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McLaren’s Rear Wing Design Declared Legal by FIA

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McLaren’s innovative rear wing has been declared legal by FIA Formula One Race Director Charlie Whiting.  The inspection of the wing, which had been postponed, was completed at this weekend’s race venue in Bahrain.  Two rival teams, Red Bull and Ferrari, had requested a rules clarification regarding the wing, following paddock controversy surrounding the wing’s [...]

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FIA Sends Charlie Whiting to Charlotte to Assess USF1 Viability

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The latest chapter in the ongoing saga of USF1’s trials and tribulations: the FIA has dispatched officials to Charlotte, NC to audit the team’s readiness to participate in the 2010 Formula 1 season.
FIA technical delegate Charlie Whiting is visiting the USF1 headquarters to assess the team’s viability.  While Whiting’s visit hasn’t been confirmed by either [...]

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USF1 Requests Permission to Miss First Four Races

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In the latest development in the ongoing saga of USF1, team principal Ken Anderson acknowledged on Friday that the team would be unable to make the grid for the season-opener in Bahrain on the March 12-14 weekend.  In fact, he is now requesting permission from the FIA to skip the first four races, hoping to [...]

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The FIA Issues Last Minute Rule Clarifications

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The FIA has confirmed several late changes to the sporting regulations for 2010.  For example, last year, as an effort to enhance viewers’ appreciation of the teams’ different race strategies, the FIA publicized the fuel weights of all the cars on the grid for the start if each race. From this,  it could be seen [...]

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Double Diffuser Ban on Track for 2011

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Brawn GP was clearly the class of the field at the beginning of tbe 2009 season.  Their speed was all the more surprising considering dismal performance of the 2008 Honda, which was the previous iteration of the car. Much credit was given to the so-called “double diffuser” for giving the Brawn package an extra edge.  [...]

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FIA Allows Limited In-Season Reserve Driver Tests in 2010

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The FIA has revised the sporting regulations that restrict in-season testing.  Effective next season, reserve drivers will be allowed one day of testing prior to making a race debut.  This will apply only to drivers who have not actively raced in Formula 1 for the previous two seasons.
This means that F1 rookies would obviously be [...]

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New Win-Weighted Points System Approved for 2010

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The FIA has agreed to implement a new points system for Formula 1 in 2010.  The new scheme will award points to the top 10 finishers, respectively, in the following increments: 25-20-15-10-8-6-5-3-2-1.
This replaces a system that was put in place in 2003, largely as a countermeasure to prevent the kind of drama-deflating dominance that Michael [...]

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Only 12 Teams on the FIA’s 2010 Entry List

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The FIA has released the provisional entry list for 2010.  There are 12 teams on the list, rather than the expected 13.  This is due to the unresolved situation with Toyota.
As reported on the official Formula 1 website, “Toyota Motorsport GmbH remains formally bound by the Concorde Agreement to put forward a team for participation, [...]

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Jean Todt Elected President of FIA

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According to an official statement by the FIA, “Jean Todt has been elected president of the FIA for a four-year term by the FIA General Assembly at its annual meeting in Paris.”  The final vote tally was 135 votes for Todt, versus 49 for former World Rally Champion Ari Vatanen, and 12 abstentions.
Todt is the [...]

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Crashgate Settled

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The Crashgate saga appears to have come to an end. Renault have been handed a two-year suspended ban from the sport for their inadvertent participation in the conspiracy. Engineering head Pat Symonds has been ousted from the sport for five years, and team boss Flavio Briatore has been banned permanently.
To many, this seems [...]

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