Brazil ramps up efforts to keep grand prix
Organisers of the Brazilian grand prix have ramped up efforts to keep Interlagos on the F1 calendar. The contract expires in 2020, but..
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F1 considering mandatory winter shutdown
Nov.10 – F1 is considering installing a mandatory winter shutdown period. Already, factories must close for a period during the..
Carey now wants Vietnamese F1 driver
The next step for F1 is a Vietnamese driver. That is the claim of F1 chief executive Chase Carey, after Liberty Media announced that Hanoi..
Monza gets F1 funding boost for 2020
Monza‘s chances of keeping the fabled Italian grand prix on the F1 calendar have received a boost. According to Corriere dello Sport,..
Camilleri: ‘No progress’ on budget cap
Liberty Media’s proposed budget cap is no closer to being ready to implement. That is the claim of Louis Camilleri, who earlier this..
Brawn: F1 – Pirelli must work to improve tyres
Ross Brawn says official tyre supplier Pirelli has work to do to spice up the F1 show. Liberty Media’s F1 sporting boss says the..
Vietnam & Netherlands step towards F1 in 2020
Vietnam has taken a big step towards being on the 2020 F1 calendar. The People’s Committee of Hanoi, the capital of the Asian..
Brawn: Ferrari mustn’t ‘panic’ after title loss
Ferrari must resist the urge to “panic” after Sebastian Vettel failed to win the 2018 world championship. Having not won a..
Russia hopes for grid girls return in 2019
Organisers of the Russian grand prix negotiated with Liberty Media in order to dodge the F1 owners’ new-in-2018 ban on ‘grid..
F1 points system not changing
F1’s points system is not changing for now. Earlier, Liberty Media proposed changing the current system so that the top 15 all score..
Brawn: No ‘Q4’ qualifying for 2019
F1’s plans to tweak the qualifying system for 2019 appear to have failed for now. Liberty Media proposed adding a ‘Q4’ to..
Mayor shoots down Copenhagen’s F1 project
Advanced plans to bring F1 to Copenhagen have been scrapped. The Danish capital’s lord mayor Frank Jensen told the local Politiken..
Monza & Silverstone still in doubt after 2019
A question mark continues to linger over the future of the historic Italian grand prix. The fabled race at Monza has been under a cloud for..
Camilleri: Ferrari not ready to sign for 2021
Ferrari is still a long way from agreeing to stay in formula one beyond 2020. That is the view of Ferrari‘s current CEO Louis..
Now Singapore ignoring F1 ‘grid girls’ ban
Singapore has joined a growing list of grand prix hosts who are sidestepping F1’s ‘grid girls’ ban. Organisers in Austria..
Todt: F1 not going all-electric
Jean Todt has played down suggestions F1 could switch to an all-electric formula in the future. Recently, Liberty Media sporting boss Ross..
Monza set for F1 contract talks
Italian grand prix boss Angelo Sticchi Damiani says Monza wants to “rethink” its contract with Liberty Media. It is believed..
Bratches: F1 ‘not a business’ under Ecclestone
Aug.26 – Sean Bratches says formula one is working hard to improve. Last week, Liberty Media’s F1 commercial boss agreed with..
Bratches: 2019 German GP rescue talks ‘good’
F1 commercial boss Sean Bratches has declared himself an “optimist” as talks with Hockenheim about a 2019 race continue. Talks..
Brawn: ‘Soft’ budget cap set for 2019
Ross Brawn says a budget cap is arriving in F1 as early as next year. The controversial issue of mandatorily limiting budgets has been..
