France has finally decided upon a circuit with which it hopes to re-attract the attention of Formula 1, after falling off the calendar this year for the first time in more than half a century.
Debate over the future of the Australian Grand Prix has taken another turn after it was revealed that a major feasibility study will be carried out into the prospect of upgrading Sydney's Eastern Creek circuit.
Richard Lloyd, who has died at the age of 63, was a major figure on the British motorsport scene, both as a racer and then as a highly respected team owner.