Ferrari will learn on Wednesday whether they have been successful in obtaining an injunction against the FIA and their decision to introduce a budget cap into Formula One next season.
Ferrari await court verdict in F1 dispute
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Ferrari seek court injunction over F1 rules
Ferrari have applied to a French court for an injunction against the proposed changes in Formula One, according to FIA president Max Mosley. Ferrari are among the teams who have threatened to withdraw from Formula One at the end of this season unless fundamental revisions are made to the new regulations
F1 team bosses in crisis talks
Some of the heaviest hitters in the world of motorsports were coming together Friday in London a bid to steer Formula One out of what is fast becoming a crisis. Max Mosley, president of the FIA, the International Automobile Federation, will be confronted at the meeting by the heads of Ferrari, Red Bull, Renault, Torro Rosso and Toyota. The teams have threatened to pull out of the sport if the FIA introduces sweeping budget cuts as planned next year
Renault join Ferrari in F1 boycott
The Renault F1 team have shown a united front with Ferrari with a threat to boycott the 2010 Championship unless proposed rule changes are dropped by the sport’s governing body. The decision comes in the wake of plans by the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) to introduce optional cost-caps and technical restrictions for competing teams. Renault stated on their official Web site that the decision by the FIA to introduce two sets of technical regulations has led to the team “reconsidering its entry in next year’s World Championship.” Renault F1 Team Managing Director, Flavio Briatore said: “We refuse to accept unilateral governance handed out by the FIA.
Ferrari threaten 2010 F1 boycott
Ferrari rocked the world of motor racing on Tuesday when the Italian Formula 1 giants announced they will not be entering a team for the 2010 world championships. The decision is the result of a dispute with the sport’s governing body, the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), over proposed regulations to enforcing cost caps upon teams on the Grand Prix circuit
Israel: ‘Iron Dome’ rocket shield test a success
Israel says it has successfully tested an anti-rocket system developed to protect the country from short-range rocket and artillery attack from Lebanon and Gaza, defense officials said. McLaren’s Hamilton was way off the pace in Friday’s opening practice sessions in Melbourne, finishing 16th and 18th. It was scarcely better for Ferrari, with Felipe Massa, Hamilton’s title rival last season 10th in the afternoon session and teammate Kimi Raikkonen in 11th.
Hamilton off the pace in Melbourne opener
World champion Lewis Hamilton says he will be struggling to even score a point in the opening grand prix of the season in Australia as the established order of Formula One looks set to be turned on its head.
Schumacher ‘astonished’ by F1 rule changes
Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher says he is "astonished" by the swift introduction of new rules to decide the Formula One drivers title by the number of race wins. The former Ferrari star is also skeptical that the last-minute changes will benefit motorsport’s most prestigious category. “I cannot imagine those changes to help F1, especially regarding the new system to find the champion,” he told his personal Web site www.michael-schumacher.de
‘Unrestored’ copy of first Superman comic book for sale
After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Superman and Friends" comic book will make a comeback — at a price of about $400,000, a comic expert said Thursday. Starting Friday, comic book collectors and Superman fans will have the opportunity to bid on a comic classic — an “unrestored” copy of Action Comics No