Teams not keen on Ecclestone’s ‘client engine’ plan
Oct.29 – Up and down pitlane, there is little enthusiasm for Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA’s plan for a ‘client..
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Cowell: Extra exhausts will improve F1 sound
Oct.20 – Mercedes‘ engine chief is confident changes to the regulations will turn up the volume for 2016. The mild tones of the..
Montoya opposed to covering cockpits
Oct.20 – Juan Pablo Montoya says he is opposed to the idea of covering the cockpits of open-wheel racing cars. Recent deaths in..
F1 to allow in-season engine development in 2016
Oct.16 – F1’s struggling engine manufacturers will be able to deploy performance upgrade ‘tokens’ during the 2016..
Newly-published 2016 rules causing a stir
Oct.14 – F1’s newly-published rules for 2016 are causing a stir on Wednesday. The first apparent anomoly in the FIA’s new..
Ecclestone: F1 will ‘never’ stop open cockpits
Oct.13 – Bernie Ecclestone says he does not back moves to put a cover or canopy over the drivers’ heads in formula one. A spate..
F1 to meet to consider ‘token’ rule change for 2016
Oct.11 – A meeting that could result in a change to the engine development ‘tokens’ regulations for 2016 will take place..
Rumours of three-car teams return to F1 paddock
Sep.27 – The spectre of three cars per team in formula one has raised its head in the Suzuka paddock, as Red Bull inches closer to..
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...
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..
