Safety regulations

Liam Lawson has been defended by the FIA for his driving in the Mexico City Grand Prix, after the Mexican automobile club accused him of not respecting yellow flags.

Effective immediately, NASCAR teams across all three national tours will be required to fasten all five lugnuts thanks to a rules update issued on Monday."NASCAR has been closely monitoring the aggressive strategies on pit road," NASCAR senior vice president of competition Scott Miller said in a statement. "Safety is an...

NASCAR Vice President of Competition Scott Miller announced that the sanctioning body will soon re-examine how it enforces the application of lugnuts during pit stops in the aftermath of a tumultuous week full of safety concerns from the Sprint Cup garage."Since the drivers are now questioning it, it's time for...

Tony Stewart has been fined $35,000 for criticizing NASCAR's commitment to safety in response to the question of whether or not the sanctioning body should once again monitor the number of tight lugnuts a car must have when leaving pit road.As of last season, NASCAR no longer required teams to...

Both Honda and Chevy are ready to move forward following the IndyCar Series' ruling to uphold the use of domed skid plates for this year's Indianapolis 500.While upholding the use of dome skids in a statement Wednesday, the series will allow the manufacturers to lower the optional underwing sidewalls by...

Safety tweaks to prevent aerial accidents are leaving IndyCars "pretty unsettled" around Indianapolis, according to Rico Nault, team manager for Honda squad Rahal Letterman Lanigan.Dome-shaped titanium pieces labeled "dome skids" have been added to cars' undersides to deflect air during spins, but have split paddock opinion. RLL's Nault, whose driver...

FIA Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting has dismissed claims the new radio restrictions for 2016 pose safety risks because communication to drivers is so limited.Going into the season, the governing body opted to rigorously enforce article 27.1 of the sporting regulations that states "the driver shall drive the car...

Competitors in Britain will temporarily lose their race license if diagnosed with concussion, as part of new safety framework devised by the British motosports governing body the Motor Sports Association.It was revealed last year that the MSA was evaluating a concussion directive, with the Motor Sports Council, Safety Advisory Panel...

FIA president Jean Todt will only review a final proposal with regard to cockpit safety in Formula 1 once he is certain there will be no additional consequences.In October, the FIA revealed it was evaluating three cockpit protection solutions, each of which would be put through its paces in November....

The maximum power of LMP1 hybrid systems has only been capped for next year's Le Mans 24 Hours, clarifying an erroneous announcement made after this week's FIA World Motor Sport Council.An upper limit of 300kW, equivalent to approximately 400hp, has been introduced on safety grounds at Le Mans because it...