Tag: FIA
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F1: McLaren’s Belgian GP appeal date is set
The date has been set for the FIA’s International Court of Appeal to hear McLaren’s case for reinstating Lewis Hamilton.
Tagged as: Belgian Grand Prix, Circuit de Spa Francorchamps, David Coulthard, FIA, GPDA, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren
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F1: McLaren publishes Belgium GP appeal statement
McLaren has formally announced its intention to appeal against Lewis Hamilton’s demotion from first to third in the Belgian Grand Prix and has published the statement it has lodged with the FIA.
Tagged as: Belgian Grand Prix, Circuit de Spa Francorchamps, Ferrari, FIA, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
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F1: Concorde negotiations are warming up
We’ve all had our eyes on some thrilling racing since the British Grand Prix – but there are still some political developments going on in F1 that are worth keeping in touch with. Here’s our quick guide.
Tagged as: Bernie Ecclestone, Concorde Agreement, CVC Capital Partners, FIA, Formula One, Max Mosley
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Mosley wins court case – but fails to punish newspaper
FIA chief Max Mosley has won his court action against the News of the World following the newspaper’s revelation that he took part in sadomasochistic orgies with prostitutes.
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F1: ‘McLaren fine broke vote rule’ claim
The FIA vote which handed McLaren a £50 million fine may not have been conducted in line with the organisation’s own rules, according to a story in today’s Independent.
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F1: Mosley launches fusillade at Ecclestone
The decisions made at the FIA’s latest World Motor Sport Council meeting in Paris amount to a stack of grenades lobbed in the direction of Bernie Ecclestone and his Formula One Management company.
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F1: Ecclestone stirs breakaway rumours in time for Magny Cours
Just when you thought it was safe to start reading French Grand Prix previews… along comes the formerly tight-lipped Bernie Ecclestone, now positively garrulous on the subject of a split from the FIA.
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F1: strong rumours of split from FIA and manufacturer pullout
Rumours of seismic splits within motorsport have gathered pace today. They include the possibility of a manufacturers’ pull-out and a breakaway F1 series – provisionally entitled ‘GP1’, a trademark owned by none other than Bernie Ecclestone.
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F1: Ferrari sends out mixed Mosley messages
Update: apparently Luca di Montezemolo didn’t mean to tell Max Mosley to resign after all. What a nasty misunderstanding.
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F1: once again it’s sod the politics, bring on the racing
Earlier this year, when the Mosley scandal first broke, we used the blog search and comparison tool Icerocket to try and get a sense of what people online felt was important. We thought that, following the FIA’s vote of confidence in Mosley, it would be instructive to take another look and see how things are…