Sport newsEn ouverture de séance, le Président de la FIA Jean Todt a adressé un message de solidarité aux victimes des catastrophes naturelles survenues au Mexique et à Porto Rico cette semaine.Le Président, au nom de toute la FIA, du Conseil Mondial du Sport Automobile et de la communauté du...

Sport newsThe meeting began with the FIA President Jean Todt paying special tribute to those affected by the natural disasters occurring in Mexico and Puerto Rico this week.The President, on behalf of the entire FIA, the World Motor Sport Council, and the broader motor sport community offered his support and...

The FIA is aiming to implement the Halo on the season five Formula E car to race from 2018, coinciding with powertrain changes.The next season of Formula E – season four – gets underway in December and will be the last year of the current chassis. From the 2018-19 season,...

Sport newsThe theme of this sport conference is “Progress and Direction: together through a decade of change” – and focuses on the developments in the sport, from grassroots and ASN-level, right through the pinnacle.“I am delighted to see so many delegates here in Geneva for this edition of the Sport...

The GP2 Series has been renamed the FIA Formula 2 Championship following an agreement between Formula One Group and the FIA at a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Geneva."I am very pleased to announce the evolution of the GP2 Series to become the FIA Formula 2 Championship,"...

British single-seater sensation Lando Norris is targeting an attack on the Macau Grand Prix for his race debut in the top tier of Formula 3.The Somerset driver, who celebrates his 17th birthday the week before November's Far East classic, wants to contest the race as a warm-up for an assault...

Sport newsDuring the meeting, the following decisions were taken:FIA World Rally ChampionshipTo create a fairer attribution of points when part of an event’s itinerary is cancelled, a minimum of 75% of the special stage distance must be run in order to allocate full points from 2017. If between 50% and...

Sport newsDuring the meeting, the following decisions were taken:FIA Formula One World ChampionshipQualifyingThe World Motor Sport Council approved the new qualification format, the principles of which were unanimously accepted by the F1 Commission. The new system should be introduced for the first round of the 2016 FIA Formula One World...

The FIA has extended the deadline for registration for the Formula 3 European Championship after 24 entries were filed by Monday's cut-off date.The governing body took the decision on Monday, in the wake of Autosport's story revealing that four teams were likely to drop out of the championship for 2016....

Sport newsIt is a good opportunity therefore to look at the current state of play of the pyramid-shaped structure that the FIA has been putting in place for a few years now, with the aim of setting out a defined, coherent and economically viable route for those who want to...