Lauda: Ricciardo penalty ‘wrong’ for F1
Mar.27 – Niki Lauda has hit out at the FIA for being too hard on Daniel Ricciardo in Australia. Local hero Ricciardo was penalised..
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Renault teams may use ‘four engine’ approach
Mar.7 – Renault-powered teams are considering using four engines per driver instead of just three in 2018. The rules have changed..
F1 2018: Looking forward to the season ahead
With the 2017 season only just finished, many F1 fans thoughts turn to spring, and in particular March when the new F1 season clicks it’s..
FIA firm on three engines rule change for 2018
Nov.26 – The FIA is standing firm on the move from four to three engines per driver in 2018. The rule change is actually highly..
FIA expected Verstappen apology
Oct.27 – F1’s governing body made clear in Mexico it wanted a public apology from Max Verstappen. A week ago, the Dutch driver..
Verstappen refuses to retract ‘idiot’ insult
Oct.25 – Max Verstappen says he will not apologise for calling an F1 steward an “idiot” after the US grand prix. Just..
Verstappen in trouble for calling steward ‘idiot’
Oct.24 – Max Verstappen could be in trouble for insulting an FIA steward. A controversy erupted when the Dutchman was penalised for..
No gearbox penalty for Vettel in Japan
Oct.5 – Sebastian Vettel‘s Japanese grand prix weekend has started well. After Ferrari‘s horror outing in Malaysia last..
Vettel set to avoid Suzuka grid penalty
Oct.3 – Sebastian Vettel looks set to avoid a grid penalty at Suzuka this weekend. The German had admitted after his bizarre..
F1 keeps engine penalties in place for now
Sep.15 – F1 has decided against immediately acting on the issue of grid penalties for engine changes. Fans and many of the..
Jochen Mass: Grid penalty system ‘incomprehensible’
Sep.7 – Pressure is growing for F1 to scrap its system of grid penalties for technical car failures. In the name of cost cutting,..
Steward defends decision to penalise Raikkonen
Aug.28 – F1 steward Mika Salo has defended the decision to penalise Kimi Raikkonen at Spa. The Ferrari driver hit out at his..
Calls grow for driver penalty system overhaul
Jul.10 – Calls are growing for F1 to overhaul its system of penalising drivers for technical problems. Former F1 driver Mark Webber..
‘Sorry’ Vettel escapes major FIA penalty
Jul.4 – Sebastian Vettel has issued an apology after avoiding a major additional penalty as a result of intentionally driving into..
FIA Official Statement following the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Paris, July 3 – Following an incident at the recent Azerbaijan Grand Prix involving a collision between Car 5 (Sebastian Vettel) and Car..
Berger: FIA should excuse ’emotional’ Vettel
Jul.3 – Gerhard Berger says the FIA should forgive Sebastian Vettel for driving into Lewis Hamilton recently in Baku. On Monday,..
F1 steward admits Vettel race ban was possible
Jun.30 – An F1 steward says his colleagues considered a harsher penalty for Sebastian Vettel last weekend in Baku. On Monday, which..
Wolff argues against further penalty for Vettel
Jun.27 – Toto Wolff thinks Sebastian Vettel‘s act of Baku ‘road rage’ should now be forgotten. As the Ferrari..
Force India angry after race number controversy
Jun.5 – Force India is angry with F1’s governing body in the wake of a dispute about race numbers. Before Barcelona, teams were..
Salo: FIA may clarify grid position rules
Apr.11 – F1 could introduce a rule clarification after Sebastian Vettel started Sunday’s Chinese grand prix out of position...
