FIA boss Max Mosley.

THE FORMULA ONE TEAMS ASSOCIATION and the FIA have reached a compromise agreement ending the threat of a breakaway championship after President Max Mosley agreed not to stand for re-election in October.

Mosley had previously written to motorsport confederations around the world outlining his plan to stand for the FIA’s top job again [...]

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FIA PRESIDENT Max Mosley insists he will not be forced out of motorsport’s top job, despite pressure from the Formula One Teams Association.

After initially declaring he would stand down from office in the wake of the News of the World sex scandal, Mosley has now written a letter to national motorsport federations claiming he will [...]

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MCLAREN TEAM PRINCIPAL Martin Whitmarsh has revealed that the Formula One Teams Association is prepared to accept applications from new teams to participate in its breakaway championship next season.

Whitmarsh confirmed FOTA had been approached by Formula 1 aspirants Lola and Prodrive on the possibility of joining the championship series after the duo were rejected by [...]

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THE FIA CLAIMS that a faction of the Formula One Teams Association has conspired to scupper attempts to reach a compromise deal before the British Grand Prix.

Motorsport’s governing body claims President Max Mosley reached a verbal agreement with FOTA representatives during a meeting last week, agreeing upon 2010 technical regulations and a decision to extend [...]

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