The FIA held its first World Motor Sport Council meeting of 2016 today in Geneva. During the meeting, the following decisions were taken: FIA Formula One World Championship – Qualifying ...
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Report – Thursday ‘the end’ for struggling teams?
F1’s last chance to slash costs for struggling teams has now passed. The FIA’s World Motor Sport Council met in Munich on Thursday, less than a mere handful of days ...
Read More »Smaller teams less committed to F1 – Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has hit back at criticism of F1’s new ‘Strategy Group’. The decision-making group features only six of the sport’s eleven competing teams — powerful Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull ...
Read More »Teams’ cost saving proposals ‘ridiculous’ – Todt
Jean Todt has slammed as “a joke” the initial cost-saving proposals put forward by formula one teams. The powerful ‘Strategy Group’ teams vetoed the FIA president’s plans for mandatory budget ...
Read More »Small teams want mid-season car spec ‘freeze’
F1’s smallest teams have proposed a mid-season development freeze to cut costs from 2015. After the powerful ‘Strategy Group’ teams recently vetoed plans for a budget cap, the FIA told ...
Read More »Teams must agree to cost-cutting rules – Todt
Jean Todt insists his hands are tied after F1’s most powerful teams vetoed the move to a budget cap for 2015. It has been suggested former FIA president Max Mosley, ...
Read More »F1 could axe Friday morning practice to cut costs
F1 could axe Friday morning practice sessions next year, as teams consider how to cut costs in the absence of a mandatory budget cap. Although keenly supported by the small ...
Read More »F1 team split eases after London meeting
A meeting in London on Thursday eased the threat of a head-on collision between F1’s big and small teams, according to reports. Together with Bernie Ecclestone and Jean Todt, bosses ...
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