In letters to the full FIA membership and the FIA World Motor Sport Council, FIA President Max Mosley sets the record straight about the events of the past week regarding Formula One.
26 06 2009 | FIA News
The FIA’s recently-formed Environmentally Sustainable Commission held its first policy plenary to discuss proposals aimed at making motor sport more sustainable.
The World Motor Sport Council agreed on a series of positive changes to the FIA World Rally Championship and granted world championship status to FIA GT.
The Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS), which was introduced into Formula One at the start of the 2009 season, has been hailed by automobile manufacturers competing in the sport.
26 06 2009 | FIA Sport
The FIA Formula Two Championship features high-performance cars that passed stringent crash tests. Achieving this on a limited budget and timescale has been no easy task.
EC President José Manuel Barroso met with FIA Representative Carlos Barbosa to discuss European fuel price disparities and road infrastructure issues.
26 06 2009 | FIA Mobility
Former Ferrari CEO Jean Todt is advancing the use of electronic vehicle safety technologies as President of the non-profit international organisation eSafetyAware.
The FIA Institute has received seven Subaru Impreza test cars to research steel roll cages, with hopes of defining the best construction for roll-over and side impact protection.
26 06 2009 | FIA Institute
Apex Circuit Design was selected as the FIA Institute’s official partner in the Facility Improvement Programme, part of the Motor Sport Safety Development Fund.
Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton joined the call for a Decade of Action for Road Safety at the UK launch of the Make Roads Safe campaign’s latest report.
26 06 2009 | FIA Foundation
A new automobile crash test programme for Latin America, modelled on the European New Car Assessment Programme (EuroNCAP), is being supported by the FIA Foundation.
FIA President Max Mosley sets the record straight about Formula One.
The FIA Environment Commission plenary aims to develop sustainable motor sport policies.
The World Motor Sport Council agreed important changes for WRC and GT.
KERS, introduced in the 2009 Formula One season, has been hailed by F1 manufacturers.
The FIA Formula Two Championship features safe, high-performance racecars.
Jarkko Nikara is leading the way in the Pirelli Star Driver Championship.
The CIK-FIA is set to launch a new world championship for karting.
The EC discussed fuel prices and road infrastructure with an FIA representative.
As President of eSafetyAware, Jean Todt will advance the use of electronic vehicle safety.
The Volkswagen Passat EcoFuel received the first-ever five-star EcoTest rating.
Jean Todt, President of eSafetyAware, extended the ChooseESC! campaign to China.
Subaru Impreza test cars were delivered to help define best practice for roll cage design.
Apex Circuit Design was selected as the FIA Institute’s official facilities partner.
Toyota’s THUMS technology is helping design an F1 racing seat for rear impact situations.
The FIA Institute has a conceptual design for its driver academy set to open in 2010.
F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton supports the Decade of Action for Road Safety.
A new automobile crash test programme for Latin America is gaining support.
The Decade of Action report was launched in Rome on 5 May.
Delegates at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership discussed CO2 reductions.