FIA said its World Motor Sport Council had agreed to cancel a Paris hearing scheduled for February 14 to assess McLaren's 2008 car.
The FIA is concerned about drivers suddenly slowing to save fuel after their final quick laps while others are still at full speed.
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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.
McLaren could be kicked out of both this year's and next year's championship if found guilty of cheating.
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's governing body would carry out a full safety assessment before agreeing to any night-time race.
Formula One leaders McLaren escaped immediate sanction on Thursday after a hearing into a spying controversy found insufficient evidence that they had benefited from leaked Ferrari data.
Formula One got back on track in changed circumstances on Friday but with Mercedes bringing a familiar look to the timing sheets as six times World champion Lewis Hamilton led team mate Valtteri Bottas one-two in Austrian Grand Prix free practice. The Briton did 41 laps and lapped with a best time of one minute 04.816 seconds in a damp and overcast session, 0.356 faster than the Finn.
Michael Schumacher has reportedly not shown any signs of recovery as various International publications are repeating alarming news about the health of Formula One legend.
The team's new owner Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya said an Indian driver is an option but not an immediate priority.
However, this was subject to conditions like substantial ownership and effective control of the airline being vested in Indian nationals.
Aseel Al-Hamad declared the start of a new era for Saudi women in motorsport on Sunday as she prepared to drive a Formula One car around the French Grand Prix circuit in front of thousands of fans.
The Spyker Formula One team will be renamed as Force India next season, new owner Vijay Mallya said on Saturday.
Thanks to the McLaren ban, even if their drivers score points in the next few races, no one from the team will be allowed to take a place on the podium. So a McLaren one-two could conceivably mean Felipe Massa standing alone on step three.
The organisers were fined a record $5 million for inviting a Turkish Cypriot leader to hand out the trophies after last month's F1 race.
A planned freeze on engine development in Formula One from 2008 will be brought forward to next year.
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The Federation of Indian Airlines, the group formed by various carriers, has appointed Amitabh Khosla from CII as Executive Director to head its secretariat and plans to have a Director General later.
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.
The Japanese company has been selected as Formula One's sole tyre supplier until the end of 2010.
Motorsport is set to receive a touch of Hollywood glamour with former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson becoming part owner of a sports car racing team.
Marussia expressed shock and anger on Wednesday at media allegations that French driver Jules Bianchi had ignored warning flags and been told to go faster by the Formula One team before he crashed and suffered critical head injuries in Japan.
Michelin's possible return to Formula One comes seven years after it withdrew from the competition, and comes after rival Pirelli has been dogged by tyre blowouts this year.
The FIA said its world motor sport council had voted overwhelmingly to wipe the slate clean after examining new evidence.
Security has been stepped up for Sunday's British Formula One Grand Prix, which will be watched by 100,000 people.
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Toyota will not be punished for an administrative error that led to the team competing without all the correct paperwork.
The Serb set up the breakaway PTPA on the eve of the US Open in September and resigned as head of the player council but last month he confirmed that he had been nominated by his fellow professionals for the current elections which he accepted.
The race, scheduled for September 17, has been cancelled this year to allow the Spa track to be improved, Formula One's ruling body said.
Formula One qualifying will be halted under "double-yellow" conditions starting during this weekend's German Grand Prix in a tightening of rules aimed at avoiding a repeat of the controversy surrounding Nico Rosberg's pole in Hungary.
Pakistan will tighten its noose around members of banned outfits, under observation militants and human traffickers by canceling their travel documents, blocking their identity cards and withdrawing facilities like bank accounts, the Interior Minister said.
The famous "Afghan girl" immortalised in a 1985 National Geographic magazine cover is facing investigation in Pakistan after she was found living in the country on fraudulent identity papers.
The Scottish broadcaster said Murray was self-isolating and still had hopes of competing in the Australian Open next month.
The second qualifying will be stalled after the French GP since all the teams agreed to a proposal to change the qualifying procedure.
Pakistani authorities on Saturday directed officials at airports across the country to bar former President Pervez Musharraf from going abroad. The Federal Investigation Agency directed immigration officials at all international airports to stop Musharraf from travelling abroad, TV news channels reported.
The FIA outlined six main proposals, the first on the list being to improve the racing spectacle without introducing artificial rules.
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