On Tuesday, the governing body announced it was looking into an alleged conflict of interest regarding the transfer of confidential information between a team principal and FOM employee. Although the FIA did not mention names, it was widely understood this was Toto and Susie Wolff, who is managing director of the F1 Academy series. In […]
Month: December 2023
Alex Marquez was blocked by Yamaha from joining SRT in MotoGP
The 2019 Moto2 champion made his MotoGP debut in 2020 with the factory Honda squad, replacing three-time premier class champion Jorge Lorenzo when he retired at the end of 2019. Marquez spent three years with Honda, scoring two podiums in 2020, before joining the Gresini Ducati squad in 2023, winning two sprints and two grand […]
F1 2023 team-mate head-to-head battles
Although Max Verstappen stole the headlines for winning the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, it was also the weekend Alex Albon out-qualified Williams team-mate Logan Sargeant yet again. It meant the 27-year-old finished the F1 season as the only driver to have out-qualified their team-mate for every race in 2023. Sargeant struggled in his rookie […]
Ferrari F1 team mustn’t think Red Bull has a “magic bullet” to replicate
Ferrari finished the 2023 season in third place in the world championship, some 454 points behind Red Bull, who won all but one grand prix last season – with Carlos Sainz interrupting its streak in Singapore. Vasseur stressed that the Maranello outfit has to improve in every area in order to chip away at the […]
FIA opens compliance investigation into potential Wolff conflict of interest
The dramatic development comes after the FIA felt it needed to act on complaints from F1 team principals regarding the activities of the couple. Toto Wolff is the team principal of Mercedes, while Susie is the managing director of the F1 Academy, which is run by F1’s commercial rights holders. It is understood there have […]
Mercedes rejects “unsubstantiated allegations” against Wolff
The FIA announced on Tuesday that its compliance department was investigating a potential conflict of interest over the passing of information between a member of FOM personnel and a team principal. “The FIA is aware of media speculation centred on the allegation of information of a confidential nature being passed to an F1 team principal […]
Insulting allegations rooted in “intimidatory and misogynistic” behaviour
Wolff has found herself in the spotlight after the FIA issued a statement on Tuesday night saying its compliance department had opened an investigation into a potential conflict of interest between an F1 team principal and a member of FOM personnel. It relates to what the governing body says was a suggestion that confidential information […]
F1 says allegations of Wolff wrongdoing are “wrong”
The FIA announced on Tuesday night that its Compliance Department had opened an investigation into potential breaches of the governing body’s regulations. While not naming Susie and Toto Wolff directly, a statement declared that an F1 team principal and member of FOM personnel were to be investigated following a media report. “The FIA is aware […]
Trackhouse Racing joins 2024 MotoGP grid as RNF replacement
Following the conclusion of the 2023 MotoGP season, Dorna Sports announced it would not be allowing RNF to continue participating in the series as of 2024. In a statement it highlighted “repeated infractions and breaches of the Participation Agreement affecting the public image of MotoGP” as the reason. This is related to RNF majority shareholder […]
Madrid closing in on F1 grand prix deal from 2026
Current proposals are to race in the Spanish capital from 2026 until 2035 on a course laid out around the IFEMA convention centre in the northeast of the city, close to its Madrid-Barajas international airport. The five-kilometre parkland circuit would use the IFEMA pavilion complex and fairgrounds, which is often used for exhibitions and conferences, […]