While Formula 1 continues to take steps forward on the racetrack, it has become the opinion of F1 driver turned pundit David Coulthard that there is still work to be done with regards to giving the fans a fair sporting experience to enjoy. The Scot has become frustrated with the communication between the FIA, the
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As teams and drivers continue to insist that the FIA award a heavy penalty to Red Bull for exceeding the 2021 budget cap, McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has called for the governing body not to be judged until the punishment is announced, labelling it as “too early” to question the FIA’s “transparency”. Following speculation since the
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As the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship draws ever closer to an end, it’s that time of the year when the penalty points are looked into, to discover who is at risk of a potential race ban before the end of the season. The penalty points system sees drivers awarded points based on rule breaks, with
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With Formula 1 continuing to grow its audience in North America and the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has revealed that they “would love” to host two races a year, with the new Qiddiya circuit set to be completed in 2026. The plan originally was for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to switch to Qiddiya once
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Fans are noticing that Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, has been conspicuous in his absence since the FIA’s verdict that the team broke the financial regulations last season. The teams were given a cap of $145 million within which to operate in 2021, and development on the 2022 car was counted within that. As
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Mercedes are reportedly ready to toss the rule book out the window next year if Red Bull are not sufficiently punished for breaching the budget cap. A “gentlemen’s agreement” was previously trialled in Formula 1, whereby the teams would promise to stay with a spending limit, but no one had any intention of sticking to
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Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas has told the FIA that they were extremely fortunate to avoid a more serious consequence after they deployed a recovery vehicle at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. In 2014, Jules Bianchi was involved in a fatal accident in Japan when a crane was sent out to collect Adrian Sutil’s crashed Sauber.
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Last weekend’s first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019 was perhaps one of the most confusing and seemingly complicated races in the modern history of Formula 1, with multiple things leaving both fans and the teams completely baffled. The race at Suzuka was massively impacted by the heavy rain, which resulted in a lengthy red flag
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Following the confirmation from the FIA last Monday that Red Bull did in fact exceed the 2021 budget cap, ex-F1 driver Ralf Schumacher has called for a “detailed investigation” into how it was discovered prior to the announcement that Red Bull had exceeded the budget. It was reported at the Singapore Grand Prix that both Red Bull
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has remained vocal about the revelation that rivals Red Bull did in fact exceed the 2021 budget cap, something which potentially questions the legitimacy of Max Verstappen’s 2021 crown. Following much speculation, the FIA revealed last Monday that the Austrians had exceeded the 2021 budget cap, after finding them guilty of a ‘minor’
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