Two-tier engine caps & wind tunnel bans may never fire
Sep.19 – The engines may never fire on two cost-cutting proposals that have leaked out of this week’s strategy group meeting...
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Penalties for illegal tyre pressures still unclear
Sep.19 – After the FIA and Pirelli moved to clear up the tyre pressure controversy, it still is not clear whether drivers might be..
Official slams ‘stupid’ F1 penalty system
Sep.9 – A Russian motor racing official has hit out at “stupid” penalties that are affecting drivers at today’s..
Hamilton win in doubt over illegal tyre pressure
Sep.6 – Lewis Hamilton‘s Monza win has fallen under a dark cloud. In the closing laps of the Italian grand prix, the Briton was..
Pirelli set to announce tyre usage clampdown
Sep.3 – Pirelli on Thursday is poised to announce stricter guidelines regarding the use of its tyres by formula one teams ahead of..
Whiting: Honda exploited ‘good faith’ of penalty cap
Aug.28 – Charlie Whiting has admitted the new rule scrapping in-race penalties was exploited by McLaren-Honda last weekend in..
Ecclestone: Race start changes ‘step in right direction’
Aug.20 – F1’s clampdown on assisted race starts is a step in the right direction, according to Bernie Ecclestone. The F1..
FIA pushing on with technology clampdowns
Aug.21 – F1’s new clampdown on race start technology has divided paddock opinion. On the one hand, some say it is a step in the..
All eyes on new race start rules at Spa
Aug.19 – A big talking point at Spa this weekend will be the FIA’s new rules regarding race starts. The mid-season change has..
Clampdown means drivers ‘more dependent on team’ – Verstappen
Aug.18 – Max Verstappen has delivered a sobering message for those expecting drivers to have more control over their race starts at..
Vettel no fan of F1 ‘fuel saving’
Aug.18 – Sebastian Vettel has admitted he is no fan of having to save fuel during grands prix. The Ferrari driver, who counts himself..
Report: Teams critical of race-start clampdown
Aug.11 – F1 engineers are concerned that the FIA’s mid-season clampdown on race start procedures has not been properly thought..
F1 scraps in-season testing for 2016
Jul.22 – F1 has scrapped in-season testing for 2016, Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport reports. And in June, the German magazine..
Grosjean doubts Spa clampdown will ‘improve show’
Jul.14 – Romain Grosjean is not sure the forthcoming ‘driver aids’ clampdown from August’s Belgian grand prix will..
Lauda: Put ‘everything’ under rule-change microscope
Jul.13 – Things are starting to look up in formula one, according to legend Niki Lauda. It has been a period of immense criticism and..
Zehnder: ‘Sprint qualifying’ would change nothing
Jul.8 – ‘Sprint race qualifying’ is not the answer for formula one. That is the view of Beat Zehnder, Sauber‘s..
Wolff sure F1 will agree 2017 reforms
Jul.8 – Toto Wolff is confident F1 will ultimately adopt a much faster formula for 2017. The sport has collectively agreed that the..
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..
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..
