Plans to dramatically shake up the engine regulations appear to now be off the table, following a key meeting in Geneva on Monday. F1’s engine manufacturers had been handed a ...
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January a ‘critical’ moment for F1 – Horner
F1 is speeding out of a brief Christmas sojourn into a “critical” period for the future, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says. One of the hottest topics of 2015 ...
Read More »Ecclestone must solve engine problem – Marchionne
Sergio Marchionne pulled no punches when asked about an apparent ‘war’ with Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA. Recently, the F1 supremo as well as Jean Todt questioned Ferrari’s historic ‘veto’. ...
Read More »F1 can speed up without downforce – Whiting
F1 can speed up for the future without exacerbating the current problems associated with aerodynamics. That is the view of Charlie Whiting, the F1 race director and FIA technical chief. ...
Read More »Ecclestone thinks Todt should ‘step back’ from F1
Bernie Ecclestone thinks FIA president Jean Todt should step back from the front line in formula one. According to the BBC, an increasingly alarmed F1 supremo told the World Motor ...
Read More »Ferrari ‘fine’ with FIA’s Haas ruling
Maurizio Arrivabene says Ferrari is “fine” with the FIA’s ruling about technical alliances in formula one. While Mercedes never mentioned Ferrari or Haas by name, the request for clarification from ...
Read More »Parallel engine would have ‘destroyed’ F1 – Lauda
F1 legend Niki Lauda played a key role as a compromise was reached between the engine manufacturers and the governing FIA. That was the claim on Wednesday of Auto Motor ...
Read More »F1 rejects ‘client engine’ proposal
The F1 Commission on Tuesday rejected plans for a low-cost ‘client engine’ in 2017. By Monday’s deadline, three independent manufacturers – Ilmor, AER and Mecachrome – had expressed their formal ...
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