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Rejected Rodin F1 entry bid reserved seat for female driver

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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New Zealand manufacturer Rodin has revealed that its rejected bid to join the Formula 1 grid had promised to field a female driver. Rodin was one of three entries that had been... read more »

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Mercedes yet to fully understand "surprise box" F1 car 

over 2 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 724 views )

Mercedes still haven't fully understood their "surprise box" F1 2023 car, according to team principal Toto Wolff.  read more »

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Palou: Lack of F1 guarantee at my age played part in McLaren IndyCar U-turn

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 873 views )

Chip Ganassi Racing's Palou, who won his second IndyCar title for the team at Portland last weekend, had been driving TPC (testing previous cars) machinery as reserve... read more »

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‘Many millions of reasons’ to continue with Pirelli, say F1 bosses

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 636 views )

Formula 1 team bosses are keen to see Pirelli remain as the sport’s sole tyre provider with “many, many millions of reasons” to continue with the Italian brand. Earlier this... read more »

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Sainz robbed outside Milan hotel after F1 Italian GP podium finish

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 869 views )

It is understood that Sainz had a Richard Mille watch - the Alexander Zverev model named after the German tennis player worth £235,000 - taken as he left the Armani Hotel on... read more »

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F1 teams face fresh flexi-wing clampdown as tricks revealed

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 553 views )

As first reported earlier this month, the FIA has been taking a close look at flexible wings over the first half of this season as it believes teams have been pushing the... read more »

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McLaren suing Palou?

over 2 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 767 views )

As Felipe Massa sues for the 2008 title, McLaren is understood to be taking legal action against Alex Palou. read more »

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F1 risks "catastrophe" if engine move ends up in BOP, warns Wolff

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 917 views )

As Autosport revealed last week, the FIA tabled discussions at this weekend's F1 Commission meeting to evaluate whether action needed to be taken in balancing the... read more »

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PU discrepancies noted, further meetings to take place

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 611 views )

There will be further discussions over whether to tweak Formula 1's regulations in a bid to bring engine manufacturers closer together in terms of performance. It is... read more »

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Pat Fry to join Williams F1 team in top technical role

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 659 views )

It's understood that the news of his move will be formally confirmed at Spa later today, and that he will be able to start in his new job at the end of this year.Williams... read more »

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Red Bull backs F1 engine equalisation move

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 692 views )

Autosport revealed over the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend that the idea of introducing a mechanism to equalise power units among the manufacturers has been tabled by the FIA for... read more »

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F1 teams to discuss engine equalisation move

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 754 views )

High-level sources have revealed that the topic of engine equalisation has been added to the agenda of next week's meeting of the F1 Commission that is to take place at... read more »

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F1 movie filming continues despite Hollywood actors' strike

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1079 views )

A strike led by the Screen Actors Guild over pay and residuals has disrupted work on a number of movies involving some of the industry's biggest stars. With Brad Pitt... read more »

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F1 admits need to be 'careful' over heart rate TV graphics plan

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 829 views )

As part of a trial that started at the Austrian Grand Prix, F1 has begun experimenting with displaying the heart rates of two drivers at each F2 event.The data is utilised in a... read more »

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F1's fictional 11th team appears as Brad Pitt movie begins filming

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 866 views )

As preparations get underway at Silverstone for this weekend's round of the F1 world championship, a full garage and pitwall set up devoted to the APXGP squad that Pitt... read more »

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Mercedes still believes Red Bull can be beaten, as new front wing lifts hopes

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1039 views )

Although the German manufacturer endured what it called a 'bruising' race in Austria last weekend, it maintains faith that there is much more performance to be... read more »

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F1 tyre tender "more complicated" as Pirelli faces Bridgestone competition

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1007 views )

The FIA recently opened the tender for the F1 tyre contract from 2025 to 2027, with an option for it to be extended by another year.Last week the selection process moved on to... read more »

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Saudis selling McLaren stake to Bahrain?

over 2 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 737 views )

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is understood to be selling its stake in McLaren to Bahrain's state investment fund Mumtalakat. read more »

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Red Bull's incredible aero feature explained by F1 expert

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1341 views )

In the first part, we understood how the front floor acts like a lateral diffuser using the front strakes, keel, front floor kick and floor edge winglets. We dived into the... read more »

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F1's return to South Africa ditched... for now

over 2 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1059 views )

It is understood that F1 has abandoned plans for a return to South Africa as a result of the country's support for Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. read more »

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Shanghai track regains top FIA licence as F1 Chinese GP targets 2024 return

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 906 views )

It is understood that the venue, which has hosted the Chinese F1 round since 2004, was unable to maintain its circuit certification due to the impacts of the COVID-19... read more »

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FIA agrees to new F1 red flag restart procedure

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 913 views )

A late standing restart at the recent Australian Grand Prix led to chaos as drivers struggled on cold tyres, and that triggered a spate of collisions at the first corner that... read more »

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Mercedes hires former senior Red Bull figure as new F1 special advisor

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 717 views )

Team principal Toto Wolff was spotted walking arriving in the Bahrain paddock with Red Bull's former HR director Jayne Poole on Friday morning, and Mercedes has confirmed... read more »

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Drugovich to race for Aston Martin in Bahrain if Stroll isn’t cleared

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 916 views )

Aston Martin has confirmed that Felipe Drugovich will be handed his Formula 1 debut if Lance Stroll isn’t declared fit to compete. Stroll skipped pre-season testing this week... read more »

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Verstappen hopes Netflix understood concerns about Drive to Survive

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 681 views )

F1 world champion Verstappen revealed towards the end of 2021 that he had refused to take part in any direct interviews for Drive to Survive's fourth season, citing faked... read more »