A plan to expand the points system in Formula 1 beyond the top 10 finishers in a grand prix has been dropped following a meeting of the F1 Commission.The proposal was lodged earlier this year to pay out points to at least the top 12 drivers, with the intention of...

Given the wider global situation and the ongoing uncertainty about when ‘normal’ life will resume, you’d be forgiven for not placing too much emphasis on something happening via e-vote in Formula 1.But the FIA World Motor Sport Council’s approval of a number of future regulations could prove to be a...

Daniel Ricciardo is optimistic that Formula 1 will eventually move towards a rule package that will diminish the car's role in determining performance, and will better reflect the talent of drivers further back in the field."Lewis [Hamilton] has won three of the last four championships, but if he was in...

Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley believes a budget cap in Formula 1 will make the midfield teams more viable even without changing their own financial status.New owners Liberty Media are keen to introduce cost restrictions to limit spending, with RACER learning teams are expecting to receive a proposal...

Felipe Nasr reckons the new Haas Formula 1 team will become "very competitive" in a short space of time thanks to the might of its resources.Haas has entered F1 with strong ties to Ferrari and is understood to have a decent midfield budget. Fellow Ferrari customer Sauber has struggled financially...

Formula 1's smaller teams are plotting how best to respond to the sport's cost crisis amid growing frustrations at the attitude of grand prix racing's key figures.Although the demise of the Marussia and Caterham teams has thrust F1's financial problems into the spotlight, it does not appear to have prompted...

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has doubts that a cost cap will be the right way to bring Formula 1's spending crisis under control.F1 teams are united in believing that costs need bringing down, and they recently approved plans to limit spending in certain areas from the start of 2015....

Sebastian Vettel does not expect the major regulation changes in 2014 to shake up the competitive order in Formula 1 dramatically.While some argue that the new rules, which include the introduction of the 1.6-liter V6 turbocharged engines and aerodynamic changes, will allow smaller teams to steal a march on the...