Ferrari’s race director, Laurent Mekies, feels that the Formula 1 financial regulations are entering a critical period amid allegations that Red Bull and Aston Martin have broken them. The first F1 budget cap was introduced last season, and all 10 teams were given a limit of $145 million that they could spend on car development,
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Daniel Ricciardo confirmed in Singapore that he will not receive McLaren’s new upgrade until the Japanese Grand Prix. Due to the budget cap this year, it is more difficult for teams to get two versions of the same upgrade ready at the same time, so most of them have been giving the changes to one
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Max Verstappen can match Fernando Alonso’s two World Championships at this weekend’s returning Singapore Grand Prix, should results go in his favour. The Dutchman can claim the title at the Marina Bay Circuit due to having a 116-point lead over Charles Leclerc; having won 11 races has also massively benefitted the Red Bull driver. The reigning World Champion can retain
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McLaren team principal, Andreas Seidl, asks that the FIA maintain open communication during their investigation of a possible breach of the financial regulations by Red Bull and Aston Martin. The teams had the first-ever budget cap enforced on them last season with a limit of $145 million being set by the FIA. This had initially
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was given a thoughtful cake by his team on Friday as he celebrated his 25th birthday. The Dutchman has been with Red Bull since the 2016 season, and he won on a magical debut with the Austrian side at the Spanish Grand Prix. Another 30 race wins have followed since, as
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Ferrari race director, Laurent Mekies, wants the FIA to be diligent as they look to decipher whether Red Bull and Aston Martin have broken the financial rules. Last year, a $145 million spending limit was brought in last season, and that had to be shared out between damage repairs, development, workers’ hours, energy used in
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Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, says that rival teams are throwing “ridiculous” numbers at the wall to see what sticks. Formula 1 introduced its first budget cap last season, to limit the financial advantage the bigger teams had over the smaller ones in the development race. The cap was set at $145 million, and
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen needed to leave enough fuel in the tank to give the scrutineers a sample, which is why he needed to abort his final run during qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix. The Dutchman had gone second fastest in two of the opening three practice sessions of the weekend, ad he spent
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Max Verstappen has quipped that Sebastian Vettel needs the additional sleep during flyaway race weekends, because he is “a bit old.” Formula 1 is in Singapore this weekend, and it will travel to Japan next weekend, so the session times will be skewed. The sessions in Singapore are held in the evening, meaning that the
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has revealed that he plans to talk to Alpine about when Fernando Alonso can begin working with the Silverstone-based team, with the Spaniard set to join the British side in 2023. It was announced prior to the Hungarian Grand Prix that current Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel would be
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