There is certainly never a dull moment in the political world of Formula 1, with CEO Stefano Domenicali having opened a can of worms following some very interesting comments last weekend. The Italian was a guest at the MotoGP season-opener on Sunday at the Algarve International Circuit, where he waved the chequered flag as reigning
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Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, has told Formula1News.co.uk that it could re-introduce Technical Directive 39 (TD39/22) “at very short notice” if porpoising re-emerges as an issue this season. TD39/22 was introduced ahead of the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix in a bid to alleviate porpoising, amid Mercedes in particular lobbying the FIA to take action,
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that he was unsuccessful in getting some of Pierre Gasly’s penalty points removed from his super licence, following a change of the rules by the FIA. Last season saw plenty of criticism fired towards the governing body, who were awarding penalty points to drivers for incidents which didn’t
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Since the introduction of a new era of technical regulations, porpoising has been a challenge that plagued cars across the grid, most notably Mercedes. The W13 suffered so significantly during races that Lewis Hamilton struggled to get out of his car after the 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix left him suffering severe pain. The situation was,
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Mercedes is desperately working to find a solution to the problems that have been impacting the team’s performance since new technical regulations were introduced last season. After the Bahrain Grand Prix saw Lewis Hamilton finish over 50 seconds behind race winner Max Verstappen, the British driver blasted the team for not listening to him when
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Earlier this week, Porsche reportedly ruled out entering Formula 1 in 2026 as part of a partnership with Red Bull after exhausting all options to join the sport following the introduction of new engine regulations. Honda initially pulled out of Formula 1 in 2021, having powered Max Verstappen to his maiden World Championship title. The
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Lewis Hamilton has warned that Mercedes could see even worse performance on the racetrack if they abandon their current approach and simply copy championship leaders Red Bull. The seven-time world champion has warned that the solution to the team’s woes is “not as simple” as adopting similar elements of their rival’s design, fearing it would
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Following Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have both revealed that following another car was just as difficult as “in the old cars”, potentially causing panic amongst the FIA. Whilst last weekend’s race at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit saw more overtakes than ever before at the venue, the number of completed
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Following a disappointing start to the season for the Silver Arrows, George Russell has accepted that Mercedes have to “be realistic” about their ability to compete against Red Bull in the 2023 title race. With Red Bull having shown their dominance over the rest of the grid in the opening two races of the season,
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George Russell is set to be demoted back to P4 at the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, as Aston Martin have a great chance of appealing the post-race penalty Fernando Alonso was slapped with in Saudi Arabia. Alonso had crossed the finish line in P3 to score his second consecutive podium for the Silverstone-based team.
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