FIA race director Michael Masi has had to refute claims from Lewis Hamilton for the second race in a row, and said that the governing body treats all drivers equally.Hamilton said the FIA were trying to stop him after he initially picked up an extra two penalty points for a...

Niki Lauda weighed in on the penalty handed out to Max Verstappen in the United States Grand Prix, describing the decision as "the worst I've ever seen."Verstappen was penalized for leaving the track and gaining a lasting advantage by cutting the inside of Turn 17 at high speed when overtaking...

Formula 1 drivers have been told they must abandon their lap if they encounter a double waved yellow flag during practice and qualifying.The issue was raised during Friday's drivers' briefing in Malaysia and follows Sergio Perez being given a combined eight-place grid penalty in Singapore for "failing to slow sufficiently"...

Formula 1's Strategy Group has agreed to guarantee standing starts in wet races in 2017, Autosport understands.Although the fine details of the rule have yet to be finalized, the idea is that drivers will do a series of exploratory laps behind the safety car.Related StoriesWhen the conditions are deemed safe...

IndyCar boss Mark Miles says that a desire for continuity, more consistency and improved transparency were the main forces driving the new steward panel that was announced earlier this week.Former Ford Racing executive Dan Davis has been named chief steward of a three-person panel that will be completed by ex-racers...

The FIA has been forced to provide further clarification regarding its ongoing clampdown of pit-to-driver communications in Formula 1.Last week, motorsport's world governing body detailed a 31-point list of permitted messages that was circulated to all the F1 teams. But after questions over ambiguities on the list, the FIA found...

Formula 1 teams have rejected the idea of changing the rules regarding lapped cars in safety car periods.The teams met over the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend to discuss a tweak to the regulations to minimize delays in getting races restarted. There have been concerns that it is taking too long...

Formula 1 drivers have been warned that they risk being punished if they gain any lasting advantage from running wide at Turn 8 during the Austrian Grand Prix.The FIA adopted a zero tolerance approach to drivers who put all four wheels off the track at Turn 8 during qualifying on...

IndyCar has dropped double-file restarts for the rest of the 2014 season.Previously, the series had stipulated double-file restarts for all oval races other than the Indianapolis 500, with single-file restarts to be used on road and street courses. However on the eve of the race at Texas – the first...

NASCAR has announced a set of officiating revisions to further reinforce its in-race rules and regulations following a week-long review of events that transpired during last Saturday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond.NASCAR officials met with drivers, owners and crew chiefs this afternoon at Chicagoland Speedway to address these...