OK I have done some VERY PRELIMINARY research.
You will see below some info from the F1 website.
Certain thing are very clear as to what you cannot use.
Then you will see highlighted in a form letter I got from pistonheads that I believe many people got a section I have highlighted discussing liveries. Their language in my view goes from very definitive to very vague at that point IE Liveries).
I will reserch more next week.
Formula One copyrights
The F1 FORMULA 1 logo, F1 logo, F1 FIA FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP logo, FORMULA 1, FORMULA ONE, F1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX, F1 GRAND PRIX, FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX and related marks are trademarks of Formula One Licensing BV, a Formula One group company. All rights reserved.
Word Marks
F1™
Formula 1™
Formula One™
FIA Formula One World Championship™
Grand Prix™
F1 Grand Prix™
Formula 1 Grand Prix™
Paddock Club™
Formula One Paddock Club™
Event Titles (as of July 2014)
2014 FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
2014 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIA GRAND PRIX
2014 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
2014 FORMULA 1 UBS CHINESE GRAND PRIX
FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA PIRELLI 2014
FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2014
FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2014
FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS VON ÖSTERREICH 2014
2014 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX
FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2014
FORMULA 1 PIRELLI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2014
2014 FORMULA 1 SHELL BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA 2014
2014 FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
2014 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
2014 FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX
2014 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX
FORMULA 1 GRANDE PRÊMIO PETROBRAS DO BRASIL 2014
2014 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX
Section 2 - Using Our Marks
The Logos
You may not use, for any purpose, in any medium, any of our Logos without an express written licence or permission from the Formula One group.
Editorial use
Our Permitted Word Marks can be used editorially to report on and provide information about the FORMULA 1 events so long as such use does not create any unauthorised association between the Formula One group, its brand and any third party, their products or services. This includes use on front covers of publications/a website page so long as the use is to inform or report and not to brand the publication/website page. See section 4 for guidance on using the Permitted Word marks editorially.
Internet
As noted above, our Permitted Word Marks can be used editorially on a website so long as the use is to inform or report and not to brand the website. Such use should always be accompanied by the following disclaimer:
This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.
The disclaimer should be inserted in the footer of every webpage that refers to FORMULA 1 racing or the FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.
Domain names
Our Permitted Word Marks cannot be incorporated into or registered as domain names. They may however be used after a domain name as a sub-domain name so long as the use does not make any unauthorised association with third parties. For example, “
www.racingfanatic.com/formula1”
Social media and Mobile Services
Our Permitted Word Marks can be used editorially on social media platforms and on mobile services such as SMS so long as the use is to inform or report and not to brand.
Advertisements and promotions
Our Permitted Word Marks cannot be used in advertisements or commercials so as to create an unauthorised association between the Formula One group and a third party or their products or services. For example, in advertorials.
Competitions and games
Our Permitted Word Marks cannot be used to brand any competitions and games or in relation to gambling.
Endorsement or sponsorship
Our Permitted Word Marks cannot be used in any manner, in any medium, that implies Formula One group's affiliation with or endorsement, sponsorship, support of any third party or their products or services. They cannot be used in conjunction with an unauthorised third party's brand or logo.
Commercial use
Our Permitted Word Marks cannot be used on any goods or in relation to services provided for sale/promotional giveaways without an express licence from the Formula One group. This includes but is not limited to the manufacturing, distributing and promoting of goods or services.
Company name, product name, trade mark
Our Permitted Word marks cannot be used or registered as part of a company name, trade name, product name or service name, nor can they be used or registered in any trade mark or service mark.
Variations
Our Permitted Word Marks, including variants, misspellings and derivatives, cannot be incorporated into logos, composite logos, website icons, or used to create a brand identity.
Section 3 - Other Guidance
Ticket giveaways
FORMULA 1 race tickets cannot be used for prizes in any competitions or giveaways unless the activity has been organised by an authorised party.
Timing Data
Our Results and Timing Data is protected by copyright and database rights. Individual pieces of the data can be used incidentally within editorial material to genuinely inform but substantial pieces of the data may not be reproduced or used commercially.
Linking to formula1.com
Linking to the official F1 website formula1.com is permitted so long as such use does not create any unauthorised association between the Formula One group and its brands, and any third party or its products or services.
The name of our site must be used in such links, i.e.
www.formula1.com, but none of our Logos may be used.
Section 4 - Using our Permitted Word Marks Editorially
The following guidelines will help to ensure that you use the Permitted Word Marks properly in editorial copy.
Appearance
Event Titles should always be written in BLOCK CAPITALS. The ™ symbol is not required.
In almost every circumstance e.g. in press releases, advertising materials, strap lines, titles, headlines of news and race reports and website menus, where the surrounding text is written in Sentence case, Word Marks should be either:
a) written in Title Case followed by the ™ symbol; or
b) in BLOCK CAPITALS.
Whichever approach is taken please be consistent.
If all the surrounding text is written in BLOCK CAPITALS, then Word Marks should be written in BLOCK CAPITALS, followed by the ™ symbol, to differentiate them from the rest of the text.
As an exception to the above guideline, in editorial copy e.g. body of text, news and race reports, Word Marks should still be written in Title Case or BLOCK CAPITALS, to identify use of a trade mark but the ™ symbol is not mandatory.
Permitted Word Marks should not be stylised or written in a font style that is different to the surrounding text.
Our Corporate Identity (our company names and official website) should always be written in Title Case. The ™ symbol is not required.
Grammar
Word Marks should be used as attributive modifiers i.e. they should be used to modify a noun for example “Formula 1™ driver”, “F1™ racing”.
Word Marks should not be used as nouns. For example “Formula 1™ was great this weekend” should be amended to “the Formula 1™ race was great this weekend”.
Word Marks should never be used in the possessive form. For example “FORMULA 1's cars”.
Section 5 - Need more help?
For more help and information please contact
trademarks@fomltd.com
paragraph 5 from the commonly held form letter.
In addition,
you should be aware that other rights exist in Formula One team elements (including Team logos/marks/imagery, driver names/imagery, car designs and liveries) and Grand Prix names which need to be respected and in this regard FOWC is authorise! d to coll! ectively licence the inclusion of the Formula One teams element, Event names and circuits layouts in interactive game products together with the Formula One Material and Marks (“Formula One Elements”). In the circumstances, it is not possible to produce an interactive game (including but not limited to console, PC, mobile device, simulator, pod and/or on line via the Internet or otherwise) based upon the FIA Formula One World Championship using the Formula One Elements without an appropriate licence from FOWC.