Following an update to the FIA’s International Sporting Code (ISC), drivers in all FIA championships will officially be banned from making “political statements”, unless they’ve been granted permission from the governing body. The update comes just a couple of days after the conclusion of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Qatar, a country that was
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton is no stranger to going against the FIA, with the 37-year-old set to be locked in a battle with the governing body once again, following an change to the governing body’s regulations. Despite so much incredible work having been done over recent years by the likes of Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel,
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Red Bull chief technical officer Adrian Newey has hit out at the FIA for the new aerodynamic regulations that were introduced this season, after stating that the sport’s hierarchy “don’t understand” that what they’ve done isn’t what the “big car manufacturers” want. 2022 saw the start of a new era of Formula 1, with the aerodynamic regulations having
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Porsche CEO Oliver Blume has revealed that a deal with Red Bull for 2026 had been “agreed on a handshake”, before the partnership dramatically collapsed before it could be officially finalised. 2026 is seen by many manufacturers as a perfect time to join Formula 1, with the new engine regulations set to be introduced in three
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FIA single-seater technical director Nikolas Tombazis has confirmed that wheel arches are being considered going forward when heavy rain appears, in order for the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix to never be repeated. For a sport deemed to be the pinnacle of motorsport, the championship has looked embarrassing in recent years when met with a wet race.
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The FIA have not had much luck with regards to the race director role in recent years, as they were forced to sack Michael Masi at the end of the 2021 season, and then chose to sack one of their two 2022 race directors following the controversial Japanese Grand Prix earlier this year. Masi was
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Following a season of more black-and-orange flags than usual, the FIA’s technical director Nikolas Tombazis has admitted that the governing body ‘got it wrong’ during 2022. Throughout the 2022 season, drivers were being shown the ‘meatball flag’ as soon as an endplate became wobbly, with the governing body having become relentlessly strict in regard to vehicle
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The rule changes that came into play as a part of the new era of Formula 1 that began at the start of this season were designed to bring all ten teams closer together and make the sport more competitive. Despite this, Lando Norris was the only driver in 2022 that scored a podium while
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Michael Masi will be taking on a new venture starting in 2023, with the Aussie having been announced as a new director on the Karting Australia board, along with commercial lawyer Melissa Holzberger. The duo will begin their new rules at the start of January, which is, of course, just a couple of weeks away.
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2011 saw one of the biggest changes in Formula 1 in the history of the sport, as the Drag Reduction System was introduced to help aid overtaking and make races more entertaining. DRS allows the rear wing of the F1 cars to open at certain parts of circuits, when within a second of the car
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