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The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has confirmed the removal of the German Grand Prix from the 2015 Formula One calendar amid claims from the motor-racing series’ reigning world champions, Mercedes, that they tried to retain the race.

World Rally Championship organiser WRC Promoter has targeted a return to China and Japan as a priority for the motor racing series.

Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) president Nasser bin Khalifa al-Attiyah has said the nation is close to agreeing a deal to host a Formula One race.

Corsica will return to the World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar for the first time since 2008 after the Mediterranean island was confirmed as the new home of France’s leg of the motor racing series.

The Tour of Corsica is expected to return to the World Rally Championship (WRC) as the motorsport series seeks to retain its full calendar of 13 events for 2015 by securing a replacement venue for its French round.

Japanese automotive giant Toyota is poised to return to the World Rally Championship (WRC) for the first time in over a decade after confirming it will enter the motorsport series in 2017 with a car developed and built entirely at its Cologne technical centre.

The Marussia Formula One team, which folded towards the end of last season, is reportedly close to securing new investment that would allow it to return to the motor-racing championship for the 2015 campaign.

Qatar’s plans to secure a Formula One race have been boosted with the approval of the development of a new street circuit in the city of Lusail, according to the Autosport website.

The Belgian Grand Prix appears set to remain on the Formula One calendar beyond this year after Jean-Claude Marcourt, Economics Minister for the region of Walloon, gave his approval for a contract extension of the race at the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit.

The Korean Grand Prix has been dropped from the calendar for Formula One’s 2015 season, but intrigue remains around the campaign’s final make-up with motorsport’s global governing body, the FIA, stating that the calendar will retain a record 21 races.

The Korean Grand Prix is set to return to the Formula One calendar in 2015 after being listed as a surprise inclusion on a provisional calendar that swells to a record 21 races.

Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition, will “look into” allegations by British politician Anneliese Dodds that the FIA, motorsport’s global governing body, may have breached an anti-trust settlement by holding a stake in the Formula One world championship, according to Forbes.

Former FIA (International Automobile Federation) President Max Mosley reveals what drove him into a career overseeing Formula One and improving the safety of vehicles on the road. Interview by Elisha Chauhan.

Teams competing in the inaugural season of the new Formula E motor racing championship have formed a new collective that will allow them to jointly discuss matters with stakeholders in the series.

The FIA, motorsport’s global governing body, has waded into the crisis surrounding Formula One teams Caterham and Marussia by stating their slide into administration reinforces the need for cost-cutting measures in the sport.

Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has said that a decision over a future make-up for the motor racing series involving a 24-car grid with a number of teams running third cars is likely to be made by the middle of October.