Bernie Ecclestone has revealed he is “at loggerheads” with FIA president Jean Todt about F1’s engine formula for 2013. Todt has announced new 1.6 litre four-cylinder turbo regulations, but F1 ...
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Overtaking wing system not confusing – Whiting
The FIA insists the new adjustable rear wing systems and their deployment in 2011 will not confuse spectators. When it emerged this week that the zones at which the gap ...
Read More »Todt wants changes to improve driver identification
Formula one drivers should have permanent race numbers that are displayed prominently as in NASCAR. That is the view of FIA president Jean Todt, who admitted he wanted to make ...
Read More »May deadline still in place for now – FIA
A May 1 deadline for the possible rescheduling of this year’s Bahrain grand prix remains in place, a FIA spokesman has clarified. With a three-month state of emergency declared in ...
Read More »F1 calendar must not lose Australia – Todt
Formula one should not lose the Australian grand prix, FIA president Jean Todt said in Melbourne on Tuesday. Amid the local debate about the cost of the annual Albert Park ...
Read More »Rear wing rule changes possible after meetings
F1 drivers have raised concerns during a meeting with FIA officials at the Barcelona test. The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association is now headed by Rubens Barrichello, but former president Nick ...
Read More »FIA eyes track changes to increase F1 overtaking
The FIA has formalised its push to increase overtaking in formula one by looking closely at the design of circuits. Influential figures including Sir Jackie Stewart and FOTA chairman Martin ...
Read More »Bahrain ‘very happy’ with delayed GP date deadline
The boss of Bahrain’s F1 circuit has admitted relief about an extended deadline for the rescheduling of the 2011 race. Bernie Ecclestone said recently that he and FIA president Jean ...
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