FIA relationship with F1 could amount to bribery ITV News say they have seen confidential documents from the UK’s Serious Fraud Office, saying that the relationship between the sport and the regulator the FIA could amount to bribery. ITV say that the 2013 Concorde Agreement, reorganised the sport giving more power to the commercial
Oil burning clamp down Formula One’s Strategy Group has agreed to a plan for a renewed clamp down on oil being burned as fuel. Late last year, Red Bull asked about the possibility of teams burning oil to deliver a power boost in qualifying. This was because it had suspicions that Mercedes had benefited the most from
There was a sombre mood when Formula One arrived in Sochi that year. Days after the crash, in which Jules Bianchi would take his life, the paddock a shocked and this weekend was more about racing for him and carrying on. The first Russian Grand Prix in a century was overshadowed as well by allegations
Engine regulations need broad support Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul says that Formula One faces a major struggle to come up with engine regulations that will attract broad support. A meeting last month has already agreed to replace the V6 hybrids with simpler, cheaper and noisier engines after 2020. However, he says getting consensus on the current
No “crazy” promises to tempt Alonso Renault says they are not making “crazy” promises to temp back Fernando Alonso to the French team for next season and insists they want their drivers to be committed for the long term. As Alonso’s frustration with the lack of progress and performance of the Honda power unit has
Race Grand Prix de Monaco Most Wins (Driver) Ayrton Senna (6) Most Wins (constructor) McLaren (15) Circuit de Monaco Venue 6th Variation of the Grand Prix Circuit, Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco Circuit Length 3.337km (2.074 mi) Laps 78 Race Distance 260.286km (161.734 mi) Lap Record 01:17.939 (Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 2016) Previous results 2017
Round four of the 2017 season sees Formula One head to the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Built in the early part of the decade the Sochi Autodromo was built around the venues of the coastal cluster used for the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The mountains and the coast prove a brilliant backdrop
Head protection has been on the agenda for years, and could a shield be another option for the sport? Shielded from debris – latest head protection idea Autosport has revealed how a ‘shield’ cockpit protection device which was presented to drivers last week will work. The sport has committed to introducing some kind of head
I couldn’t work with Bernie – Brawn Motorsport Managing Director Ross Brawn says that he could not work with chairman emeritus Bernie Ecclestone if he had remained CEO, but denies he making it a condition of accepting the role. The former team boss and owner was unveiled as part of a three-man team which includes
McLaren surprised by reliability Eric Boullier says his McLaren team was surprised by the by the reliability of the Honda power unit on the last day of testing, following the struggles during the first day of testing and during the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Frenchman described Wednesday’s test as the team’s most successful day of 2017
