Year: 2023

06 Nov 2023

F1 Brazil GP track invasion was “unacceptable situation”

After Red Bull driver Max Verstappen crossed the line eight seconds ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris to win the 71-lap race, “a large group” of spectators made their way onto the circuit. This occurred at Turn 1 during the chequered flag lap while cars were still on track. Although there were no injuries, the stewards […]

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05 Nov 2023

FIA summons F1 Brazilian GP organisers over fan track invasion

After Red Bull driver Max Verstappen crossed the line eight seconds ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris to win the 71-lap race, spectators made their way onto a circuit that was still classed as live. Stakeholders set an agreed time at which the gates will be opened to allow fans onto the track, with many making […]

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05 Nov 2023

Brazil F1 form has lifted weight off Aston Martin

Following the two frustrating weekends in the USA and Mexico, Alonso’s team-mate Lance Stroll qualified third for Sunday’s race at Interlagos, with the Spaniard alongside in fourth. The team had a frustrating shootout on Saturday, with Alonso tangling with Esteban Ocon and Stroll losing out to the red flag that followed. However, from 15th and 17th on the sprint […]

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05 Nov 2023

F1 sprint format doesn’t work for fans, drivers or teams

Despite some entertainment in the Brazil sprint this weekend – especially in battles for midfield spots – there is a growing feeling that the current standalone Saturday format is not delivering what it should for F1. And having failed to capture the imagination of drivers, with some wanting sprints to be got rid of completely, […]

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05 Nov 2023

The contenders looking to join Verstappen on the F1 Brazilian GP podium

Let’s address the foregone conclusion first: if proceedings at the Interlagos circuit on Sunday bear any correlation with a standard 2023 weekend, then Max Verstappen will win the Brazilian Grand Prix. The three-time world champion has won four of the six sprints this season and, of the three he won prior to this weekend, he […]

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04 Nov 2023

New F1 pitlane impeding rules “absolutely terrible”

Following instances of drivers stopping on the exit of the pitlane in recent races, in response to a maximum lap time rule designed to minimise traffic during qualifying, the FIA elected to ban that practice and introduce new guidance for the Brazilian Grand Prix. This allows drivers to make their gap between the pit exit […]

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04 Nov 2023

Haas seeks FIA right of review over US GP F1 track limit breaches

Following the race at Austin a fortnight ago, there were allegations that some drivers had taken liberties with abusing the track limits at areas of the track that were not heavily policed. On-board footage of several cars that were being distributed among teams especially showed a number of drivers being well beyond the track edge […]

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