Fernando Alonso has expressed dissatisfaction with Formula 1’s tendency to make mid-season rule alterations, providing a number of past instances as examples. Recently, Pirelli unveiled a newly constructed tyre for the remaining part of the 2023 season, starting from the British Grand Prix, as part of their future plans for 2024. This change coincided with
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George Russell has blasted Formula 3 for its lax approach to the number of cars allowed on the track at one time. Currently, the FIA lets F3 field 12 squads with three teams each. This can cause issues such as traffic congestion during qualifiers – particularly at high-speed circuits such as the Monza or the
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Christian Horner, the Red Bull principal, has insisted that his team will fall several million dollars below the budget cap for the 2022 season. The auditing process for last year’s F1 season has begun, and Red Bull has fallen foul of claims that it exceeded the FIA’s regulations. The team has been on the wrong
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has been impressed by how “robust” the FIA have been whilst investigating last season’s financial submissions, which are set to be released shortly. It’s that time of the year again when speculation over the budget cap starts, and whether any sides have breached the $135 million limit. It’s been rumoured
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The FIA has dismissed false ‘rumours’ which stated that at least two F1 teams broke the 2022 season’s cost cap. Sky reporter, Craig Slater, spoke to the FIA and revealed details of their conversation. He said: “They are quite adamant in their response to me. “They have said that the reports are factually wrong. Want
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Ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton has questioned the FIA’s harshness in regard to the budget cap, with the Mercedes driver believing that Red Bull’s punishment last season wasn’t “big”. The budget cap was a hot topic on Thursday during media day at the Hungaroring, following rumours that three teams have breached
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George Russell has called for the FIA to issue harsher penalties to teams who breach the budget cap, following rumours that three teams exceeded the 2022 cap. It’s been reported by multiple media outlets that three teams have breached last season’s cap; however, the FIA have insisted that the rumours regarding the cap are “unfounded”.
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It’s been rumoured that three teams are believed to have breached the 2022 budget cap, with the Italian edition of Motorsport.com understanding that the FIA will deliver last season’s certificates of compliance at the end of this month. The FIA have checked all the financial documents significantly quicker than they did last year, where it
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer insists that powertrain supplier Renault wants the 2026 engine regulations to remain as they are, something Mercedes also want to see happen. Szafnauer’s comments regarding the new power unit regulations in 2026 have been made following concerns raised by Red Bull boss Christian Horner. Horner has insisted that tweaks to
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has expressed his dissatisfaction with the new engine regulations set to be implemented in 2026. However, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has dismissed the possibility of any adjustments to the regulations, leading to a war of words between the two team principals. Horner, in response to Wolff’s comments, reiterated
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