Month: December 2023

18 Dec 2023

FIA should have cancelled Singapore 2008 F1 result, says Todt

Massa has begun a legal process to see if there are grounds to get the outcome of the 2008 Formula 1 world championship overturned because of the events that took place at the Singapore race. The Brazilian feels that the FIA became aware of Nelson Piquet’s deliberate crash in enough time for action to have […]

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18 Dec 2023

116-page 2023 F1 season review

The domination by Max Verstappen and Red Bull means 2023 is unlikely to make anyone’s list of greatest F1 years, but there was plenty of incredible record-breaking, unpredictable battles and off-track intrigue that is worth looking back on before we head into Christmas. In this bumper special, we talk to many of the key players […]

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17 Dec 2023

Ferrari reveals F1 launch date for 2024 challenger

At a media event in Maranello team principal Frederic Vasseur said Ferrari would unveil the 2024 car, codenamed 676, one day before this year’s Valentine’s Day launch of the SF-23. “The launch will take place on the 13th of February, the day before the Valentine’s Day,” Vasseur revealed. “You will see the rest [of the […]

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17 Dec 2023

“Empowering” Stella leads by example at McLaren F1 team

Stella took over as McLaren’s F1 team principal after Andres Seidl left late last year to join Sauber and manage its transition to becoming the Audi works team in 2026. In 2023, Stella oversaw McLaren’s considerable gains up the F1 pecking order, while also substantially changing the structure of its car design technical department. In […]

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17 Dec 2023

F1 convergence could lead to “fantastic” 2024

While 2023 was dominated by Max Verstappen and Red Bull, McCullough suggests that in the third season of the current regulations, the top teams will be closer together. He cited qualifying for the final race of this year in Abu Dhabi, where eight teams featured in the top 10, as a guide to the direction […]

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17 Dec 2023

FIA/Wolff saga was ’embarrassing for F1′

Last week the FIA announced its compliance department was looking into a potential conflict of interest between a team principal and FOM employee, amid dubious allegations that Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and F1 Academy head Susie Wolff had exchanged confidential information. Less than 48 hours later the matter was dropped as the FIA published a […]

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17 Dec 2023

Why Ferrari hit a ceiling with its 2023 F1 car development

Ferrari arrived at the start of 2023 with an evolution of the 2022 car that challenged Red Bull at the start of last season but then faded away. The SF-23 again proved promising over one lap but struggled from wild aerodynamic inconsistencies that made it suffer over a race stint, especially on hot, high-downforce circuits. […]

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17 Dec 2023

Ferrari film review: More man than machine

Of course, the purpose of any review is to add some clarity to this question and inform on whether this is worth 131 minutes of your time, so let’s try to deduce some answers. Starting with a huge positive, there are no poor performances in Ferrari. In the lead role as Enzo Ferrari, Adam Driver […]

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16 Dec 2023

Triple-headers, not driving, will drain my F1 battery

Alonso walked away from F1 for two years at the end of 2018 after growing tired of media and commercial commitments while his McLaren team fell into the bottom half of the standings. In his time away, he twice won the Le Mans 24 Hours, chalked the 2018-19 World Endurance title and contested the Indianapolis […]

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