Susie Wolff's Dare to be Different initiative to increase female participation in motorsport held its debut headline event at Sandown Park kart track on Wednesday.Former Williams Formula 1 test driver Wolff launched the program, run in conjunction with the Motor Sports Association, at Autosport International in January.The maiden event hosted...

ABOVE: Gerhard Berger and the Benetton-Renault team demonstrate the art of refueling in 1996. (LAT photo) Formula 1 will not pursue the revival of mid-race refueling further at this time following meetings in Geneva this week.FIA president Jean Todt said the subject was back on the agenda when speaking at...

Williams performance chief Rob Smedley reckons Pirelli's new ultra-soft tire compound will present a "big challenge" to Formula 1 teams in 2016.F1 has revised its tire rules for 2016, introducing a new compound for circuits where the current super-soft tire is considered too hard – principally street tracks such as...

The new technical rules package planned for the 2017 Formula 1 season will not be as revolutionary as first thought, according to Williams technical chief Pat Symonds.In a bid to improve the show and the cars, F1 bosses set a mandate to increase the speed of machinery by five seconds...

Former Brabham Formula 1 designer Sergio Rinland has become technical advisor to the project to revive the famous team. David Brabham (pictured with Rinland) announced the appointment on stage at Autosport International motorsports show.Rinland took over from Gordon Murray as Brabham chief designer at the end of 1986 and had...

The FIA has brought in an independent audit company in an attempt to show the organization is above board and transparent in its dealings. The move comes after two other world governing bodies, soccer's FIFA and athletics body IAAF, have been engulfed in scandal in recent months.Closer to home, the...

Felipe Massa will sample the first Formula 1 car driven by Ayrton Senna, the Williams FW08C, at the Autosport International motorsports show this weekend.Raced by Keke Rosberg and Jacques Laffite in the 1983 season, the Cosworth-powered FW08C was the first F1 car the eventual three-time world champion tested, at Donington...

Former Williams Formula 1 test driver and DTM racer Susie Wolff will launch a new initiative to boost the number of females involved in motorsport.Wolff, who retired from racing in November, will attend the Autosport International motorsports show in Birmingham, UK to launch the program, developed with the Britain's Motor...

Ginetta will formally launch its LMP3-based G57 sportscar at next month's Autosport International show.The Ginetta G57 is aimed at open-regulation classes with an eye on international expansion, and the car has been accepted for entry in the French VdeV series. It will be launched on the opening morning of the...

Elfyn Evans will carry Autosport International branding on his M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC during this week's Wales Rally GB.The logo for the Jan. 14-17 motorsports show in Birmingham, UK will be featured across the Ford in the final round of the World Rally Championship, marking M-Sport's presence as a major...