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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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is hopeful that the governing body can announce “next month” which teams have been granted permission to join Formula 1, as soon as 2025. The FIA opened up applications to prospective new teams in February, despite the majority of the paddock and F1 itself being against the move. The likes
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Nico Hulkenberg joked after the sprint race that Fernando Alonso’s retirement from the Belgian Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday was “karma”, after the German had to take avoiding action whilst behind the Spaniard earlier on. Alonso retired from the race after spinning into the gravel at Pouhon, caused by running wide whilst behind Hulkenberg.
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Lewis Hamilton has disagreed with the FIA’s decision to slap him with a five-second time penalty for colliding with Sergio Perez. The seven-time World Champion received the penalty during Saturday’s sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix, after he clipped the side of Perez at high-speed. Hamilton and Perez were jostling for position at the
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Lewis Hamilton escaped a potential penalty for the second time this weekend at the Belgian Grand Prix, following an incident with Max Verstappen during the sprint shootout. The incident occurred at Turn 8 of Spa-Francorchamps during SQ1, with Hamilton having been going slowly on the racing line. Verstappen approached very quickly due to being on
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Lewis Hamilton has avoided a grid penalty at the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix, after being investigated by the stewards following Friday’s qualifying session. Hamilton will start Sunday’s race at Spa-Francorchamps from third on the grid, despite having qualified fourth. A five-place grid penalty for pole sitter Max Verstappen has seen those in the top six
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Ahead of the second day of the Belgian Grand Prix, the FIA have confirmed that they will cancel Saturday’s sprint shootout or perhaps even the sprint race itself, if the weather conditions are deemed too dangerous. Thursday and Friday were both incredibly wet at Spa-Francorchamps, with Free Practice 1 on Friday morning having taken place
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Charles Leclerc has argued that the FIA would be within its rights to cancel the upcoming Belgian GP due to rain – and there should be no complaints if it does. Extremely wet conditions have been forecast for the race at Spa-Francorchamps this weekend. The topic of visibility and driver safety has been a prominent
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Lewis Hamilton absolutely believes that the FIA will make the “right decisions” this weekend at the Belgian Grand Prix, which is expected to once again be a very wet affair. Wet weather at Spa-Francorchamps is a dangerous combo, with FRECA driver Dilano van ‘t Hoff having died in a crash earlier this month. The incident
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As Belgium prepares to, once again, welcome Formula 1 to one of the most exciting circuits on the calendar, the FIA is facing another challenge: Three days of rain. While wet tracks pose enjoyable challenges, the issue of visibility in heavy rain remains a significant concern, akin to a daunting experience for drivers. As the
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