Posts Tagged ‘FIA’
European GP controversy explained
The FIA fully investigated all incidents during the European Grand Prix and played it by the book, despite accusations of mishandling from Fernando Alonso and Ferrari, for which the twice champion has now apologised. Ferrari was severely disadvantaged by the timing of the Safety Car. When it was deployed in response to Mark Webber’s accident, [...]
Formula One Emissions Programme
The FIA welcomes today’s announcement of the Formula One teams’ carbon calculation and reduction programme. The calculation is entirely consistent with the recommendations made by the FIA Environmentally Sustainable Motor Sport Commission, importantly encompassing the complete supply chain of activities. The programme highlights the important role that new technologies will play in reducing emissions over [...]
FIA fines defunct USF1 team
The FIA, has found USF1 guilty of infringing the International Sporting Code by failing to take part in this year’s F1 world championship, for which it registered and was accepted. Under a new disciplinary procedure introduced at the start of the year, an initiative of new FIA president Jean Todt, USF1 has been fined €309,000, [...]
FIA to Clarify Safety Car rules
Following the application of a 20s penalty for Michael Schumacher and his subsequent demotion from sixth to 12th in the race order of last weekend’s Monaco GP, Mercedes has dropped a post-race appeal and the FIA has admitted that the Safety Car rules need clarification, and that the F1 Commission will take action. Schumacher overtook [...]
Symonds free to work as consultant
The FIA has reached an agreement with Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds which could see the pair return to the F1 paddock at the end of the 2012 season. Briatore and Symonds received lifetime and five-year bans respectively for their roles in the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, where Nelson Piquet crashed his Renault deliberately in [...]
Renault F1 commits to Make Roads Safe
The Renault F1 Team today announced its full endorsement of the FIA’s Make Roads Safe campaign, part of the UN Decade of Action on Road Safety that aims to save five million lives worldwide over the next decade. In addition to branding on the mainplane of the front wing, the Renault F1 R30 will feature [...]
