Red Bull were accused of breaching the 2021 cost cap of $145m as early as the Singapore Grand Prix, despite there being no official statement from the FIA. The rumours ran rife for weeks before the FIA released their verdict, eventually finding the energy drink giants guilty of a minor breach of the budget cap,
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Following Max Verstappen’s 15th victory of the 2022 season, another year of Formula 1 has drawn to a close, marking the start of a period of reflection before all eyes turn to 2023. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has reflected himself on the year and especially on the accusations made by Red Bull regarding the budget
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Formula 1 faced one of its most controversial moments ever last year in Abu Dhabi, as a “manipulated” safety car procedure led to Lewis Hamilton missing out on his record eighth world title. Race director Michael Masi, who has since been sacked, was forced to deal with a late safety car in last year’s season
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It appears that for the second season in a row there might be a controversial investigation after the season finale, with more and more people suggesting that Sergio Pérez did crash on purpose at the Monaco Grand Prix. Following Max Verstappen’s team order defiance, where he insisted that he had his “reasons” for defying Red
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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has spoken against the recent wave of social media abuse, pledging to do as much as he possibly can to help against the online trolls after a steward received death threats earlier this week. Silvia Bellot was part of the stewarding team that awarded Fernando Alonso his 30-second post-race penalty
MoreIn a stand against social media toxicity and online abuse, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has revealed that action will be taken to target vile trolls, who have been targeting a number of F1 and FIA personnel with “hate posts”. 2022 has been a disgusting year for Formula 1 in regard to social media, with the online
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Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen appear to have momentarily halted their ferocious rivalry, which developed in 2021, as a result of the duo wanting change to happen on “toxic” social media platforms. It is only in the last couple of years that online abuse amongst the F1 community has stemmed into a massively concerning problem, with hundreds
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The United States Grand Prix in Austin was filled with talking points, one of which was a controversial decision made by the stewards with regards to Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard was involved in a crash with Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll, which saw his car pick up heavy damage, however somehow he managed to pull
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After two years full of vile online abuse directed at both drivers, teams and FIA personnel, as well as incidents amongst fans at races, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is set to announce a programme to tackle such behaviour. 2022 hasn’t been a year for Formula 1 to be proud of, with the online landscape having become one of toxicity, to
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Romain Grosjean and Lewis Hamilton have at times been involved in a few spits and spats against one another; however, the former Haas driver has revealed that he actually agrees with the seven-time World Champion’s stance over jewellery wearing. Following the departure of race director Michael Masi, Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas, who both replaced
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