The FIA World Council has agreed to adopt the new top 10 points scoring system proposed by the F1 Commission. This is due to the expanded grid of 13 teams. The aim of this is to allow more teams to

The World Motor Sport Council met in Monaco today and announced the following decisions, which reflect the thinking of new FIA President Jean Todt and his team.

has been announced with a number of changes designed to make the World Championship a little less taxing for those involved. Monaco has been moved forward a week from May 23 to May 16.

The FIA hosted the first F1 Commission for several years today. Chaired by its president Bernie Ecclestone and with FIA President Jean Todt in attendance, the F1 Commission made a number of important decisions.

This week will see two Motor Sport Business Forums: one in Monte Carlo as usual and a second in Orlando, Florida, where the inaugural Motor Sport Business Forum North America will take place.

Tony Fernandes, Team Principal of the new LotusF1 team and one of the main investors in the venture through his Tune Group company, will deliver the keynote address on the first day of the 2009 Motor Sport Business Forum in

Ferrari has signed a longterm deal with France's Jules Bianchi.

The FIA has issued the 2010 Formula 1 entry list:

One rumour doing the rounds in F1 circles at the moment is that Japan's Panasonic wants to stay in F1 and with Toyota having folded up its F1 tent the sponsorship, agreed for three years in March last year, is

Renault F1 Team will test Belgian Bertrand Baguette, China's Ho-Pin Tung and Brazil's Lucas Di Grassi at Jerez in December.

The Force India F1has confirmed that Adrian Sutil and Tonio Liuzzi will be its drivers in 2010. It will be Sutil's fourth season in Formula 1. Liuzzi retains his race seat following his move up from the team's test and

British driver Paul di Resta and current Indy Lights champion American JR Hildebrand will share driving duties of the VJM02 for the test in Jerez, Spain next week

Mercedes Grand Prix has announced Nico Rosberg as one of its drivers. The news has been expected for some time.

Frank Williams and Patrick Head have announced that they have sold a minority interest in Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited to an investment company led by Austrian investor Toto Wolff.

The company which held the lease over the Donington Park motor racing circuit and the British GP contract has entered administration.

Jenson Button has joined Lewis Hamilton at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes. The deal is for several years. It is the first time that two British World Champions have been in the same team since 1968 when Jim Clark was partnered by

Philippe Henry, the Walloon regional Minister of the Environment, Planning and Mobility, has signed a new decree granting the Spa-Francorchamps a new circuit licence.

Kimi Raikkonen will not be in Formula 1 in 2010. Steve Robertson, one of his management, told the Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat on Tuesday that negotiations for a drive with McLaren were over.

Timo Glock has signed a two-year deal Manor GP. It is expected that he will be partnered by new boy Lucas di Grassi, a former Renault test driver.

Mercedes will return to having its own team in Formula 1 next year, having acquired control of Brawn Grand Prix.