Ferrari fined for breaking tyre rules in F1 I
Ferrari was fined €5000 (£4200) for tinkering with tyre pressures during Formula 1’s Imola Grand Prix and breaking the championship’s rules. The Italian team was hauled to the stewards after they spotted that Ferrari had breached the regulations regarding tyre pressures on Charles Leclerc’s car during Friday’s practice session. Strict rules govern the limits on […]
Briatore contradicts Alpine’s five-race F1 plan for Colapinto
Alpine team leader Flavio Briatore has contradicted his own squad’s announcement that Franco Colapinto had been promoted to a race seat for the next five Formula 1 rounds from this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. Alpine announced on 7 May that it was replacing Jack Doohan, who had failed to score a single point over the first […]
Why Haas F1 drivers are banned from Verstappen-like GT3 tests
Four-time world champion Max Verstappen provoked rampant intrigue in the motorsport community last weekend when he drove a Ferrari – of all things – in a test at the Nurburgring Norschleife. Now, Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu has put his foot down and says his team’s driver’s won’t be following the Red Bull racer’s example. […]
Hamilton and Russell blast FIA president’s swearing ban U-turn
Lewis Hamilton has piled into the FIA president’s decision to row back on his swearing ban — saying the whole “ridiculous” situation is “a mess”. Meanwhile, George Russell said Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s plans to climb down on its previous stance on punishing drivers seemed «all a bit suspect». It comes after Formula 1’s governing body, […]
Sainz foresees no conflict of interest in Sainz Sr’s mooted FIA presidential bid
Carlos Sainz has explained some of the rationale behind his father and two-time world rally champion Carlos Sainz Sr considering running for FIA president — while also believing there would be no conflict of interest given he races in Formula 1. As revealed by Autosport last week, Sainz Sr is currently assessing whether to formally […]
FIA revises driver swearing penalties
The FIA has revised the penalties in Appendix B of its International Sporting Code, thus reducing the potential fines for drivers caught swearing, with mechanisms also in place for suspended penalties and mitigating circumstances. In January, the FIA updated its sporting code to include a series of stewards’ guidelines based on driver misconduct, which includes […]
FIA revises driver swearing penalties after all
The FIA has revised the penalties in Appendix B of its International Sporting Code, thus reducing the potential fines for drivers caught swearing, with mechanisms also in place for suspended penalties and mitigating circumstances. In January, the FIA updated its sporting code to include a series of stewards’ guidelines based on driver misconduct, which includes […]
How Verstappen scored his first F1 win
The longer this goes on, the more Max Verstappen looks set to become a phenomenon in Formula 1. If he continues to progress at this rate, he may come to dominate his sport in a similar fashion to the way Novak Djokovic rules tennis, Stephen Curry owns basketball, or Lionel Messi dazzles in football. To […]
20 years on from Alonso vs Schumacher, and other Imola classics
This weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix is poised to spell an end to Imola as a grand prix venue, at least for now, with the classic track south east of Bologna running down its contract and no more room on the 2026 calendar to renew it. The undulating 4.909km circuit can boast a storied history […]