The FIA is set to impose new safety measures following what president Jean Todt described as the "tragedy" of Jules Bianchi’s horrific accident in Japan on Sunday, which has left the Frenchman fighting for his life.

Lewis Hamilton spearheaded another one-two for Mercedes in practice, but Daniel Ricciardo is threatening to spoil the German manufacturing giant’s party on home soil.

Lewis Hamilton spearheaded another one-two for Mercedes in practice, but Daniel Ricciardo is threatening to spoil the German manufacturing giant’s party on home soil.

Team principal Christian Horner believes Red Bull have “a very strong case” as they seek to overturn the FIA’s disqualification of Daniel Ricciardo from the season-opening grand prix in Australia.

The United States Grand Prix began in bizarre circumstances as fog and a mechanical fault with the medical helicopter caused delays.

Pirelli have assured Formula One drivers and teams there are no concerns with their latest range of tyres.

FIA race director Charlie Whiting came close to stopping the British Grand Prix as exploding tyres threatened the safety of the drivers.

FIA technical director Charlie Whiting has again passed Mercedes’ innovative rear wing as legal.

Felipe Massa is to speak with FIA race director Charlie Whiting in a bid to avoid the kind of accident he was involved in today.

SOARING fuel prices are driving the illegal trade in diesel in the North, making it Britain’s leading region for the trafficking.

Sebastian Vettel took the honours in final practice to give Red Bull chief Christian Horner something to smile about following a protracted meeting with FIA technical director Charlie Whiting.

FELIPE MASSA has accused Jenson Button of ignoring the rules in light of their on-track feud in Australia last Sunday.

A change in the law in Britain to prevent criminals who receive suspended jail terms from holding a gun licence for five years should be introduced, a report into the killings of Derrick Bird recommended today.

Fernando Alonso emerged from the chaos in Korea to claim his third victory in four races and move to the top of the Formula One world title standings.

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone’s belief that the Korean Grand Prix would take place was proved correct today when the race was given the green light.

MARK Webber now wishes he had turned the air blue at Silverstone as it might have avoided red faces all round at Red Bull Racing.

The killer of British schoolgirl Sarah Payne’s had his 50-year minimum jail term reduced by 10 years by a High Court judge today.

JENSON BUTTON shrugged off the controversy surrounding the new McLaren as Formula One yesterday hit the track running in typically contentious style.

The sister of critically ill Sara Payne said tonight her sibling was “a fighter, not a quitter”.

A ship’s captain was tonight among nine men being quizzed by detectives after customs officials seized Europe’s largest ever haul of smuggled cigarettes.

Nine men were arrested today as part of a customs swoop in Co Louth believed to have netted the largest ever number of illicit cigarettes seized in the UK and Ireland.

The new circuit at Abu Dhabi has passed a final inspection by the FIA ahead of its Formula One grand prix debut on November 1.

Customs officers in the North have begun a six-week long crackdown on cross border fuel smuggling.

The threat of a breakaway series again looms over Formula One after the latest breakdown in communication between FOTA and the FIA.

A new form of petrol tampering by cheap fuel dealers on the border is on the increase, NI Customs officials revealed today.

Jenson Button’s Formula One world championship bid is set to remain on track today as the sport’s ’diffuser gang’ look poised to escape punishment.

ROSS BRAWN has been described as “a person of supreme arrogance” as the opening salvos were yesterday fired in the diffuser row hearing.

A remorseful Lewis Hamilton issued a private apology to FIA race director Charlie Whiting after he was caught lying to stewards.

A smuggler who swallowed cocaine has been sentenced to five years in prison.

Lewis Hamilton has been warned from following in the footsteps of Michael Schumacher and treading a fine line between greatness and rule breaker.

MARK WEBBER fears Lewis Hamilton will cause an accident if he fails to temper his aggressive driving style.

Jockey Dean McKeown and trainer Paul Blockley were both in attendance as a British Horseracing Authority inquiry into alleged corruption began on Monday.

Lewis Hamilton is unlikely to be too perturbed if five judges today rule against McLaren following yesterday’s International Court of Appeal hearing in Paris.

Sebastien Vettel became the youngest race winner in Formula One history following a faultless Italian Grand Prix from the 21-year-old German.

Eleven minutes prior to the start of the Italian Grand Prix, race director Charlie Whiting made the call to begin the event behind the safety car.

MEGAN’S Law was first launched in the US following the death of seven-year-old Megan Kanka, who was raped and killed by a convicted paedophile in New Jersey in 1994.

FERRARI’S Michael Schumacher emerged with the victory in a US Grand Prix turned into a parade yesterday by the withdrawal of 14 Formula One cars running on suspect Michelin tyres.

Ron Dennis hit out at Juan Pablo Montoya’s exclusion from the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, but laid blame for the problem squarely at his driver’s feet.

THE case of Sarah Payne offers some clues as to how Robert Holohan’s death might be solved.

ROY WHITING, the killer of British schoolgirl Sarah Payne, has been caged for at least 50 years, it was confirmed yesterday.

Sarah Payne's killer, Roy Whiting, will be held in jail for at least 50 years.

A jury at Britain's Lewes Crown Court has found Roy Whiting guilty of the murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne.

Damning forensic evidence provides the final pieces of the jigsaw which proves the guilt of British schoolgirl Sarah Payne’s alleged killer, a court was told today.

An independent forensic report reinforced crucial links between British schoolgirl Sarah Payne and her alleged killer, a court has heard.