F1 Madness

Formula 1 Governing Body the FIA has dismissed Ferrari’s appeal on Sebastian Vettel’s penalty at the Mexican Grand Prix which demoted him to 5th place. Vettel incurred the 10s time penalty for breaching Article 27.5 of the FIA Sporting Regulations when he moved under braking to block off Ricciardo who attempted a pass on Vettel […]

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According to Sky News, Ron Dennis is said to have presented a £1.65bn for the McLaren Formula One team. Reports state that a consortium of Chinese investors has tabled a £1.65bn takeover bid for McLaren, who own the McLaren Formula One (F1) team. Sky News reported today that Dennis presented the offer from a group of […]

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DRIVERS – Felipe MASSA (Williams), Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari), Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing), Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing), Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes), Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes). Charlie WHITING (FIA) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Let’s start with Felipe, your last Brazilian Grand Prix as a Formula One driver, what does this weekend, this occasion, mean to you? Felipe MASSA: […]

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The FIA has chosen not to sanction Sebastian Vettel for his radio tirade at the Mexican Grand Prix but have warned that a repeat of such behavior will result in immediate disciplinary actions. Vettel’s radio outburst was broadcast on the live TV feed where he told FIA Race Director Charlie Whiting to “F— off”. Vettel, after […]

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The FIA is investigating looking Sebastian Vettel’s team radio meltdown during the closing laps of the Mexican Grand Prix to figure out whether the former world champion breached any rules outlined in the Sporting Code of Conduct. Vettel, who was very irate about Red Bull’s Max Verstappen not immediately being told to move over after […]

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At the World Motorsport Council meeting which took place today, the FIA approved a few sporting regulation changes to F1 for the 2017 season. Standing Wet Starts Wet starts behind the safety car robbed the spectators and fans of the excitement off the start. From next year, after the first few laps behind the safety […]

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The FIA approved a 21-race calendar for the 2017 season at the World Motorsport Council (WMSC) meeting which took place on Wednesday 28 Septermber 2016. The season will get under way on 26 March 2017 and it will end 8-months later on 26 Novemeber 2017. Most of the races have kept their sports apart from Malaysia […]

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The FIA has once again adopted a “zero tolerance” approach to track limits at the Hungaroring for the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend. Turn 4 and Turn 11 have been fitted with electronic timing loops to determine if a car has all 4 wheels behind the white line. Drivers will have their lap times deleted […]

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Sebastian Vettel has slammed Formula One’s updated radio restrictions as “complete bullshit” after the FIA tightened the radio rules ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. According F1’s sporting regulations, drivers must drive their car “alone and unaided”. The rule however has been put under the microscope following the British Grand Prix where Nico Rosberg […]

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The FIA has confirmed that electronic sensors will be installed on the outside of the kerbs around certain corners of the Hungaroring this weekend to monitor the track limits during the Hungarian GP. The F1 governing body has made the decision in a bid to catch any drivers gaining an unfair advantage by exceeding the […]

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