FERRARI HAS CONFIRMED the worst kept secret in Formula 1 by announcing it has secured the services of Belgian Grand Prix pole winner Giancarlo Fisichella until the end of the season.
Despite early concerns Force India would reject Fisichella’s plea to fulfil a lifelong dream, team boss Vijay Mallya agreed to release the Italian from his [...]

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FERRARI TEAM PRINCIPAL Stefano Domenicali has denied the team’s decision to lodge a conditional entry for next year’s championship signals its acceptance of the budget cap.
The nine remaining members of the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) lodged a block application last week on the proviso that the FIA and Formula One Management sign a new [...]

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Ferrari has threatened to take further legal action after a French court rejected its bid to overturn the FIA’s new budget cap regulations.

While the Tribunal de Grande Instance in Paris acknowledged Ferrari’s veto rights, the court ruled that they should have been exercised during April’s meeting of the World Motor Sport Council.

FIA President Max Mosley welcomed [...]

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A French court is set to rule tonight on the Ferrari-led injunction against the FIA’s controversial 2010 budget cap regulations.

Toyota, Red Bull and Renault joined the Scuderia in launching a last minute legal attempt to block the new rules, after a meeting with FIA President Max Mosley and F1 commercial rights holder Bernie Eccelstone failed [...]

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The standoff between Ferrari and the FIA has intensified after the Italian outfit lodged an injunction in the French courts to stop the planned introduction of a budget cap for next season.

Ferrari claims the decision to hasten through the new regulations last month breaches an agreement signed in 2005 handing the Scuderia power to veto [...]

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It’s official. Ferrari has announced it will not participate in the 2010 Formula One World Championship unless the FIA conducts a severe makeover of the new budget cap regulations.

The Italian manufacturer had previously indicated its commitment to F1 was in doubt, with company president Luca di Montezemolo issuing a threatening letter to FIA President Max [...]

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The furore surrounding Formula One’s proposed 2010 budget cap is set to heat up after Ferrari announced its Board will meet tonight to discuss the manufacturer’s racing future.

Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo is opposed to the FIA’s new regulations and believes their introduction breaches an agreement signed in 2005 which hands Ferrari ‘veto’ rights on [...]

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The cold war between Ferrari and the FIA is heating up after F1 President Max Mosley said the future of Formula One would be safe even if the iconic Maranello-based outfit decides to withdraw from the sport.

Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo has been highly critical of the new budget cap, saying its introduction would force [...]

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