McLaren’s Team Principal, has said that the proposed F1 budget cap needs to be “a lot lower” to be sustainable for a majority of F1 teams.
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Pirelli: removing blankets bigger change than tyre size
2019 F1 Season
Posted onPirelli racing manager Mario Isola has said that removing tyre blankets from F1 in 2021 will have a bigger impact than any size change.
Wolff: Why 2021 F1 rules had to be delayed
2019 F1 Season
Posted onMercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has said teams agreed to postpone 2021 regulations last week in order to strengthen the sport, while Mercedes themselves remain unconfirmed in F1 beyond 2020.
McLaren: F1 cost cap gives WEC hypercar opportunity
2019 F1 Season
Posted onMcLaren sporting director Gil de Ferran has said the 2021 F1 cost cap offers potential synergies with a WEC hypercar programme.
2021 F1 cost cap to be adjusted
2019 F1 Season
Posted onTeams have waived their right to dispute the cost cap, with a ‘soft’ cap coming as early as 2020.
F1 teams agree unanimously to 2021 rule delay
2019 F1 Season
Posted onF1 teams have unanimously agreed to delay the 2021 regulations, beyond the 18 month minimum advance period required by the FIA.
Szafnauer: F1 needs financial, not technological, parity
2019 F1 season
Posted onThe Racing Point boss has said new regulations must equalise prize payments, not risk F1 becoming a spec series, to improve racing.
FIA to stop F1 teams exploiting fuel flow loophole
2018 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA will make a new effort to ensure teams’ fuel systems comply with the rules after discovering a potential loophole which could allow them to exceed the flow limit, RaceFans understands.
FIA approves large increase in testing for 2017 tyres
2016 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA has given formal approval to a substantial increase in testing in order to develop the tyres which will be used from next year and beyond.
FIA plans imminent driver aid ban followed by louder engines and increased downforce
2015 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA has vowed to ban ‘driver aids’ in three races’ time as the first step in a package of changes to overhaul F1.
Tyre warmer ban opposed by drivers
2014 F1 season
Posted onF1 drivers oppose the FIA’s plan to ban the use of tyre warmers next year, which may now not go ahead.
FIA issues new clarification on defensive driving
2012 F1 season
Posted onFIA race director Charlie Whiting has given drivers further guidance on the limits they are expected to respect when defending their position.
2014 rules to reinvigorate “sterile” engine technology
2014 F1 season
Posted on“One of the exciting things for the future is the engine are going to come back into the equation.”
FIA rubber-stamps 2014 engine rules
2014 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA has formally approved the switch to V6 turbo engines in 2014.
Whitmarsh: V6 engines “the right thing” for F1
2014 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh backed the decision to change F1’s engine rules.
The new 2010 F1 rules: A quick guide
Posted onThe changes to the F1 rules are not as sweeping as they were last season. But there are several significant alterations such as the ban on refuelling during races and winners getting 25 points instead of ten. And there are some other small-but-significant changes for 2010 to keep an eye on too, all of which … Continue reading The new 2010 F1 rules: A quick guide
A change for the better: double diffusers likely to be banned in 2011
Posted onAutosport reveals the F1 teams are planning a change in the technical rules to ban double diffusers – but not until after the 2010 F1 season. The thinking is this will help keep cornering speeds down and hopefully reduce the turbulence coming from the back of F1 cars, allowing them to follow each other more … Continue reading A change for the better: double diffusers likely to be banned in 2011
From 8 points for a win to 25: Every F1 scoring system
2010 F1 season
Posted onEvery F1 points system from 1950 to 2010 with all the Formula 1 points rules explained.
14 reasons to love the refuelling ban
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Posted onThe F1 Sporting Working Group has been asked to come up with new ideas to “improve the show” in F1 in 2010. But the best decision to improve the show was taken this time last year. After 16 years, refuelling during the race is finally being banned. This will make F1 more exciting, easier to … Continue reading 14 reasons to love the refuelling ban
Race winners could get 25 points in 2010
Posted onThe FIA will vote tomorrow on a new points system for F1 proposed by the re-formed F1 Commission. The change looks radical on the surface with a winner getting 25 points instead of ten. But on closer inspection the new points system will probably make little difference at all and only act to encourage drivers … Continue reading Race winners could get 25 points in 2010