Formula 1 has confirmed the introduction of an extra point being available to the driver who sets the fastest lap of the race, starting with this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix.As reported last week, the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) had already approved the re-introduction of the rule that was last...

A number of Formula 1 team bosses have come out to criticize the period of "gardening leave" that head of the F1 technical department Marcin Budkowski will serve before being able to join a team.The FIA has confirmed that Budkowski this week resigned from his position with immediate effect, and...

Sport newsThis week FIA confirmed the introduction of the Halo system for use in 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship. Let us recall the context of this process started several years ago.Safety in motorsport is a paramount concern for the FIA and while great strides have been made in many...

Amid ongoing debate following the decision made this week to mandate the Halo cockpit protection device in Formula 1 for 2018, the FIA has posted an explanation of the decision, with a recap of the events that led up to it, on its oficial website."Over the past decade motorsport has...

Standing restarts after safety car periods in Formula 1 will be worth the risk if they improve the show, says Haas team principal Gunther Steiner.On Friday, all 11 team principals and F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone gathered for a meeting in the Abu Dhabi paddock to discuss the proposal. After discussing...

Nico Rosberg does not think the planned changes to the Formula 1 regulations for 2017 will produce good battles between drivers on track.Members of the Strategy Group and F1 Commission are meeting on Tuesday to finalize the new rules for next season, with plans including cars with more downforce, plus...

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff is struggling to understand what Formula 1's second attempt at using its new 2016 qualifying format will achieve at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. F1 was accused of a knee-jerk reaction in criticizing the new elimination system that made its debut in the season-opening race...

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes Formula 1's new qualifying format will swiftly be figured out by all the teams.Following meetings of the Strategy Group and F1 Commission in Geneva last week, it was announced that qualifying will be changed to a knock-out system. However, on Saturday, Bernie Ecclestone...

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes Bernie Ecclestone is "frustrated" following the Formula 1 chief executive's latest denigrating comments against the motorsport series he helps run.As 2016's F1 pre-season testing started in Barcelona, Ecclestone claimed "Formula 1 is the worst it has ever been" in the UK's Daily Mail...

Formula 1 grands prix could feature refueling again in 2017, with the plan to be discussed further next week.Refueling's return was mooted in May, when F1's Strategy Group announced plans for a series of measures to improve the show in 2017. While the move had the support of drivers, the...