February 2nd, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in The FIA has confirmed a further change to the points system for 2010, which rewards the top 10 finishers for the first time. Since the original allocation was announced a few weeks ago, second place has been dropped from 20 to 18 points in order to give a greater reward for a win. The top [...]
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FIA Reassigns Donnelly, Purcell Resigns
Controversial FIA figure Alan Donnelly will reportedly not be involved with Formula One matters in 2010. Previously close to Max Mosley, the governing body’s new president Jean Todt first made Donnelly’s role as chief steward redundant, and Autosport reports that he has now been moved into a position not connected with motor racing. Donnelly became [...]
Crashgate Going To Court
After having his ban from racing overturned in a French court, Flavio Briatore is now vowing to sue F1′s governing body for loss of income. Even though the FIA recently said Briatore-managed drivers would be granted superlicenses for 2010, the former Renault boss said that Heikki Kovalainen and Lucas di Grassi ended their ties with [...]
Report: Schumacher To Test GP2 Car
Michael Schumacher will be quite the busy person this week as Blick and Bild (Swiss and German periodical, respectively) are reporting that he is returning to Formula 1, but with a twist; because of a testing ban in F1, the 41-year old racing veteran will drive a GP2 car at the Jerez circuit in Spain. The [...]
USF1 Car To Test In United States
The first USF1 car will make its debut on an American circuit, it was announced Friday. The Charlotte based team’s sporting director Peter Windsor told the official F1 website that the FIA has granted special dispensation to allow winter testing for USF1 away from the normal European group sessions. “Because we are a new team [...]
FIA To Push For Crashgate Bans
F1′s governing body is reportedly considering a fresh attempt to sanction Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds, after the crashgate conspirators this week won their French legal action. The Guardian newspaper said the FIA, now controlled by Jean Todt rather than Briatore nemesis Max Mosley, is determined the former Renault pair be not allowed to return to [...]
Briatore Ban Overturned
A Paris court on Tuesday ruled in favour of former Renault boss Flavio Briatore, overturning a lifetime suspension from motor sports imposed by Formula One’s governing body, FIA. The high court “ruled the sanction illegal,” citing “irregularities” in FIA’s decision in September to ban Briatore for allegedly ordering Nelson Piquet junior to crash at the [...]
