Perhaps in one way the punishment serves the ridiculous nature of the crime. The inconvenience of an eight-and-a-half-hour flight each way to Rwanda to “undertake some work” with the Rwanda Automobile Club as retribution for swearing during a press conference.Coming at the end of the longest-ever season in Formula 1’sContinue Reading
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem will discover today if changes to the motorsport federation’s statutes will be approved.The FIA General Assembly will convene in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the prize-giving ceremony where members will vote on the proposals.Alterations would restrict the ethics and audit committees’ control and reduce the responsibilitiesContinue Reading
The FIA has unveiled a series of tweaks to the 2025 Formula 1 regulations governing driver cooling and the application of DRS, and has also revealed revised regulations for 2026.Following the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council in Rwanda, the expected inclusion of driver cooling – denoted by new “heat hazard”Continue Reading
Fernando Alonso knows Aston Martin may not be a frontrunner in Formula 1 next season, but expects his team to jump forward with the new regulations in 2026.After a promising start to the 2023 season, when Alonso achieved six podium finishes in the first eight rounds, Aston’s performance relative toContinue Reading
Formula 1 has announced what it calls a “multi-year” new deal with fashion retailer Pacsun, which produces clothes primarily for teenagers and young adults.The two organisations have teamed up since 2022, when F1-branded garments began being sold in Pacsun’s 350 stores in the USA.F1 initially decided to engage with PacsunContinue Reading
Life is a weird thing. You set goals. You work. You plan. But something completely random can change its course so dramatically that you just know: if that something hadn’t happened, it would all be different. An airline algorithm could put you in the seat next to your future businessContinue Reading
Alpine Formula 1 team principal Oliver Oakes has welcomed Esteban Ocon to return to the team’s Enstone base to say his goodbyes ahead of his move to Haas.The Frenchman stood aside for Jack Doohan ahead of the final race of the season, with the move shrouded in controversy as sourcesContinue Reading
Eddie Jordan has been suffering with bladder and prostate cancer, which spread into the spine and the pelvis.The former Formula 1 team boss, who ran the Jordan squad between 1991 and 2005, shared his diagnosis on the Formula For Success podcast alongside co-host David Coulthard.Jordan has reduced his media scheduleContinue Reading
George Russell says his first-hand experience of Lewis Hamilton being a role model will be the overriding memory of his partnership with the Formula 1 great, right down to Hamilton picking up the team after a disappointing Abu Dhabi qualifying session.Mercedes was keen to give Hamilton a fitting send-off as the seven-time world champion departs the team heContinue Reading
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem supports the idea of having permanent stewards in Formula 1 – but says the real issue is who pays for them.Debate over some stewards’ decisions this year has prompted complaints about a lack of consistency, and again triggered questions about whether or not it isContinue Reading