F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has denied rumours that his relationship with FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem has strained, after revealing he speaks to Jean Todt’s replacement “almost every day”. It’s been a politically challenging year for Formula 1, something which has often required involvement from the FIA. The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix back at the start of the season
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Red Bull are looking set to supply their own powertrains from 2026 or to return to a ‘works’ relationship with Honda, after talks with German manufacturer Porsche sensationally broke down. It was reported that the VW-owned manufacturer simply demanded too much from the Austrian side, in regard to both the powertrain itself and their share
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The Italian Grand Prix was a somewhat boring race, which ended in the poorest of circumstances. As Max Verstappen crossed the line to claim his fifth consecutive victory, he was met with a wave of boos from the Tifosi, due to the race finishing behind the Safety Car. A Safety Car was deployed on Lap
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Mercedes’ Sir Lewis Hamilton has empathised with the size of the task undertaken by new FIA president, Mohammed ben Sulayem. The Emirati took the helm of the motorsport governing body after Jean Todt stepped down following his maximum term of 12 years. He had to deal with the mess left behind after the Abu Dhabi
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Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi has shed light on “some mistakes” which took place in regard to their reserve driver and 2021 Formula 2 World Champion Oscar Piastri, who rejected a 2023 seat at the French side in favour of a move to McLaren. As is well documented, the saga between Alpine and Piastri began following
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Current IndyCar driver and former Formula 1 driver Alexander Rossi has shared his anger over the FIA’s superlicence system, which has forced AlphaTauri to halt their pursuit for highly talented American Colton Herta. Herta is one of the hottest prospects in motorsport, currently, having won seven IndyCar races despite being only 22-years-old. The American is possibly one of the greatest
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Jaguar Formula E driver, Sam Bird, has suggested that the Italian Grand Prix served as a reminder to Sir Lewis Hamilton that he was unfairly denied his eighth world title last year. Hamilton and Max Verstappen went into the season finale in 2021 level on points after a pulsating 21 rounds that had seen them
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Ex-F1 driver turned Sky Sports pundit Martin Brundle has urged Formula 1 to find a “solution” to reduce the number of grid penalties, following a confusing grid at the Italian Grand Prix last weekend. Staggeringly, nine of the twenty drivers were awarded grid penalties for last Sunday’s race at the ‘Temple of Speed’, after opting to change
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Alpine’s Esteban Ocon wants to see changes made to the engine allocation going into next year after another raft of penalties at the Italian Grand Prix. The drivers are all given three engines at the start of the season, with a specific number of components available. The first time a driver exceeds their allocated pool
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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has spoken out about winning the Oscar Piastri saga, for the first time since the FIA’s Contract Recognition Board concluded that the Australian was legally allowed to race for the Woking-based team next season. Piastri is, of course, Alpine’s reserve driver and has been a profound part of their driver
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