Not quite ‘free choice’ for tyres in 2016
Jul.8 – Pirelli has ruled out giving teams ‘free choice’ on their selection of tyre compounds for 2016. The measure had..
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Fan survey ‘too late’ for immediate impact
Jul.7 – The fan survey commissioned by F1 drivers may have come ‘too late’ to make an immediate difference. But Alex..
Massa defends radio instructions in F1
Jul.1 – Felipe Massa has defended the radio instructions given to today’s formula one drivers. As the sport analyses what is..
Calls for engine rules fix grow louder
Jun.30 – Calls for F1 to revisit the detail of its engine rules are growing stronger. In Austria, the full extent of the current..
Ecclestone says he and Todt could impose change
Jun.26 – Bernie Ecclestone says he could step in now and fix formula one’s problems, so long as FIA president Jean Todt is also..
Legends slam F1 engine penalty rules
Jun.23 – Three racing legends have slammed F1’s long-life engine rules. In Austria, the full destructive potential of the rules..
Mood for immediate change growing in F1
Jun.22 – The mood for immediate change in the increasingly-alarmed F1 paddock is growing. Summing up the burgeoning crisis, McLaren..
Wolff: Refuelling idea axe ‘unanimous’
Jun.9 – F1’s strategy group looks set to proceed with taking the earlier-proposed reintroduction of in-race refuelling off the..
Horner: Change rules or say ‘goodbye’ to Renault
Jun.8 – Renault will probably quit formula one if the ‘engine freeze’ rules are not changed. That is the claim of..
Marchionne: F1 must end ‘incomprehensible rules’
Jun.8 – Sergio Marchionne on Sunday made his first appearance at a grand prix since taking over as Ferrari president. He said in..
F1 still grappling with vision for future
Jun.6 – F1 is still grappling with its vision of the future. Last month, when the latest Strategy Group meeting ended, Bernie..
F1 set to abandon return of refuelling
Jun.5 – F1’s planned return of in-race refuelling looks set to be scrapped. The measure was apparently agreed at the most..
German broadcaster wants F1 to improve
Jun.1 – RTL, F1’s free-to-air broadcaster in Germany, wants the sport to improve. We reported last week that, with the..
FIA seeking ‘human telemetry’ for F1
May 29 – F1’s governing body wants to plug the drivers into the telemetry. Omnicorse, a specialist Italian publication, claims..
Renault: FIA engine clampdown ‘no surprise’
May 29 – Renault says it is “not surprised” the FIA is clamping down on supposedly non-performance engine upgrades in..
F1 approves ‘faster cars’ for 2017 season
May 15 – F1 on Friday confirmed that things are changing for 2017. Earlier, media reports suggested that Thursday’s meeting of..
Lauda insists ‘no fifth engine’ in 2015
Drivers will not be allowed to use a fifth ‘power unit’ in 2015 and escape penalty, according to Niki Lauda. That is despite..
F1 racing ahead for 2017 rule changes
Technical change is coming to formula one. Days ago, Bernie Ecclestone told La Gazzetta dello Sport his ideal scenario would be to scrap..
Mercedes denies blocking engine rule changes
Mercedes has hit back at Bernie Ecclestone‘s claim the German carmaker is “killing” formula one. The F1 supremo had made..
Kolles blasts FIA over F1’s ‘massive problem’
Former team boss Colin Kolles has pointed the finger squarely at F1’s governing body over a “massive regulations problem”..
