Carlos Sainz Sr’s withdrawal from the FIA presidential race earlier this week didn’t come as much of a surprise, with Carlos Sainz Jr disappointed to see him withdraw from the challenge.“As his son, no. As a motorsport fan, yes,” the Williams driver admitted. “I think many motorsport people would haveContinue Reading
Max Verstappen says he would welcome his fellow four-time Formula 1 world champion and Red Bull predecessor Sebastian Vettel at the team in an advisory role.Earlier this week, Vettel said he was in early talks with Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko about the idea of succeeding the 82-year-old Austrian when hisContinue Reading
Alex Albon thinks Formula 1’s racing guidelines need further finetuning after being on the receiving end of several lunges in Spain and Canada.At Barcelona’s Spanish Grand Prix Albon was forced off the track into Turn 1 by Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson, but as the New Zealander was ahead heContinue Reading
Alex Albon is working with his home government on a project to bring Formula 1 to Bangkok and has revealed some of the details behind the plans for a Thailand Grand Prix.“It all looks really promising,” said Albon, who is hopeful of a home grand prix becoming part of theContinue Reading
Formula 1 rolls into the Styrian mountains, which provide the backdrop to the glorious Red Bull Ring. Despite being one of the shortest circuits on the calendar, the home of the Austrian Grand Prix is one of the fastest tracks and always serves up plenty of action that you won’tContinue Reading
In a move the FIA has said will bring more “transparency” to the stewarding practices of Formula 1 race weekends, motorsport’s governing body has made some of its guidelines available to the public for the first time.Here, Autosport highlights some of the interesting points from the information at hand.Mohammed BenContinue Reading
Brad Pitt revealed that the plot of F1: The Movie took inspiration from some infamous moments in the championship’s history – notably the 2008 Crashgate scandal that rocked the Singapore Grand Prix and resulted in bans from Formula 1 for several members of the Renault team.At the 2008 Singapore GrandContinue Reading
The FIA has published its Formula 1 penalty system guidelines which breaks down the levels of penalties and points applied for each offence.The document published is strictly a guideline, much like the F1 racing guideline released simultaneously on the eve of the Austrian Grand Prix, but provides insight into theContinue Reading
The FIA has published this year’s updated F1 racing guidelines as well as its penalty system amid calls for more transparency.F1’s racing guidelines, which suggest how the FIA’s race stewards might judge on-track incidents, have been the subject of much debate over the past 12 months and have seen substantialContinue Reading
And then there was one. Perhaps we should not have been surprised to see Carlos Sainz Sr decide not to pursue a late push for the FIA presidency.After all, last month, Mohammed Ben Sulayem received a timely boost via a letter of support signed by 36 clubs, the majority ofContinue Reading