Autoweek.com is reporting that Tyre warmers will remain in Formula One next year, after the FIA agreed to scrap plans to impose a ban in 2009.The governing body had been scheduled to scrap the use of tyre blankets to coincide with the return of slicks at the start of next season in a bid to [...]

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As reported at Autoweek.com, the French Motor Sports Federation, the FFSA, confirmed on Wednesday that they have made an application for France to host a round of the 2009 Formula One World Championship.
The FFSA has a contract to run the French Grand Prix until 2011, but there was doubt about its future after Bernie Ecclestone [...]

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As reported at Autoweek.com, the FIA is to conduct a full review on how Formula One is governed in the future, in a move that could be viewed as a bid to enhance the governing body’s control of the sport at the expense of Bernie Ecclestone.
Following a meeting of the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council [...]

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As reported at Autoweek.com, The FIA has announced a shock decision to resurrect the Formula Two name from 2009 as an ‘inexpensive’ platform for aspiring driver talent as a stepping stone for Formula One.
In a statement following Wednesday’s FIA World Council meeting in Paris, the sport’s governing body has invited tenders for the new low-cost [...]

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As reported at Formula1.com, the FIA has announced the provisional 2009 Formula One calendar. There is no USA Grand Prix, but the addition of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix makes for a 19-round season – one more round than in 2008.
The Australian Grand Prix will kick off proceedings on March 29, followed by Malaysia and [...]

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I attended the Canadian Grand Prix this year, and it was an excellent weekend. The weather was wonderful (except for the occasional thunderstorm, and an absolute downpour after the race), and, as usual, Montreal is just a great place for a Grand Prix. The city is a fabulous place to visit, and it is so [...]

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