Formula One is to finally introduce a long-discussed budget cap from the 2015 season that could prevent teams from going to the wall.

Jean Todt has been re-elected as president of the FIA at the federation’s Annual General Assembly in Paris this morning.

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has made billions out of the sport, but now faces the greatest test of his life off the racing circuit after his indictment this week over bribery allegations, reports Kyran FitzGerald

Former Formula One boss Max Mosley is suing Google, claiming the search engine is breaking German privacy laws by providing links to websites hosting a hidden-camera video of him at a sadomasochistic sex party.

A wealthy businessman who sued after a tabloid made allegations about his involvement in a “sick Nazi orgy” called today for the creation of a press tribunal with powers to fine a newspaper group up to 10% of its turnover.

James Murdoch admitted today that News International’s corporate systems failed to pick up on legal risks posed by its papers’ methods of finding stories.

Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn has dismissed Bernie Ecclestone’s latest idea of a full-blown budget cap for Formula One.

The media’s right to report on celebrities has been supported by two potentially ground-breaking rulings at the European Court of Human Rights.

Google has removed hundreds of web pages relating to former Formula 1 boss Max Mosley’s sex life from its search results index, the Leveson Inquiry heard.

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Former News of the World chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck today defended the public interest of publishing stories which alleged that David Beckham had cheated on his wife and F1 boss Max Mosley had taken part in a “Nazi orgy”.

JK ROWLING described how journalists drove her out of her home and targeted her five-year-old daughter at school.

Former Formula 1 boss Max Mosley took the News of the World to court for its “sick Nazi orgy” story about him because he was so keen to “demonstrate they were liars”, he said today.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling and actress Sienna Miller will give evidence about their experiences of media intrusion to the Leveson Inquiry in London today.

BRITAIN’S press is “in the dock” for abuses ranging from phone hacking to hounding celebrities and crime victims, the Leveson Inquiry heard yesterday.

NEWS International cannot rule out the possibility that News of the World staff continued hacking phones even after one of its reporters was jailed for the illegal practice, the Leveson Inquiry has heard.

A French court has found News Corporation guilty of invasion of privacy for publishing a story claiming former racing boss Max Mosley participated in a Nazi-themed orgy.

Human rights judges have rejected an appeal by ex-Formula One boss Max Mosley against his failed bid to force a change in UK privacy laws.

THE parents of Madeleine McCann, actor Hugh Grant and Harry Potter creator JK Rowling were named yesterday as core participants in the first stage of the inquiry into the British phone-hacking scandal.

The parents of Madeleine McCann, actor Hugh Grant, and Harry Potter creator JK Rowling were named today as core participants in the first stage of the inquiry into the UK phone-hacking scandal.

The Bahrain Grand Prix will not go ahead after Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone admitted the race could not be rescheduled without the support of the teams.

Former FIA president Max Mosley does not believe there is “the slightest chance” the rearranged Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead this year.

EX-FORMULA one boss Max Mosley has launched an appeal against his failed bid to force a change in Britain’s privacy laws.

Ex-Formula One boss Max Mosley has launched an appeal against his failed bid to force a change in UK privacy laws.

EX-FORMULA One boss Max Mosley has lost his European Court of Human Rights bid to force newspapers to warn people before exposing their private lives.

Ex-Formula One boss Max Mosley today lost his European Court of Human Rights bid to force newspapers to warn people before exposing their private lives.

RENAULT team principal Eric Boullier has urged FIA president Jean Todt and Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone to end their “little war” for the sake of the future of the sport.

FORMER motor racing boss Max Mosley argued a tabloid that splashed lurid stories about his sexual exploits on the internet had a responsibility to warn him, as a European court heard a case that could change the face of British journalism.

The FIA have paved the way for the use of team orders in Formula One from next season after deleting the regulation which banned them from their rulebook.

IT WAS a triumph for fair play and for the spirit of competition.

Fernando Alonso’s world title hopes hang in the balance ahead of tomorrow’s World Motor Sport Council hearing in Paris.

Max Mosley has added to the fallout from last weekend’s clash between Red Bull’s drivers at the Turkish Grand Prix by claiming Mark Webber must shoulder the bulk of the blame for the incident.

Ferrari have launched a new attack on former FIA president Max Mosley ahead of the Formula One season.

Max Mosley claims a change in the law could have removed the need for John Terry to obtain a super-injunction to prevent the disclosure of damaging allegations about his private life.

FLAVIO BRIATORE is considering taking legal action against Nelson Piquet Snr and Jnr following his court triumph in Paris on Tuesday.

Flavio Briatore is considering taking legal action against Nelson Piquet Snr and Jnr following his court triumph in Paris yesterday.

Flavio Briatore is free to return to Formula One after a French court today overturned his lifetime ban from motorsport.

Ferrari has launched an attack on the sport's governing body, the FIA, as French manufacturer Renault discusses its future in the sport.

Jean Todt was today elected the new president of the FIA following a landslide victory over Ari Vatanen.

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER has issued a ringing endorsement of Jean Todt’s credentials for the FIA presidential election.

Fernando Alonso has insisted he had complete faith in the Renault team ahead of the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.

Renault has confirmed its intention to remain in Formula One, despite the stain on their reputation caused by the Singapore race-fix scandal.

THE FATE of Flavio Briatore was sealed on the evidence of a secret whistleblower within Renault on Wednesday, codenamed ‘Witness X’.

The fate of Flavio Briatore was yesterday sealed on the evidence of a secret whistleblower within Renault, codenamed ’Witness X’.