Norris ended the campaign berating the “shit job” he had made of qualifying shootouts. This followed a slide in Abu Dhabi that denied him the chance to nick pole off Max Verstappen. The Briton was similarly self-critical of his one-lap performances in Austin and Mexico City. This has led McLaren to consider ways to support […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
While discussions between teams and series bosses about an overhaul of the sprint format for next year are ongoing, FOM has finalised the location of the six events that will take place next season. While Austria, Circuit of the Americas, Brazil and Qatar already featured on this season’s sprint schedule, two of the events have […]