Toyota leaves Formula One

Toyota has become the third major car manufacturer to pull out of Formula One in the space of twelve months. With word of the exit having circulated already, confirmation of the Japanese marque’s decision came on Wednesday; the news does, however, mean that there is now space on the grid for the Qadbak-owned Sauber outfit.
With [...]

FIA tweaks qualifying for more cars

F1 governing body the FIA has modified regulations to qualifying in accordance with the number of cars to be contesting Grands Prix next year. As the line-up increases by six, the first two phases of the hour will now see eight cars eliminated as opposed to five as the top ten shootout takes place on [...]

Official: BMW to leave F1 at end of 2009

BMW has announced that it will be withdrawing from Formula One at the end of the 2009 season. The announcement came in an emergency press conference at the manufacturer’s Munich headquarters on Wednesday morning as the marque becomes the second major car company to leave the sport within eight months.
With the meeting believed to have [...]

FIA reveals F1 entry list for 2010

On Wednesday the FIA announced which teams have been accepted for the 2010 Formula One world Championship. A total of 13 teams will be racing in Formula 1 next season. The new teams to enter the sport are Campos, Manor and Team US F1.
The following teams have been accepted for the 2010 FIA Formula One [...]

FIA/FOTA compromise ends breakaway threat

FIA president Max Mosley has confirmed from Paris that there will be a unified Formula One World Championship next season after the governing body managed to complete a cost-cutting deal with the eight FOTA (Formula One Teams Association) teams which threatened to form a rival series next season.
After the teams in question (all current entrants [...]