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Coronavirus Outbreak: F1 rule changes, aimed at flexibility, approved amid disrupted season
•One main change means that governing body FIA and series owner F1 can modify the race calendar without a consultation process and vote, in order to save time with quick calls.
Formula E to be given FIA world championship status from 2020-21 season
•The all-electric Formula E series will have full FIA world championship status from the start of the 2020-21 season after approval by the sport’s governing body, it announced on Tuesday.
Formula 1 2019: FIA boss Jean Todt hopeful of attending Grand Prix with Michael Schumacher
•FIA boss Jean Todt said Thursday he remains hopeful that "one day" he will be able to attend a Grand Prix race with stricken former world champion Michael Schumacher.
Formula One: Formula One chief Jean Todt feels Vietnamese Grand Prix will open doors for people with 'passion' for motorsport
•Formula One chief Jean Todt on Wednesday hailed next year's inaugural Vietnamese Grand Prix in Hanoi as a great opportunity to open doors for people with "a passion" for motorsport in Southeast Asia.
Formula One announces move to replace grid girls with kids to liven up pre-race paddock
•World governing body FIA said the move — using grid kids already involved in motor racing — would make the pre-race ceremony more relevant for fans.
Formula One's three-engine rule won't change unless all teams unanimously agree, says FIA boss Jean Todt
•FIA chief Jean Todt sees no going back on a tightening of the engine rules in Formula One that Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has called “barking mad”.
Austrian Grand Prix: Sebastian Vettel warned by FIA of severe consequences if 'road rage' is repeated
•Sebastian Vettel will face 'very severe' consequences if he is the cause of any further major racing offences, the president of Formula One’s ruling body the FIA warned on Saturday.
Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Sebastian Vettel to be hit with no further sanctions over Lewis Hamilton collision, says FIA
•Sebastian Vettel's collision with Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was deliberate but he will face no further sanction, the FIA ruled on Monday.
Nico Rosberg retires: Lewis Hamilton not surprised, but sad after Mercedes teammates' shock exit
•Lewis Hamilton says he is "sad but not surprised" at Nico Rosberg's sudden decision to quit Formula One.
In a U-turn, Formula One will return to 2015 qualifying format in face of opposition
•Formula One will revert to its 2015 qualifying format at next week's Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai and for the remainder of the season, the governing FIA said.