At the end of each Formula 4 United States Championship Powered By Honda season, the top-seven drivers entered in the championship points reserve are presented FIA Superlicense and FIA championship points to aid in their racing career advancement to Formula 1.In 2017, Kyle Kirkwood of Jupiter, Fla., Benjamin Pedersen of...

A total of $40,000 was presented to the season point champions of the inaugural Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda during the season-end banquet at Homestead-Miami Speedway.Cameron Das, Konrad Czaczyk and Kyle Kirkwood finished the season highest on the points list.Das, 16, finished the opening season first in...

Racing drivers who avoid picking up penalty points in eligible FIA championships will receive help towards obtaining a Formula 1 superlicense.The international motorsports governing body has decided to award two F1 superlicense bonus points to drivers who avoid penalties for dangerous or unsporting behavior, following a meeting of its World...

The DTM warrants a presence on the FIA's Formula 1 superlicense framework, according to ex-F1 and DTM driver David Coulthard.The German series does not appear on the points system being implemented for 2016, and its three manufacturers wrote to the FIA asking for a rethink. Paul di Resta moved to...

Formula 1 drivers Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo and Carlos Sainz Jr. believe Formula Renault 3.5 has been undervalued in the FIA's new superlicense points system.Motorsport's governing body announced earlier this year several changes to the requirements to earn a superlicense to race in F1, including a set number of points...

The DTM's three manufacturers are pushing the FIA to reconsider its new Formula 1 superlicense system so the category is not excluded from the list of series that qualify a driver.As part of an effort to impose stricter criteria for drivers earning F1 licenses, the FIA has introduced a new...

Susie Wolff has urged the FIA to reconsider Formula 1's superlicense criteria so that test drivers do not miss out on race seats from 2016.Although the Williams test driver has completed more than 1000km of running for her team since 2012, she currently will not qualify for a superlicense under...

Sergio Perez believes new Toro Rosso Formula 1 recruit Max Verstappen (ABOVE) must trust his talent and not worry about media perceptions of his youth.Verstappen's promotion to F1 after just one season in European Formula 3 attracted criticism in some quarters, as the 17-year-old will become the youngest ever driver...

Max Verstappen will have his first official Formula 1 race weekend outing at the Japanese Grand Prix, with Toro Rosso confirming he will drive in first free practice.The Dutchman, who will race for the Italian team in 2015, has been waiting to find out if the FIA would grant him...

The FIA is to conduct a review of the Formula 1 superlicense system in the wake of questions about the way that drivers are qualifying for them.Debate about whether or not the superlicense conditions need tweaking have been prompted by the arrival of Max Verstappen (pictured) into F1 next season...