Legacy Motor Club has been granted a temporary restraining order against Rick Ware Racing as the organization pursues legal action over the sale of a charter. The restraining order prevents RWR from selling, leasing, or taking any other action regarding the charter question for 10 days or until an agreement...

The chairman of the UK’s governing body for motorsport has threatened the FIA with legal action, claiming recent changes to governance are against the FIA’s own statutes.David Richards is the chairman of Motorsport UK and backed Mohammed Ben Sulayem (pictured at right, above, with Richards) during his bid to become...

Mercedes is taking legal action against an employee it has accused of stealing confidential data and information ahead of a move to Formula 1 rival Ferrari.In a UK High Court filing revealed by Bloomberg, Benjamin Hoyle, due to join Ferrari at the start of next year, is being sued by...

A man arrested on suspicion of leaking seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher's stolen medical files was found hanged in his cell this week, according to Swiss police.The unnamed man was a manager at Swiss air rescue firm Rega, which transferred Schumacher to Switzerland from a French hospital in...

The fired Caterham Formula 1 staff taking legal action against their former employer have refused to back down over their claims they were unfairly dismissed.Around 40 ex-Caterham staff are pursuing a claim against the F1 team, after they lost their jobs following the recent takeover of the squad by a...

The Caterham Formula 1 team says it is taking legal action against former staff for what it claims are "damaging" accusations made against the outfit.Representatives of around 40 former Caterham staff members announced on Monday that they were to sue the Leafield-based outfit for compensation related to their dismissal and...