Red Bull denies mapping saga slowed down RB9 pace
Dr Helmut Marko has played down suggestions a clampdown on Renault’s intended engine mapping solution for 2013 has hurt the..
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2013 F1 drivers to be drug tested
Several F1 drivers were drug tested on Tuesday. McLaren’s Sergio Pérez confirmed he had endured a very “early morning”..
Kubica to contest second-tier WRC in 2013
Robert Kubica will contest the second-tier WRC2 world rally championship at the wheel of a Citroen in 2013. The former Renault and BMW..
Caterham Coanda exhaust legal says Giedo van der Garde
After Williams removed its controversial solution for the ‘Coanda’-effect exhaust late last week, heads are now turning in..
Renault F1 engine maps causing trouble for Red Bull & Lotus?
Hot on the heels of Williams and Caterham’s dubious exhaust exit solutions for 2013, trouble could also be brewing for F1’s two..
Clever brake duct innovation on Williams FW35 F1 car is legal
The Williams F1 team has impressed F1’s eagle-eyed technical experts with an innovation aboard its new FW35. Although designer Mike..
Coanda exhaust on Williams FW35 F1 car illegal
F1’s governing body has told Williams its exhaust solution for the newly-launched FW35 is not legal. It was already believed a..
Christian Horner doubts F1 teams will drop vanity panels
Christian Horner thinks ‘vanity panels’ are here to stay. This year, the FIA has allowed designers to cover the unseemly..
Scorpion F1 team could rise from bankrupt HRT team
A new formula one team could rise from the ashes of the failed Spanish outfit HRT. Reports – including in the Spanish newspaper AS..
Lotus F1 thinks most teams will keep stepped nose in 2013 season
Lotus’ technical boss thinks many teams will continue to use ‘step’ noses in 2013. The first 2013 car to be unveiled on..
FIA names F1 doctor Hartstein’s successor
The FIA has finally named a successor for F1’s departed doctor Gary Hartstein. We reported last week that, with American..
FIA: Stewart is wrong to say F1 is poorly managed
An FIA spokesman has rejected F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart’s claim that the sport is dis-organised and poorly managed. Triple world..
Technical rule changes 2013 F1 season
Next 2013 F1 season will not have a lot of technical rule changes. Big technical changes like DRS, KERS, slick tyres, smaller wings or..
Report: FIA altered 2014 season plans to gain speed
F1’s governing body backtracked on aerodynamic changes for the 2014 season because of fears the next generation of cars would be too..
Ex-F1 doctor admits angry fury against FIA
Gary Hartstein has admitted his fury at F1’s governing body. Last month, the 57-year-old American revealed on Twitter that the Jean..
Report: FIA nervous about return Bahrain F1 GP
The FIA is “nervous” ahead of formula one’s still-controversial return to Bahrain in 2013. After the 2011 race was..
FIA warns teams for drivers using bad language
Formula one teams have been instructed to pull their drivers into line, after world champion Sebastian Vettel and former title winner Kimi..
2013 Drivers to pay more for Formula 1 super license
The cost of a formula one driver’s mandatory FIA ‘super license’ is going up, the Times newspaper reports. It emerged in..
FIA discussed customer F1 cars at meeting
Jean Todt had a “constructive meeting” with Bernie Ecclestone and the twelve team bosses in Paris on Monday, the FIA said in a..
Jean Todt: ‘FIA must have a bigger impact’
Jean Todt has dismissed suggestions he is willing to loosen the FIA’s grip on formula one in return for more money. Ahead of a..
