FIA looks to change rules into its governance after recent controversies

The FIA wants to make changes to its rules following investigations into president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and his governance.A series of proposals have been submitted ahead of a vote of the FIA general assembly on 13 December.The plan is to replace the existing senate and ensure that any ethics complaints would be handled by the FIA president and the president of its senate, Carmelo Sanz de …Keep reading

The unanswered questions from the Qatar GP’s mirror drama

Formula 1’s Qatar Grand Prix, and potentially the fight for the constructors’ championship, was turned on its head when Alex Albon’s right mirror flew off his car and landed on the track.Race control’s initial handling of the stranded mirror opened the door for the 10-second stop-and-go penalty that Lando Norris picked up and dropped him from challenging for the win to battling for a single …Keep reading

Zhou: F1 points relief is “statement” for future with Sauber exit imminent

Zhou Guanyu conceded it was a “relief” to secure Sauber’s first points finish of the 2024 Formula 1 season at the Qatar Grand Prix.Sauber’s latest technical upgrades have finally delivered an uptick in performance, enabling Zhou to end a team drought that had lasted since the previous visit to the Losail International Circuit.Zhou scored points on his F1 debut with 10th in the 2022 Bahrain …Keep reading

Bottas bemoans luck as Lawson accepts blame for Qatar clash

Liam Lawson has accepted blame for running Valtteri Bottas off the track and costing the Sauber driver a shot at his first points of the season during the Qatar Grand Prix.Bottas, who will leave Sauber at the end of the year, has yet to secure a top-10 finish this season but a floor upgrade ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix has made the team more competitive in the closing stages of 2024.Team-mate …Keep reading

Sergio Perez’s Abu Dhabi decision: Bow out or be pushed out

There is a lot to suggest that Sergio Perez’s Formula 1 career will come to an end in a week’s time.On Sunday evening in Qatar, Red Bull bosses Christian Horner and Helmut Marko for the first time clearly gave the impression that the decision had at least then been as good as made if they alone could make it.”We will fully support him until the chequered flag drops in Abu Dhabi. Whatever he …Keep reading

Ben Sulayem hails Cadillac entry as win for F1 after being sent to ‘hell and back’

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem believes Cadillac’s planned entry into Formula 1 is a win for everybody – after suggesting he was sent to ‘hell and back’ for opening up the grid.Following an 11th team entry process saga that began all the way back in February 2023, the situation finally appears to have a satisfactory conclusion with F1 announcing last week that it had approved in …Keep reading