2021 IndyCar champion Palou joins McLaren as F1 reserve driver

The Spaniard, who took his first IndyCar title with Ganassi in only his second season in the series, made his grand prix weekend debut this year when he drove the McLaren in opening practice for the United States Grand Prix.
He had also tested the MCL35M at Barcelona and the Red Bull Ring as part of his role in the squad’s driver development programme.
Palou will compete in IndyCar next …Keep reading

McLaren boss Brown backs F1 driver calls for qualifying red flag penalties

The issue returned to the spotlight after Sergio Perez’s Monaco Q3 accident became a topic of conversation in the wake of Max Verstappen’s refusal to cede a place to his team-mate in the Brazilian Grand Prix after being instructed to do so by Red Bull.
Sainz, whose Ferrari was damaged when he hit the Red Bull of Perez in Monaco, said on Thursday that drivers are keen to see penalties for …Keep reading

F1’s active aero plans for 2026 could include ‘reverse DRS’

Grand prix racing’s chiefs have openly been looking at introducing active aero from the start of the next rules era from 2026.
This was originally spoken about as a way of helping improve fuel efficiency, with cars able to have low drag configuration for the straights and then switch to a high downforce setup for the corners.
But F1 is evaluating going much further than that and using …Keep reading

Magazine: How successful have F1’s new rules been?

Brawn is a motorsport legend. Along with Adrian Newey, he has more F1 world titles to his name than any other non-driver of the past three decades. That brings with it a huge amount of credibility, which is one of the reasons why he was brought in to help F1 revamp its technical regulations. 
Now that Brawn is retiring from F1, it seems a good time to get his views on how well the 2022 …Keep reading
Karting Academy Trophy – ICA decision – Hearing 08 11 22 – Vladislav Mikhaylov

Karting Academy Trophy – ICA decision – Hearing 08 11 22 – Vladislav Mikhaylov

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Hearing

Case ICA-2022-05: Appeal lodged by Mr Vladislav Mikhaylov against Decision No. 182 dated 3 September 2022 of the Stewards of the Le Mans event counting towards the 2022 FIA Karting Academy Trophy

On 3 September 2022, the Stewards received a report (document No. 96) from the Judge of Facts, stating that at the Qualifying Heat B-C the mechanic of the driver Mr Timofey Mikhaylov, was found to be working on his kart on the pre-grid which represents a breach of Article 2.19.F i of the FIA 2022 CIK-FIA General Presciptions. The Stewards therefore decided to disqualify Mr Timofey Mikhaylov from the above-mentioned qualifying session of the event held in Le Mans.

On 6 September 2022, Mr Vladislav Mikhaylov decided to appeal this decision.

Decision of the International Court of Appeal

The Court, after having heard the parties and examined their submissions, decided to declare the appeal inadmissible.

The International Court of Appeal was presided over by Mr Philippe NARMINO (Monaco), and included Mr Michele CORRADINO (Italy), Mr Thierry JULLIARD (Switzerland) and Mr Martin MAISNER (Czech Republic).

Full decision is available here.

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Haas F1 boss Steiner to release book ‘Surviving to Drive’ in April

Steiner has become one of the most popular fan figures in F1 as a result of his role in the Netflix series “Drive to Survive”, largely for his forthright approach and colourful language.
But Steiner’s thoughts will now be available for fans to read in the new book, published by Transworld and due for release next April.
The book promises to be “uncompromising and searingly honest …Keep reading