Tags: FIA
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FIA confirm rule changes for 2020, 2021 and 2022
The future of Formula 1 has been set in stone by the FIA after the World Motor Sport Council officially ratified the rule and regulation changes.
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FIA set up 24/7 whistleblowing hotline
Are you part of a Formula 1 team and suspect some foul play is going on? Then get in touch with the FIA’s new whistleblowing hotline…
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Todt doesn’t ‘fear’ Ferrari vetoing cap
Jean Todt doesn’t have “any fears” that Ferrari will use its veto to prevent Formula 1 lowering the budget cap.
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F1 will continue with one or 10 positive cases
Formula 1 will not stop the show for even 10 positive Covid-19 cases says FIA’s medical commission, Gerard Saillant.
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Front anti-intrusion panel, coloured rain lights
Formula 1 could introduced coloured rain lights to improve on-track safety with the car’s rear light changing colours according to conditions.
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Brown applauds Liberty, FIA handling of crisis
Formula 1 is going through a crisis, however, Zak Brown says he has been impressed with how Liberty Media and the FIA have stepped up.
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FIA: F1 won’t stop again for one positive case
Once the F1 season is underway it will go on as planned even if someone in the paddock tests positive, says the FIA’s medical commission.
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Di Montezemolo linked with FIA president role
Ex-Ferrari president, Luca di Montezemolo, has been linked by the Italian press to replace outgoing FIA president Jean Todt.
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Todt: Super Formula 2 with $50m cap
Should F1’s worst case scenario be realised, Jean Todt says the sport will be heading towards a “Super Formula 2” with a $50m budget cap.
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Todt on FIA’s policing on Ferrari engine saga
Jean Todt insists the FIA is capable of policing technical matters like the Ferrari engine, even though they weren’t able to make a ruling one way or the other.
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‘Either Ferrari cheated or they did not’
Bernie Ecclestone has hit out at the FIA’s handling of the Ferrari engine saga, saying the ambiguity is not good and rivals should sue.
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Todt ‘cannot rule out’ F1 losing teams
As Formula 1 debates lowering the budget cap to $100m, FIA president Jean Todt admits even that may not be enough to save all 10 teams.
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Ferrari ‘opposed’ the FIA revealing details of deal
Jean Todt says it is not his fault the FIA has not released the details of the Ferrari engine agreement but the Scuderia blocked him.
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‘Token system’ for 2021 car development?
Formula 1 could introduce a token system for car development next season, allowing all the teams to decide what they want to develop and what they are okay freezing.
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Cost cap debate rumbles on with R&D on the table
Monday’s meeting of the Formula 1 team bosses and F1 chiefs ended without a firm decision being made on the lowering of the budget cap.
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Todt praises motorsport’s response to Covid-19
Jean Todt has praised the F1 teams for their response to the UK government’s call for ventilators as part of ‘Project Pitlane’.
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FIA confirm several, significant F1 rule changes
The FIA has announced a series of confirmed changes to Formula 1’s sporting regulations to help safeguard the sport as much as possible.
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‘Nine of the teams say yes to delaying 2021 rules’
The coronavirus isn’t only having an impact on the 2020 F1 season but could also affect 2021 with teams reportedly pushing to delay the introduction of the new cars.
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Mosley: Fans don’t forgive you for being indecisive
Former FIA president Max Mosley is a man who understands controversy and has warned F1 bosses that fans may take a while to let go of the Australian GP indecision.
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Ferrari rivals ‘strongly object’ to FIA settlement
Ferrari’s rivals are threatening legal action over the FIA’s undisclosed agreement with the Scuderia regarding last year’s engine controversy.
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Todt: Focus on just 22 grands prix for now
Although the Formula 1 calendar may include as many as 25 races in the future, Jean Todt says the sport should just focus on “22” for now.
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‘Don’t treat new teams like second class citizens’
As Formula 1 looks to grow the grid, Chase Carey says the sport must avoid treating newcomers as “second class citizens”.
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F1 entry fee even more expensive for Mercedes
It is all good and well winning the championship but that means a hefty entry fee for the next season with Mercedes set to pay $5.5m for 2020.
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F1 goes old school with return of chequered flag
Formula 1 will reinstate the traditional chequered flag in 2020, using that to signal the “definitive” end of a grand prix rather than an electronic board.
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‘F1 shouldn’t ban DRS despite good moves in UAE’
Although Jolyon Palmer applauded the “unconventional” passes that Sunday’s DRS issue led to in the opening stint in Abu Dhabi, he feels F1 cannot ban the overtaking aid.
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DRS failure blamed on a crashed data server
F1’s technical gremlins reared their head in Abu Dhabi on Sunday as the drivers were forced to run without DRS for the first 18 laps when a data server crashed.
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FIA clamps down on fuel-flow tricks for 2020
The Formula 1 teams will all have to run a second fuel-flow sensor next season as the FIA clamps down on tricks to circumvent the regulations.
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Masi explains decision not to penalise DRS drivers
Although eight drivers, including Carlos Sainz, were looked at by the stewards for using DRS under yellow flags in Brazil, Michael Masi says they did “significantly slow”.
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‘Mandatory practice runs for young drivers in 2021’
Young drivers will see regular Friday action from 2021 with F1 officials set to introduce mandatory practice runs for youngsters, according to a report.
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‘2021 cars will be 3-3.5 seconds slower per lap’
Conceding F1 made a mistake prioritising speed over passing, 2021’s new-look cars will be “approximately 3 – 3.5 seconds slower per lap” but will have “raceability”.