monaco Grand Prix were entirely legitimate and no further action is necessary,' the FIA said on its web site.
Force India collected one of Formula One's stranger sanctions on Sunday when they were given a suspended 25,000-euro ($27,317.50) fine for a breach of the rules concerning driver numbers on their cars.
The 17-year-old, who smashed at speed into the back of another car that had halted on the track, was trapped in the wreckage for more than 90 minutes before being extricated and flown to hospital.
Earlier in the day, Russia was banned from defending its Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup titles but its players will still be allowed to compete at the Grand Slams and in regular tour events.
South Korea's Formula One grand prix has been reinstated provisionally on a record 21-race calendar for 2015 while double points have been scrapped for the final round in Abu Dhabi, the sport's governing body said on Wednesday.
Bernie Ecclestone has made clear that Formula One will pay prize money to only the top 10 teams from the end of this season.
Formula One has banned from next week's Singapore Grand Prix all radio communications that help improve the performance of the car or driver in a move that could add another twist to the title battle between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton.
Champions Red Bull were embroiled in a technical controversy before Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix with suggestions that their cars, with Mark Webber on pole position in one of them, could be in breach of the regulations.
FIA president Max Mosley said congratulated tyre and engine suppliers for their efforts in slowing cars and cutting costs significantly.
World Champions Red Bull and rivals Ferrari will withdraw from the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) after failure to reach agreement over cost cutting measures.
A FIA spokesman said the Japanese F1 team's application has been refused.
The Briton hired to oversee reform of Bahrain's police force has written to the head of Formula One's governing body to calm security fears about next week's Grand Prix, saying he often felt safer living in the kingdom than in London.
Speaking at last weekend's title deciding US Grand Prix in Austin, the 84-year-old Briton told reporters he hoped to add more American venues to a series that is already set for a record 21 races next year.
Formula One will revert to its 2015 qualifying format at next week's Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai and for the remainder of the season, the governing FIA said in a statement on Thursday after backing down in the face of opposition from teams.
Renault, Honda, Toyota, McLaren-Mercedes and BMW-Sauber will not be guaranteed one of the 12 team slots if they failed to sign up in time.
Formula One's governing body announced on Wednesday it had joined the Olympic family, although there was no suggestion that motor racing could ever be part of any future Games.
The Renault Formula One team will be renamed Alpine F1 from 2021, competing in French colours to showcase the carmaker's sportscar brand, new company CEO Luca de Meo announced on Sunday.
Karun Chandhok has no regrets of missing out Formula One action rather he is happy being part of FIA World Endurance Championship, which he says is an "eye opener" for him.
