Massa’s lawyer: Ecclestone, Mosley involved in “deliberate concealment” of Crashgate

Felipe Massa’s legal counsel has asserted that Formula 1’s leadership was involved in a “deliberate concealment” of Nelson Piquet Jr’s 2008 Singapore Grand Prix crash, as part of Massa’s case disputing that year’s title.
Massa had filed a lawsuit against the FIA, Formula One Management (FOM), and Bernie Ecclestone seeking damages for the outcome of the 2008 championship, which is …Keep reading

A day in the life of an F1 Singapore GP marshal

Our headset crackles as the first radio message heralds the start of activity. “30 seconds”, a voice on the other end says, before the start of the practice session is accompanied by “Cars on track”. It’s Friday afternoon in the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, and we are standing on the outside at Turn 5 as cars start streaming by.
“We” means ourselves and over a dozen officials donning orange …Keep reading

Red Bull is “overprotecting” Tsunoda given how bad he’s been – Villeneuve

The 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has hit back at suggestions Yuki Tsunoda has been performing better in Formula 1, suggesting Red Bull has been “overprotecting” him.
Although he’s down 21-0 to Max Verstappen in their qualifying head-to-head, Tsunoda had one of his best performances so far at the Mexico Grand Prix, with ‘just’ a 0.211s deficit to Red Bull’s lead car as he …Keep reading