Formula One News — November 2012

The FIA is to discuss a new Superlicence penalty points system with F1 teams in Brazil next week. The system would operate in a similar way to the road system in the UK, with drivers who commit offences facing grid penalties or missed races under a totting up procedure.

United States GP - Practice 1 Report

United States GP - Practice 1 Results

Formula One's drivers, who take to the Circuit of the Americas for the first time tomorrow, have been highly complimentary about what they have seen so far at Austin, with many of them walking or cycling the track.

Jenson Button took a new approach to bringing F1 to the USA when he competed in last Sunday's Malibu half marathon and finished on the podium, third overall from 1880 starters! By Tony Dodgins (@TonyDodgins)

The FIA is to outlaw the use of drag reduction systems (DRS) in practice and qualifying during grands prix from next year, FIA race director Charlie Whiting anounced in Austin. The move is being made on safety grounds. By Tony Dodgins (@TonyDodgins)

United States GP - Thursday Press Conference

Chinese F1 aspirant Ma Qing Ha will once again replace Narain Karthikeyan at HRT for the first sessiojn of free practice for the Chinese GP. It will be the fifth time that he has taken the wheel of the team's F112.

After taking its first grand prix win for four years with Kimi Raikkonen in Abu Dhabi, the Enstone, UK-based Lotus team is expecting to have more power for the first US Grand Prix to be held at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas this weekend.

GP2 champion Davide Valsecchi set the quickest time of the Abu Dhabi Young Driver test's final day at Yas Marina in the race-winning Lotus E20. The 25-year-old Italian lapped just 0.02s slower than the quickest time of the week set by Dane Kevin Magussen in the McLaren on the opening day of the test.

With Tony Fernandes standing down as Caterham team principal to devote more time to his other business interests, the team has promoted Cyril Abiteboul to the role with immediate effect. He will combine the task with his current position as CEO, which he took up in September.

Kevin Magnussen and Antonio Felix da Costa have both impressed with their handling of a McLaren MP4-27 and Red Bull RB8 respectively over the first two days of the Abu Dhabi Young Driver test.

Abu Dhabi GP - Race Report. By Tony Dodgins (@TonyDodgins)

The Abu Dhabi GP may not have been the greatest race in the team's history, with more reliability issues ending pole position man and race leader Lewis Hamilton's afternoon 20 laps into the race's 55, but a couple of new milestones reflect the team's history and success. By Tony Dodgins (@TonyDodgins)

Abu Dhabi GP - Race Notes

Abu Dhabi GP - Sunday Photos

Abu Dhabi GP - Sunday Press Conference

Abu Dhabi GP - Sunday Team Quotes

Abu Dhabi GP - Race Results

Sebastian Vettel will start the race from the back of the grid in Abu Dhabi after his Red Bull was found to have insufficient for sampling purposes and therefore infringed Article 6.6.2 of the F1 technical regulations. By Tony Dodgins (@TonyDodgins)

Abu Dhabi GP - Qualifying Report. By Tony Dodgins (@TonyDodgins)

Abu Dhabi GP - Saturday Photos

Abu Dhabi GP - Saturday Press Conference

Abu Dhabi GP - Saturday Team Quotes

Abu Dhabi GP - Qualifying Results