Felipe Massa’s claim for damages relating to the Formula 1 "Crashgate" scandal of 2008 can continue to trial, but other aspects of the legal action have been dismissed.

Felipe Massa has filed a lawsuit seeking over $80 million in damages from the FIA, Formula 1, and former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone over the 2008 Crashgate scandal.Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr. was ordered to crash deliberately during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix in order to help Fernando Alonso’s strategy,...

Former Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone has been ordered to pay $800 million after pleading guilty to tax fraud in court in the United Kingdom.Ecclestone had previously entered a not guilty plea to the charge relating to a trust held in Singapore, having not disclosed it to the government back...

Former Formula 1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone will be charged with UK tax fraud regarding what authorities say was a failure to declare over £400 million ($477m) of overseas assets.Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been carrying out what it calls “a complex and worldwide criminal investigation” that has...

Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone was arrested in Brazil on Wednesday for attempting to illegally carry a gun onto a plane.Reuters reports that the 91-year-old was preparing to board a private plane bound for Switzerland when an LW Seecamp .32 pistol was discovered in his luggage during an X-ray...

In 1978, Brabham’s Gordon Murray needed something big to beat the Lotus 79. His eureka moment came with the BT46B “Fan Car,” a Formula 1 legend that raced – and won – just once.This story appears in the Oct./July 2021 ‘Great Cars Issue’ of RACER magazine alongside other great features...

Bernie Ecclestone’s story in building Formula 1 is to be the subject of a new eight-part documentary, titled "Lucky."The documentary will be written and directed by Manish Pandy, who was the producer of the BAFTA-winning film "Senna." The former F1 CEO has granted exclusive rights to Pandy’s company Jiva Maya,...

Rod Campbell, who passed away in March of 2020, left behind a legacy that will be difficult to rival. Not only the success that he achieved personally, but the large number of people that he mentored and launched into their own orbits of business success. A founding group of Sean...

Lewis Hamilton has reacted with frustration via social media to controversial comments made by former F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone regarding race and inequality.In an interview with CNN, Ecclestone praised six-time F1 world champion Hamilton for his public leadership on the issue and his plan to set up a commission...

Formula 1 has been going through something of a transition over the last few years. In many ways, that has always been the case, but an ownership change and the departure of Bernie Ecclestone have made the past 18 months feel like a new beginning.So far, there has been plenty...