Vice chairman of Ferrari and Enzo Ferrari’s son, Piero, believes that Mercedes are trying to skirt the rules in order to make themselves more competitive, and affirms that his team will fight against it. This comes after the Silver Arrows urged the FIA to look into the technical regulations following the arrival of the “porpoising”
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Ferrari are poised to launch a protest against the changing of the regulations next season over concerns that it will hamper the performance of Red Bull and Ferrari. This is according to Auto Motor und Sport journalist Michael Schmidt, who suggested that Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto will attempt to veto the alterations next season. The
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and Red Bull boss Christian Horner have reignited their rivalry in the latest debate over the technical regulations. Mercedes have been pushing for changes to the rules for several weeks due to the potentially detrimental long-term health effects of “porpoising,” the phenomenon that came with the arrival of ground effect
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In the latest episode of Red Bull team principal Christian Horner’s ongoing feud with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, the Briton has warned the 50-year-old that working through the summer is not permitted. Teams are required to give their mechanics, engineers and drivers a break during the summer shutdown, when no work is allowed to be
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has come to the defence of Charles Leclerc after the Monegasque crashed out of the French Grand Prix. Leclerc sealed his seventh pole of the season on Saturday with a scintillating qualifying performance, and was leading in the first sting having held off Verstappen, who then pitted. However, the
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner suspects that there are some devious tactics at play from Mercedes as they try to action a change in regulations next season. The Silver Arrows have been off the pace of Red Bull and Ferrari this year after the return of ground effect aerodynamics under the new technical regulations,
MoreRecently appointed interim FIA secretary general, Shaila-Ann Rao, simply allows criticism of her position to roll off the shoulder. Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto conceded that he was ‘concerned’ when the FIA replaced the departing Peter Bayer with Rao who, prior to re-joining the FIA, had been special adviser to Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff. An
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Good old-fashioned tape has frequently been the answer for short-term repairs over the years in Formula 1, and the same went for Max Verstappen during practice for the French Grand Prix. Verstappen suffered a disruption in the first session when he ran wide out of Turn 11 and hit the exit kerb, causing some damage
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is unhappy at Mercedes as he feels they are trying to change the rules to suit them. Safety has become a concern for some of the drivers amid the “porpoising” and bouncing caused by the new technical regulations which saw the return of ground effect aerodynamics. The FIA stepped
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Six teams are expected to counter the FIA’s proposed changes to the technical regulations next season as they attempt to counter “porpoising” and bouncing. In Canada, the govern body started measuring the cars to see how much the cars were oscillating and, as of the Belgian Grand Prix, teams could be asked to raise the
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