FIA’s Single Seater Director Nikolas Tombazis believes that the issue of Formula 1cars struggling to follow each other in racing conditions “won’t get much worse” next season.... read more »
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FIA single-seater chief Nikolas Tombazis has said that there is no evidence that Alpha Tauri and Red Bull were working together to fast-track solutions to their cars in 2023,... read more »
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The parties will evaluate how hydrogen technology - including both battery systems and fuel cells - can be used across motorsport, with a focus on increasing the sustainability... read more »
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The final Formula 1 Commission meeting of 2023 has taken place with changes to the Sprint format and a scrap on the tyre blanket ban among the key discussion points. The... read more »
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In 2000 Stella joined Ferrari as engineer, working with an all-star line-up including Schumacher, Jean Todt, Ross Brawn, Rory Byrne, Nikolas Tombazis, James Allison and engine... read more »
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F1 world champion Nico Rosberg challenged FIA single seater director Nikolas Tombazis about the changes made to combat the issue of track limits at the Qatar Grand Prix. read more »
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The governing body also explained that remedial steps had already been taken, and that in effect what could have been a crisis was already under control.There were in fact two... read more »
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Late on Friday evening Pirelli discovered damage to tyres caused by kerbs, and the company informed the FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis of their findings.By... read more »
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A first trial of an idea at Silverstone in July did not yield the results hoped for, with the wheel-fairings used only reducing the spray thrown up by a small amount.F1 chiefs... read more »
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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has given up hands-on control of Formula 1, according to a report. Ben Sulayem will remain the president of the governing body, but Nikolas... read more »
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Nikolas Tombazis has admitted that following Yuki Tsunoda's rear wing incident at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the FIA subsequently overreacted with their use of the black... read more »
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The FIA's single-seater technical director Nikolas Tombazis has defended 2022's rules overhaul following criticism from the likes of Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. read more »
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The FIA's head of single-seater technical matters, Nikolas Tombazis admits that going forward the sport is seeking to make cars leaner and thereby hopefully meaner. read more »
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FIA technical director Nikolas Tombazis has hailed the "monumental" decision of Audi to join the F1 grid in 2026. read more »
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Nikolas Tombazis, the FIA's Single Seater Technical Director, has defended the regulation changes for 2023, insisting that the move is not 'over the top'. read more »
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Head of single-seater technical matters Nikolas Tombazis has explained why the FIA had no choice but to act to limit porpoising. read more »
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Today's press conference with Nikolas Tombazis (FIA), Christian Horner, Hywel Thomas (Mercedes), Mike Krack, Otmar Szafnauer and Andreas Seidl. read more »
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F1 team bosses have expressed similar views with most insisting that it is already too late to make changes for next season.As part of the recent technical directive regarding... read more »
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In the wake of an especially brutal Baku race for a number of drivers - with Lewis Hamilton's back pain highlighting the battering some are facing right now - intervention... read more »
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As part of a raft of measures that motor racing's governing body has introduced for the Montreal weekend to reduce cars bouncing, the FIA has relaxed some rules relating... read more »
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The FIA have seen a "few surprises" in the team's interpretations of the 2022 rules but Nikolas Tombazis says there no "alarm bells". read more »
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Nikolas Tombazis says he FIA will "not hesitate" to intervene if teams are found to be using tricks to flex the cars' floors. read more »
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The new era of F1 cars will be heavier but tougher than in previous seasons, according to FIA technical director Nikolas Tombazis. read more »
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While the FIA are not expecting a Brawn GP-esque loophole to be found in the new regulations, they are wary of the rules being interpreted differently. read more »
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Formula 1's new era of cars, starting in 2022, may appear sleeker and simpler, but recently drivers have been suggesting that the new cars will be harder to drive than... read more »