The FIA announced on Tuesday morning that they’d given certificates of compliance to all 10 teams in Formula 1, as their calculations discovered that every team kept within the budget cap in 2022. Unlike last season, there is no controversy over any team breaching the budget cap, which was set at $140 million for 2022.
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Benjamin Stephan, a Greenpeace political scientist, has expressed scepticism about Formula 1’s genuine dedication to climate action. F1 has declared its intention to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 and to adopt fully synthetic fuel by 2026. Stephan emphasised Formula One’s attempts to turn the sport “green” were token, and would have no real environmental impact.
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Hywel Thomas, the managing director of Mercedes’ high performance powertrains engine division, has revealed that the Silver Arrows prepared themselves for “whatever” 2023 was going to throw at them, ahead of the current season. Mercedes have endured a challenging 20 months in the new aerodynamic era of the sport, which has also seen an engine
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Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen has insisted that the incoming 2026 power unit regulations are “overcomplicating” Formula 1, whilst there are also concerns that Red Bull are behind on their preparations. The 2026 engine regulations are getting closer and closer, as is Red Bull’s huge step into becoming a full power unit supplier. Red Bull
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Despite reports that Red Bull aren’t meeting their expectations ahead of the 2026 engine regulations, advisor Dr. Helmut Marko has insisted that the side are actually “miles ahead” in the progress they’ve made. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has recently raised concerns about the new power unit regulations, following fears that the quality of
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Sky Sports commentator, David Croft, has posited that F1 should remove blue flags from the sport to make races more interesting. At the front of the grid, this season has been criticised for a lack of competition, with Max Verstappen taking first place becoming a given. Red Bull has won 12 out of 12 races
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Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft and ex-Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok have disagreed over the budget cap, with Croft believing that it’s “ruining a lot of things in F1”. The commentator believes that the budget cap has affected staff’s earnings and is “managed badly”, based on the fact it takes nearly a year to
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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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