Andretti, the 1978 F1 world champion, took to Twitter on Friday evening to reveal his son Michael – who raced for McLaren in 1993 – had intentions to enter a team into F1, writing: “Michael has applied to the FIA to field a new F1 team starting in 2024. “His entry, Andretti Global, has the […]
Former F1 race director Michael Masi failed to implement two articles of the sporting regulations surrounding the restart of races in Abu Dhabi. Only select cars were allowed to unlap themselves, instead of the call being given to all cars, while the race resumed at the end of the same lap they were given the […]
In the wake of the controversial season finale in Abu Dhabi, where Hamilton lost the title on the final lap after the questionable handling of safety car rules, the seven-time champion disappeared from the public spotlight. And with Wolff suggesting over the winter that Hamilton was ‘disillusioned’ with the sport because of what happened and […]
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem announced a number of changes to how F1 races would be officiated on Thursday in the wake of the controversial end to last season’s championship showdown between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. Race director Michael Masi has been replaced by Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas, while a new virtual race […]
The Volkswagen Group has been weighing up a potential F1 entry under the next generation of power units arriving in 2026 for some time, with officials from its Porsche and Audi brands playing a key role in high-stakes meetings. Porsche has been linked with a potential Red Bull link-up since the departure of the team’s […]
As it headed into the 2021 campaign under its new identity, the Enstone-based squad elected to have a pretty unique management system in place. It did away with having a designated team boss and instead had a triumvirate running things: Laurent Rossi as CEO, Marcin Budkowski as executive director and Davide Brivio as racing director. […]
Let’s start at the front of the car and get straight into the innovations: Ferrari has opted for a four-element front wing, the maximum possible under the new regulations. The nose is connected to all four elements of the wing but is a very slender design when compared with what we’ve seen elsewhere, not only […]
F1 and the FIA came in for criticism about how the final laps were handled at the last year’s season finale, which triggered the investigation led by new FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem over the winter. The outcome sees Masi replaced as F1 race director by WEC race director Eduardo Freitas and former DTM race […]
Brivio helmed Suzuki from 2013 as he prepared it for its full-time MotoGP return in 2015, and helped guide the marque to its first MotoGP world title in 20 years when Joan Mir won the 2020 championship. A talismanic figure for Suzuki, he dropped a bombshell on the eve of the 2021 MotoGP season when […]
Following a lengthy investigation into the event of last year’s season finale, when F1 race director Michael Masi selectively implemented the rules to ensure a one-lap restart, motor racing’s governing body has decided to take action. Its response included removing Masi from his role, appointing a new rotating race director position and setting up a […]