The final hurdle has been cleared as Liberty Media races towards completing its takeover of formula one. Earlier this week, shareholders of the US media tycoon John Malone’s company approved ...
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Drivers eye spot on F1 Commission
F1 drivers may be angling for a spot on the sport’s decision-making body. Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) chief Alex Wurz has been coy when asked what the next step ...
Read More »F1 Commission asked to approve quali axe
Eyes will now turn to the F1 Commission, after team bosses voted unanimously to scrap the new ‘musical chairs’ qualifying format before Bahrain. “I think the F1 Commission will listen ...
Read More »F1 to revert to 2015 qualifying format for Bahrain
F1 will revert to the qualifying system of 2015 at the next race in Bahrain, after the farcical debut of the new ‘musical chairs’ format on Saturday. Team bosses got ...
Read More »Prost thinks qualifying may still falter
Alain Prost has warned that the qualifying saga of recent days could drag on even longer. While the World Motor Sport Council rubber-stamped the controversial new ‘musical chairs’ format on ...
Read More »Ecclestone, FIA confirm ‘musical chairs’ qualifying
F1’s governing body as well as Bernie Ecclestone on Friday confirmed that the ‘musical chairs’-style qualifying is going ahead in full in 2016. Throughout the week, amid Ecclestone’s claims the ...
Read More »FIA Announces World Motor Sport Council Decisions For 2016
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 ...
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 ...
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