Tag Archives: FIA

Nigel Mansell thinks the debut this weekend of the full FIA clampdown on off-throttle engine exhaust blowing will be “intriguing”. “It is going to be very intriguing to see who ...

There will only be a single ‘DRS’ overtaking zone at Silverstone this weekend. In Canada and again at Valencia two weeks ago, there were two overtaking zones but only a ...

Formula one engines will still sound good in the wake of the current V8 era, the governing FIA has insisted. The unique noise produced by powerful high-revving engines has been ...

The days are over when Ferrari is seen to enjoy a position of privilege in formula one. That is the belief of two highly experienced F1 paddock veterans; the Brazilian ...

As expected, the FIA has rubber-stamped the revised engine rules for the future. The F1 Commission met recently and decided to scrap the ratified four-cylinder rules for 2013 in favour ...

Grand prix organisers around the world threatened to pull the plug if formula one pushed ahead with small ‘green’ engines. Every formula one race promoter except China and Korea signed ...

Charlie Whiting on Friday denied the FIA’s mid-season clampdown on blown exhausts is a political move aimed at slowing down the dominant Red Bulls. “I am aware of some stories ...

An off-the-record Adrian Newey was furious on Thursday as the big topic in Valencia was the FIA’s mid-season clampdown on blown exhausts. “I’m not really a friend of rule changes ...