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.
Nico Rosberg's retirement from Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix was caused by a freak contamination of his steering column electronics by a substance used by Mercedes in their pre-event servicing, the team said on Friday.
Pirelli, whose tyres caused controversy last year when they had to be redesigned after a spate of blowouts, also announced changes to the sporting regulations that will allow them more testing time.
Verstappen, who had started alongside Norris on the front row, was leading by lap three and could then build a buffer and take control.
A major antagonism is visible the world over between capitalism and democracy. But the Indian elite and the media continue to glorify capitalism, with all its sleaze. Their celebration of F1 is part of this, says Praful Bidwai.
Formula One takes a step into the dark this season with new faces and new races, including the first to be held at night in Singapore.
A prototype 'halo' head protection device made its Formula One test debut in Spain on Thursday, with Kimi Raikkonen declaring visibility to be 'okay' after lapping with it attached to the cockpit of his Ferrari.
'It's a great job by the team. Usually in the first day you don't get that many laps so I'm really happy'
With only 30 days left for the inaugural Indian Grand Prix, the Delhiites, on Saturday, got the first taste of Formula One with young racer Daniel Ricciardo burning the rubber of a Red Bull Racing car on the historic Rajpath.
The Mercedes Formula One driver is on a fast track after rekindling his romance with former Pussycat Doll lead singer Nicole Scherzinger. Nicole Scherzinger has recently shared pictures of herself from her trip to the Maldives.
The Indian Grand Prix is likely to be dropped from next year's Formula One calendar as Russia prepares for its debut, commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone told Reuters.
On a rainsoaked afternoon that saw the race twice stopped and re-started with the safety car deployed five times, there were also those who felt the sport had erred too far on the side of caution.
Kimi Raikkonen made clear on Friday that his Lotus Formula One team had issues to resolve before he could have serious discussions about staying on next season.
The winds of change have swept through Ferrari and even Christmas has a different feel now.
Wimbledon attracts celebrities the way the US Open, the French Open and the Australian Open can't.
The tyre company could pull out at the end of next year if the governing body presses ahead with plans for a sole supplier.
Lewis Hamilton shed pent-up tears of joy after ending a 945-day wait for a win with a record ninth British Grand Prix victory in front of his home fans on Sunday.
Mark Webber has no intention of coasting when he calls time on his 12-year career in Formula One at the end of the season and is determined to put Porsche back on top of the podium at Le Mans sooner rather than later.
An FIA report found that Marussia driver Bianchi over-controlled the oversteering car, such that he left the track earlier than Sutil, and headed towards a point 'up-stream' along the barrier.
Force India's Sergio Perez has said he is yet to decide if he will drive for the Formula One team next season.
Hamilton, Bottas's team mate, started in eighth place after a grid penalty triggered by an unscheduled gearbox change and finished fourth.
Formula One has tossed the refuelling rigs on the scrapheap, souped-up the scoring system and stretched the starting grid and the race calendar for 2010.
The immediate task, apart from checking the systems, will be to get to grips with the new Pirelli tyres that the Italian company says should produce more exciting racing with more pitstops required.
Formula One has taken over the city streets but for Cuban Olympic boxing champion Robeisy Ramirez, being in Baku is all about the road to Rio.
George Russell led Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes front-row lockout in qualifying for the British Grand Prix on Saturday with McLaren's Lando Norris completing a rare one-two-three of home drivers.
Formula One's rulers gather in the millionaires' playground of Monaco on Friday to steer the sport away from its profligate past and towards a more cost-conscious future. With teams battered by the credit crunch and stunned by Honda's decision to quit, the FIA's world motor sport council is expected to rubber-stamp measures agreed on Wednesday to rein in spending.
Yuvraj Singh took the T20 World Cup trophy into top gear at the Miami Grand Prix circuit.
Formula One teams will be granted more technical freedom if they compete with a budget cap of 40 million pounds ($59.35 million) next year, the sport's governing body said on Thursday. Three new teams will be allowed to enter, expanding the starting grid to a maximum of 26 cars or six more than at present, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) added in a statement.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen started the season with a commanding Bahrain Grand Prix win from pole position.
Red Bull are concerned about their constructors' title defence being weakened at a time when McLaren are emerging as a threat
Lewis Hamilton revealed he is a big Arsenal fan and 'has been waiting for' them to win the Premier League (PL) for his whole life.
Lewis Hamilton can clinch his fifth Formula One world championship at Sunday's US Grand Prix.
Formula One World champion Sebastian Vettel drove his new Red Bull for the first time on Thursday with the team saying they were on course to tick all the right boxes in pre-season testing at Jerez.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc won the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday to become the first home winner
Formula One has had to modify its qualifying format after financial problems ruled the Caterham and Marussia teams out of Sunday's US Grand Prix while Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel is set to be sidelined by an engine penalty.
Formula One's governing body has banned teams from sending drivers coded messages under a controversial clampdown on the use of radio communications from this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso on Thursday refused to categorically rule out leaving current team Ferrari as soon as next season for either former outfit McLaren or reigning champions Red Bull.
Indian businessman Vijay Mallya has teamed up with Spyker's director of Formula One, Michiel Mol, to make an 80 million euro ($109.3 million) bid for the cash-strapped team.
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