No F1 ‘corona calendar’ race for Jerez in 2020
Aug.21 – Jerez will not host a race on Formula 1’s ‘corona calendar’. Earlier, it was believed the sport was poised..
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Tanabe: ‘Party mode’ ban could be postponed
Aug.18 – Honda F1 boss Toyoharu Tanabe says it is possible the ‘party mode’ ban will be postponed. In Barcelona, it..
FIA open to tweaking ‘radio coaching’ rule
Aug.10 – F1’s governing body is open to tweaking a rule about radio communications. Kevin Magnussen lost a point in Hungary..
Climate change protesters arrested during British GP
Aug.3 – Climate change protesters broke into the Silverstone circuit prior to the start of Sunday’s British GP. They unfurled..
F1’s Michael Masi to inspect Imola circuit
Jul.22 – Imola’s chances of adding a third Italian venue to the 2020 F1 calendar will take a big step forward on Wednesday...
Masi: Rain may force cancellation of qualifying
Jul.11 – Eyes are turning to the skies above the Red Bull Ring, with qualifying likely to be affected by heavy rain. Max Verstappen..
Michael Masi 2020 Beyond the Grid Podcast
As the FIA’s Race Director and Safety Delegate, Michael Masi’s job is to run F1 races – to keep an eye on everything that happens on..
Masi: F1 sticking with ‘corona era’ for now
Jul.4 – At least for the next eight races, Formula 1 will stick with what Carlos Sainz described in Austria as a “very..
Masi: F1 adopted ‘let drivers race’ policy
Race director Michael Masi has reminded the F1 world that the FIA has relaxed its approach to penalising drivers. At the end of the first..
F1 boss Michael Masi ‘looking forward’ to 2020
Michael Masi says he is “looking forward” to returning to his new role as F1 race director in 2020. Following the shock death..
Masi unsure if FIA ruling hurt Ferrari power
Race director Michael Masi says he has “no idea” if the FIA’s clarification of the engine rules hurt Ferrari’s..
Masi to speak to Verstappen about ‘safety’
Race director Michael Masi has denied reports that stewards only decided to penalise Max Verstappen after the Red Bull driver’s..
Michael Masi: Team orders ‘part of F1’
The FIA will not look into Ferrari’s controversial team orders of Sochi. Fans and pundits were unhappy with the Italian team for..
F1 could revisit helmet livery change rule
F1’s governing body may revisit the rule banning drivers from using different helmet liveries. There was controversy at Sochi when..
Abiteboul criticises FIA over penalty
Cyril Abiteboul has accused the FIA of being inconsistent about how it hands out penalties for sporting and technical infractions. In 2019,..
Masi: Hubert investigation ‘will take time’
Michael Masi says he is unable to share much information about investigations into the crash that killed Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert...
Masi surprised by reaction to decisions
F1 race director Michael Masi says he has been surprised by the reaction to new approaches to wheel-to-wheel racing taken in Formula 1 this..
Masi: No knee-jerk safety changes for Singapore
Formula 1 will not have any knee-jerk reactions after the serious incidents seen at the last two grands prix. At Spa, Anthoine Hubert..
F1 to re-consider gravel for Parabolica
F1 race director Michael Masi says the governing FIA will consider resurrecting the gravel trap at Monza‘s famous Parabolica corner...
Wolff: FIA did not want to upset Ferrari fans
Toto Wolff has suggested Charles Leclerc avoided penalty on Sunday because the FIA was afraid to disappoint Ferrari‘s supporters...
