A Formula 1 fan has questioned the FIA over why they didn’t release audio from the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, a race which was completely overshadowed by ex-race director Michael Masi going against the rulebook. Masi broke multiple rules in the closing laps of the 2021 season, which saw a late Safety Car not
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Aston Martin executive chairman Lawrence Stroll doesn’t want to see Andretti given permission to join the Formula 1 paddock, with the billionaire believing that the sport is “working really well with 10 teams”. Andretti were recently granted permission by the FIA to join F1, with it now being down to the sport itself to make
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and McLaren CEO Zak Brown have all praised the FIA for a much smoother and “more mature” 2022 budget cap process, compared to the mess that unfolded following the 2021 cap. It was recently announced that all teams had been given a certificate of compliance for
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Rookie Logan Sargeant’s maiden Formula 1 campaign went from bad to worse at the Japanese Grand Prix last weekend, where the American was slapped with several penalties by the FIA. With Sargeant still needing a contract for 2024, the Williams driver certainly isn’t helping his chances of being on the grid next season, by continuing
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has revealed that the FIA granted the team permission to let Sergio Perez rejoin the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, so that he could serve a time penalty. Perez endured a disastrous Sunday at Suzuka, with the Mexican’s race having been ruined after just a few seconds. He collided
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Sky Sports F1 reporter Ted Kravitz revealed after Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix that the FIA are wanting to clear up a loophole exploited by Red Bull, something which Kravitz labelled as “clever”. Perez endured an absolutely shocking Sunday at Suzuka, which saw the Mexican retire twice. Starting from fifth, Perez collided with Carlos Sainz on
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The FIA admitted on Friday at the Japanese Grand Prix that Max Verstappen should’ve received a grid penalty at the Singapore Grand Prix, for impeding Yuki Tsunoda. Several drivers were left perplexed after Singapore last weekend as to why the reigning World Champion wasn’t penalised, following three separate impeding incidents. Verstappen was investigated three times
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It’s been reported ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix that several Formula 1 teams have called for the FIA to explain the reasoning behind some of their recent decisions at the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend. According to Auto Motor und Sport, teams have called for incidents from last weekend at the Marina Bay
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Christian Horner, the Team Principal of Red Bull, has addressed speculation surrounding his team’s performance drop at the Singapore Grand Prix and clarified that recent technical directives (TDs) from the FIA were not the cause of their struggles. The reigning World Champions faced a challenging weekend in Singapore, failing to advance into Q3 during qualifying
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Lewis Hamilton was in good spirits on Thursday ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, where he’s searching for a 197th career podium. The seven-time World Champion was joined by Sergio Perez in the pre-weekend drivers’ press conference, where Max Verstappen’s reprimand from the Singapore Grand Prix was discussed. Verstappen was investigated for three cases
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