Gasly: FIA’s F1 penalty stance isn’t “black and white”

Gasly accused Magnussen of pushing him off the track and compared the Haas driver’s escape from any sanction with the reprimands that Max Verstappen received for two impeding incidents in qualifying.Those verdicts came as a surprise to drivers and teams who are used to seeing grid penalties for such offences and led to questions about the consistency of stewards’ decisions.Gasly, who faced a …Keep reading

F1 risks “disarray” if Massa wins legal bid over 2008 title – Wolff

Massa has begun a challenge against the FIA and FOM over their handling of the investigation into the ‘Crashgate’ controversy from the 2008 Singapore GP, which ultimately cost him the world title to Lewis Hamilton that year.The Brazilian believes that there was a conspiracy that prevented the Crashgate affair from being probed until after the world title was settled, with the FIA having become …Keep reading

De Vries poised for 2024 Toyota WEC seat after AlphaTauri F1 exit

The 28-year-old, who was reserve driver for Toyota in 2022, is poised to take the race seat originally earmarked for him this season, according to Autosport sources.De Vries had signed to race the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar in 2023, but had a get-out clause that enabled him to take up an F1 seat. The likelihood is that he will take the place of Jose Maria Lopez alongside Kamui …Keep reading

Aston Martin has no problems with Alonso criticism after poor F1 Singapore GP

Alonso, who once famously described his Honda power unit as a “GP2 engine”, made the remark in the course of a fraught race that saw him finish 11th.He received a five-second penalty after he made a mistake and crossed the pit entry, suffered a lengthy delay in the pits, and struggled for much of the race with a car that had an issue with a dislodged aero part.Singapore was the first time in 2023 …Keep reading

Why new flexi floor suspicions have kicked off in Formula 1

So, it was little wonder that Red Bull team boss Christian Horner, whose team has been dominant in F1 2023 up until now, found himself having to repeatedly dismiss any suggestions that his squad’s struggles were related to new FIA stipulations over the wings.Backing up his argument is the fact that, with a flexi wing estimated to be only worth about one-tenth of a second around Singapore, the …Keep reading