Mercedes technical director James Allison has agreed with Formula 1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali in demanding that regulations are introduced to decrease the weight of the current flock of cars. Over the last decade, the weight of the cars has increased dramatically, with them currently boasting a base weight of 798kg. Staggeringly, this is
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Red Bull’s technical director Pierre Wache has admitted that the team’s budget cap penalty will “massively” affect their 2024 car, despite the fact they’re winning so easily this season. The Milton Keynes-based team were slapped with a 10% reduction to their allotted wind tunnel time for 12 months, after being found guilty of breaching the
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In a dramatic turn of events after the Canadian Grand Prix, McLaren team boss Andrea Stella has expressed his discomfort with the current system that leaves teams responsible for policing their own safety. Stella’s concerns were prompted by the increasingly wobbly rear wing of Esteban Ocon’s Alpine, which raised alarms during the race and highlighted
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Red Bull, Mercedes, Ferrari and Aston Martin are all set to be investigated by the FIA, with the governing body wanting to know how much influence the teams non-F1 activities are having on their performance. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the FIA want clarification on what the four mentioned teams are doing away from
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Ahead of a vital vote at the end of July, George Russell has warned the FIA, Formula 1 and all the teams against approving the scrapping of electric tyre blankets, following concerns by the Mercedes driver that the sport isn’t ready yet for it to happen. Russell has tested Pirelli’s proposed 2024 tyres recently in
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Following a meeting of the FIA General Assembly in Cordoba, it has been reported that several changes could be made to the Formula 1 calendar in 2024, including two Saturday night races. As Liberty Media continue to push for the pinnacle of motorsport to become more modernised, it has been discussed in Cordoba about whether
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The FIA, Formula 1’s governing body, is set to implement stricter regulations following reports of Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar allegedly breaking the rules at the Spanish Grand Prix. The Brazilian football superstar, along with several high-profile footballers including his teammate Kylian Mbappe and Chelsea stars Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell, attended the race on 4th June
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The FIA’s single seater director Nikolas Tombazis has ruled out Formula 1 scrapping DRS “in the short term”, due to the Greek engineer believing it to be too big a “risk for the sport”. DRS was introduced to the pinnacle of motorsport in 2011 and makes overtaking easier, due to a car’s top-speed being increased
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Williams team principal James Vowles has revealed that the Grove-based team have asked the FIA if they can breach the budget cap, in an attempt to “catch back up”. Ahead of last weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, Williams sat last in the Constructors’ Championship, the same position they finished in last season. They have since risen
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Lando Norris’ Canadian Grand Prix ended with the Briton having a points finish stripped from him, as a result of showing “unsportsmanlike conduct” during the race’s only Safety Car period. The McLaren driver put on a show at the Circuit de Gilles-Villeneuve, with Norris having been responsible for the majority of the action on Sunday.
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