F1 drivers balk at license hike – International Herald Tribune
PARIS : Formula One drivers have delayed signing their licenses for this season’s championship after the sport’s governing body hiked the price. The super license, which allows F1 drivers to race, has jumped 400 ($514) to 10,400 ($13,362). FIA

F1 feeder series cutting costs – NBC Sports
MADRID, Spain (AP) -Formula One’s feeder series announced cost-cutting moves Monday designed to cope with the global economic crisis. The GP2 series will follow measures taken by F1. GP2 said overall costs will drop, specifically through less

Only if F1 champs were decided by gold medals – Daily News and Analysis
Mumbai: If the medal system would have been in place, Felipe Massa, not Lewis Hamilton, would have been the 2008 champion. Similarly, Senna, Prost and Mansell would have had more championships under their belt Lewis Hamilton must be thanking his

Red Bull adds Bortolotti to F2 line-up – Autosport.com
Italian Formula 3 champion Mirko Bortolotti has been confirmed as the third Red Bull-backed driver in the field for the revived Formula Two Championship. Bortolotti has been added to Red Bull’s young driver roster after clinching the Italian F3 title

Correction – Fitch Revises Caterpillar’s Outlook to Negative; Affirms – Earthtimes
–Commercial paper ‘F1′. The ratings cover approximately $7.8 billion of unsecured debt at Caterpillar Inc. and approximately $27.7 billion of unsecured debt at CFSC as of Dec. 31, 2008. Fitch has revised the Ratings Outlook for both entities to

Will Toyota Still Be on the F1 Grid in 2010? – Bleacherreport.com
In the immediate aftermath of Honda s F1 withdrawal announcement all the remaining car manufacturers including Toyota confirmed their commitment to Formula One. The December statement from Toyota however had word currently placed right next

Thatsracing.com : Dutch bank ING cutting millions from F1 budget – ThatsRacin.com
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The Dutch bank ING is slashing millions of dollars from its Formula One program this season as part of a massive cost-cutting effort triggered by the global financial crisis. ING NV is in the final season of a three-year

Fitch Takes Various Rating Actions on Enhanced Variable Rate Muni – Businesswire.com
NEW YORK–( BUSINESS WIRE )–In connection with the downgrade of Bank of America, N.A.’s long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR), Fitch Ratings has taken various actions on municipal bonds with letters of credit provided by Bank of America, N.A. Fitch

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