Ahead of this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, the FIA have introduced a new Technical Directive (TD), to clamp down on teams exploiting the flexi-wing regulations. Flexi-wings have become a norm this season and have been captured by TV directors during onboard footage, showing which teams have worked their way around the rulebook. The governing body
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is hoping that a new Technical Directive (TD) will slow Red Bull by “half a second”, although he fears that it’s very unlikely. The FIA have put a new TD into effect from the upcoming Singapore Grand Prix onwards, to police flexi-wings better. Front and rear wing flexibility will be
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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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Ex-Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa has revealed that he’s expecting help from Ferrari in his pursuit to have the 2008 World Championship overturned, amid the recent ‘Crashgate’ drama. Massa has put together a “team of very strong lawyers” to fight the results of the 2008 championship, which was ridiculed by controversy. The former Ferrari driver
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Lewis Hamilton was slapped with two penalty points on Sunday at the Italian Grand Prix, following an unfortunate collision with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri. The seven-time World Champion would’ve likely expected to have been on the receiving end of a couple of penalty points, with the Mercedes driver having accepted full responsibility for colliding with Piastri
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has insisted that a new technical directive introduced by the FIA won’t have any effect on the Milton Keynes-based side, with it set to be introduced at the Singapore Grand Prix. At the Marina Bay Circuit in two weeks’ time, a new Technical Directive is set to be introduced,
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In a move to curb the growing concerns surrounding flexible wings in Formula One, the FIA has introduced a comprehensive technical directive aimed at clarifying the regulations and preventing teams from exploiting aerodynamic advantages through innovative designs. The directive comes after suspicions arose that certain teams were pushing the boundaries of permissible flexibility, prompting the
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Mercedes driver George Russell has voiced a scathing critique, urging F1 officials to abandon the utilisation of extreme wet tyres. Russell’s frustration emerged as heavy rains wreaked havoc during the race, prompting delays and adding an element of chaos to the competition. The British driver deemed the extreme wet tyres as a “complete waste of
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Lance Stroll has been summoned to the stewards following qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix, after appearing to impede Lewis Hamilton in Q1. Hamilton was impeded by several drivers in the opening part of qualifying at Zandvoort, in what was a miserable afternoon for the seven-time World Champion. It was a very similar qualifying to
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Ferrari have been fined €5100 following two incidents in qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix, involving Carlos Sainz. In the first incident, Sainz was judged to have sped in the pit-lane during Q1, by just 0.5kph. The pit-lane speed limit in Zandvoort is 60kph,and Sainz was judged to have gone 60.5kph during the first part
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