F1 drivers may use the entire width of the circuit to defend position during a grand prix. FIA race director Charlie Whiting made the clarification in a note to teams, ...
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Charlie Whiting visits Circuit of The Americas
Circuit of The Americas today announced that FIA Formula One™ Race Director Charlie Whiting visited its soon-to-be-completed sports and entertainment complex in southeast Travis County and gave the company high ...
Read More »Floor ruling won’t hurt Red Bull – Marko
Red Bull has denied claims the ‘floor hole’ saga will hurt the team’s performance in Canada this weekend. Despite team boss Christian Horner insisting the RB8 was fully legal when ...
Read More »‘Fake Charlie Whiting’ to meet real thing in Canada
‘Fake Charlie Whiting’ will meet the real thing next week. Mark McArdle is the man behind the fake Twitter account which has caught the eye of FIA race director Whiting. ...
Read More »Whiting admits exhaust rule tweak likely for 2013
Charlie Whiting has admitted F1’s governing body will likely have to change the exhaust rules yet again for 2013. Led by technical delegate Whiting, the FIA clamped down hard for ...
Read More »Brawn admits ‘cheap’ F-duct not easily copied
Ross Brawn has confirmed reports that Mercedes’ 2012 ‘F-duct’ will not be easily copied by rival teams. We reported on Thursday that while Red Bull and now Ferrari worked quickly ...
Read More »Mercedes’ clever F-duct not easily copied – report
In the case of Sauber’s clever exhaust solution, Red Bull simply rolled out a copy in the days before the 2012 season. Writing in O Estado de S.Paulo, Brazilian correspondent ...
Read More »FIA still believes Mercedes F-duct legal
The FIA appears to have waded back into the ‘F-duct’ debate, indicating that the Mercedes-style solution is fully legal. We reported on Monday that the saga looked set to continue ...
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