Max Verstappen to be hit with shocking fee following 2023 Formula 1 success – how much will the drivers pay?

Verstappen will be reportedly charged over €1.2 million to secure the superlicense he needs to compete again next year. The three-time world champion won 19 of the 22 races in 2023 which, with licenses increasing in cost for every point a driver scores, will result in a massive charge from the FIA.Thankfully for Verstappen though, the hefty fee for next year won’t be paid by himself, as he …Keep reading

New CEO reaffirms Audi’s commitment to join F1 in 2026

Long-serving Volkswagen Group manager and strategist Gernot Dollner took the top spot at Audi in September after former CEO Markus Duesmann, who led the marque’s decision to enter F1 via a takeover of Sauber and the construction of its own power unit, was ousted by the board.While Audi has kept quiet about its F1 programme in a bid to avoid overlap with outgoing Sauber title sponsor Alfa Romeo …Keep reading

Ferrari film review: More man than machine

Of course, the purpose of any review is to add some clarity to this question and inform on whether this is worth 131 minutes of your time, so let’s try to deduce some answers.Starting with a huge positive, there are no poor performances in Ferrari. In the lead role as Enzo Ferrari, Adam Driver truly shines with a thoughtful performance highlighting the flawed genius of Il Commendatore.Similarly …Keep reading

“Courageous” Renault ran out of time to get F1 engine on par with rivals – Alpine

Renault’s powertrain department in Viry took risks with last year’s RE22 engine on the basis that it could gain performance before its specification was frozen, and then deal with reliability issues with FIA-approved fixes if necessary.However, in 2023, it was clear that the essentially unchanged RE23 still lagged behind rivals Honda, Mercedes and Ferrari by around 20-30 bhp.With the backing of …Keep reading

Why Ferrari hit a ceiling with its 2023 F1 car development

Ferrari arrived at the start of 2023 with an evolution of the 2022 car that challenged Red Bull at the start of last season but then faded away.The SF-23 again proved promising over one lap but struggled from wild aerodynamic inconsistencies that made it suffer over a race stint, especially on hot, high-downforce circuits.Ferrari embarked on an aggressive development project in Maranello, but …Keep reading

Magazine: 116-page 2023 F1 season review

The domination by Max Verstappen and Red Bull means 2023 is unlikely to make anyone’s list of greatest F1 years, but there was plenty of incredible record-breaking, unpredictable battles and off-track intrigue that is worth looking back on before we head into Christmas. In this bumper special, we talk to many of the key players and look at how the various fights were won up and down the grid. We …Keep reading

FIA should have cancelled Singapore 2008 F1 result, says Todt

Massa has begun a legal process to see if there are grounds to get the outcome of the 2008 Formula 1 world championship overturned because of the events that took place at the Singapore race.The Brazilian feels that the FIA became aware of Nelson Piquet’s deliberate crash in enough time for action to have been taken and get the result scrapped before the F1 title was officially awarded.The …Keep reading