The FIA seemingly accidentally shared a tweet by Canal Plus Formula 1 journalist Laurent Dupin which appeared to accuse McLaren of dealing in bad faith. The Woking-based team are set to become embroiled in another legal battle after Oscar Piastri’s manager, Mark Webber, reportedly signed an agreement with them for his driver to join their
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Former race director Michael Masi reportedly signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) after his removal as race director by the FIA. Masi was the centre of controversy at last season’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix when he made a bizarre call to allow a limited number of lapped runners to pass the Safety Car ahead of the
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Porpoising is once again a hot topic in the paddock, as a number of teams have called for the FIA to drop a set of new regulations for 2023 which are targeted at eliminating porpoising. The bouncing phenomenon has caused chaos for some, and absolutely nothing for others, with the latter being the ones who are rallying
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Former race director Michael Masi has revealed that he and his family were threatened online in the aftermath of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Max Verstappen went into the final round of the season level on points as the championship was set to be decided at the Yas Marina Circuit, and the seven-time champion
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Vice chairman of Ferrari and Enzo Ferrari’s son, Piero, believes that Mercedes are trying to skirt the rules in order to make themselves more competitive, and affirms that his team will fight against it. This comes after the Silver Arrows urged the FIA to look into the technical regulations following the arrival of the “porpoising”
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Sky Sports reporter Ted Kravitz wonders if Michael Masi came to an agreement with the FIA amid his departure from the motorsport governing body. Controversy surrounded the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last season when Masi allowed five lapped cars to pass the Safety Car ahead of the final lap of the race,
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Last weekend’s French Grand Prix looks set to be the last, at least for the foreseeable future. The Circuit Paul Ricard doesn’t currently have a contract to host a race for next season, with its current deal having concluded after the recent race. France returned to the calendar in 2018, following a 10-year absence from
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Ferrari are poised to launch a protest against the changing of the regulations next season over concerns that it will hamper the performance of Red Bull and Ferrari. This is according to Auto Motor und Sport journalist Michael Schmidt, who suggested that Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto will attempt to veto the alterations next season. The
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner suspects that there are some devious tactics at play from Mercedes as they try to action a change in regulations next season. The Silver Arrows have been off the pace of Red Bull and Ferrari this year after the return of ground effect aerodynamics under the new technical regulations,
MoreRecently appointed interim FIA secretary general, Shaila-Ann Rao, simply allows criticism of her position to roll off the shoulder. Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto conceded that he was ‘concerned’ when the FIA replaced the departing Peter Bayer with Rao who, prior to re-joining the FIA, had been special adviser to Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff. An
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