Massa to accept FIA role
Nov.16 – The soon-to-be-retired Felipe Massa is set to take on an FIA role in the future. Waldner Bernardo, president of..
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Villeneuve & Montoya, question Kubica comeback
Nov.16 – Two former F1 drivers have cast doubt on Robert Kubica‘s ability to successfully return to formula one next year. More..
Brown: Liberty & FIA helped broker ‘complex’ deal
Nov.6 – Liberty Media and the FIA helped to keep Fernando Alonso at McLaren and Honda in formula one. That is the admission of Zak..
Rosberg rules out F1 comeback
Nov.6 – Nico Rosberg has once again dismissed any claims he might be thinking about returning to F1. Days after winning his 2016..
Whiting rejects need for permanent F1 stewards
Nov.6 – Gunther Steiner thinks F1 needs a panel of permanent race stewards. Currently, the stewards panel changes at every race, and..
Wolff says Ecclestone collusion claims ‘nonsense’
Oct.29 – Toto Wolff has described as “nonsense” claims that Bernie Ecclestone, the FIA and Mercedes have helped Ferrari..
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 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..
French authorities investigate Liberty takeover
Oct.19 – French anti-corruption authorities are investigating the FIA over Liberty Media’s acquisition of formula one. The New..
McLaren could announce Alonso deal on Thursday
Oct.18 – McLaren could be mere hours away from announcing that Fernando Alonso is staying with the British team in 2018. Asked if a..
Report: Spanish woman to fix Ferrari ‘quality’
Oct.12 – Ferrari has appointed a Spanish woman to help “fix” car reliability problems that have marred the team’s..
Liberty poised to tell teams F1 future plans
Oct.11 – F1 owner Liberty Media is poised to present to teams the sport’s post-2020 engine concept. Auto Motor und Sport..
Drivers to wear glove sensor in 2018
Oct.7 – F1 drivers will wear a biometric sensor in their gloves from 2018. Austria’s Osterreich newspaper said the FIA wants to..
Teams to discuss Budkowski leave in meeting
meeOct.7 – The issue of Marcin Budkowski’s ‘gardening leave’ will be discussed during the next F1 strategy group..
Steiner: 2018 cars will be ready with Halo
Oct.6 – F1 teams will be ready with Halo-equipped cars next year. That is the view of Haas boss Gunther Steiner, when asked about..
Rivals furious as FIA chief joins Renault
Sep.30 – A huge controversy has emerged as FIA technical boss Marcin Budkowski looks set to join the Renault team. Budkowski, a..
Report: Halo device to cost up to EUR 24.000,-
Sep.27 – F1 teams are surprised about the high cost of the controversial ‘Halo’ safety devices that are mandatory for..
F1 to make cars louder with ‘microphone’
Sep.26 – F1 owner Liberty Media is backing an initiative to make the cars louder. Ever since the new ‘power unit’ era..
Lauda blames Vettel for Singapore crash
Sep.19 – Niki Lauda has joined scores of fans and insiders who blame Sebastian Vettel for putting his championship hopes in tatters..
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..
