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Feb82023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

The president of the FIA gives up his hands from F1, the leadership of Tombazis takeover

The president of the international motoring federation FIA, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, according to some information, has given up control of F1, but will remain the president of the federation. Nikolas Tobazis, who is already in charge of single-seater racing cars at the FIA, will deal with the teams and Formula One in the future. Ben Sulayem, who has come under fire in recent weeks among others for calling the estimate that F1 is worth at least $20 billion inflated, announced his intention to the team on Monday afternoon.

Jan42023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

F1 racers will lose half a second per lap in 2023 due to bottom changes

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In the 1 season, F2023 teams will have to make up around half a second of lap time lost due to the new rules regarding the bottom of the cars. The FIA has adopted a series of changes in 2022 that will see racing cars no longer bounce. In the first half of last season, some teams faced a lot of problems due to the bouncing of racing cars, and at Mercedes, the umbrella organization FIA was called for changes, as the unpleasant phenomenon is said to not only harm the shape of the racing car compared to others, but also cause brain damage. In 2022, the teams more or less successfully faced the phenomenon of car bouncing. The FIA already adopted some changes during the season, and carried some of them over to the 2023 season as well. Among them is raising the front edge of the bottom of the racing cars by 15 millimeters, which

Nov202022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

The FIA refuses to favor Mercedes

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The FIA has denied any favoritism by the Mercedes team after speculation that their biased decisions were influenced by former German team employee Shaila-Ann Rao. Rao was employed by Toto Wolff's team as a special advisor from 2018 until June of this year, when she replaced Peter Bayer at the FIA. Shaila-Ann was previously employed by the FIA from 2016 to 2018, and some rivals have expressed concern since the announcement that the former Mercedes employee was returning to the international federation. She herself dismissed any concerns about bias in July this year, but doubts resurfaced after information was leaked to the public that the Red Bull Racing team exceeded last year's budget, even before the FIA completed the balance sheet. Shaila-An

Nov182022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

FIA ready to investigate Perez's crash in Monaco qualifying

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The FIA is ready to investigate the circumstances of Sergio Perez's crash in qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix after rumors emerged that the Mexican would admit it was a deliberate act, but on the condition that one of his rivals makes a formal complaint. In the last part of qualifying, Perez crashed into the guardrail at the side of the track, causing the practice to be interrupted, and none of the competitors managed to beat his time. Perez won the race, but it all came to light after the Brazilian Grand Prix, where Perez's team-mate Max Verstappen refused the team's request to give up his seat to the Mexican. Unofficially, it was supposed to be a grudge from Monaco, as Verstappen was well on his way to winning the best starting position.

Nov62022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen faces a record payment to the FIA after a record season

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Max Verstappen's victory in Mexico took his points tally this year to 416, the most by any driver in a single season so far. The Dutchman has only 31 points less than the Mercedes team in the constructor's standings, and there are still two race weekends on this year's race calendar, one of which also includes a sprint race, so the Red Bull driver can add up to 60 points to his earnings. But such a record feat also brings a record amount that the current two-time Formula One world champion will have to pay to the FIA after the end of the season. Each F1 racer pays annually to renew the super license, which is required to participate in the championship under the auspices of the FIA, and also pays a certain amount for each point won in the races during the season. Racers are pre

October282022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Red Bull fined 7 million and 10% development restriction

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Red Bull Racing has reached a plea agreement with the FIA for going over the budget limit for the 2021 season. The Milton Keynes-based team accepted the blame for going over the budget by $2,2 million, although the FIA admitted that with proper tax accounting the overdraft amounted to just under 0,5 million dollars, or 0,37%. The current constructors' champions will pay a $7 million penalty for the violation, and they will have 2023% less time than their rivals when developing the racing car for the 10 season. The penalty that the team will pay does not fall under this year's budget, so they will feel all the more the limitation of the development of the racing car in the wind tunnel and with computer simulations, where they will have 10 percent less time at their disposal for the next 10 months, when

October222022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Red Bull's offense is getting closer to procedural, not financial

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Red Bull team boss Christian Horner met with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem after the first F1 free practice session for the US GP. After the meeting, more details can be heard from the paddock about the offense allegedly committed by the Red Bull team, but it increasingly appears that it was a procedural error rather than a budget cap being exceeded. The team from Milton Keynes is said to have exceeded the 145 million budget, which is said to be the fault of catering costs, expenses for sick leave, and the salary of Adrian Newey, and the complication is said to have occurred because the FIA provided additional clarifications about what counts in the budget, issued only after Red Bull submitted financial data. According to some unofficial information, the team exceeded the budget threshold by 1,8 million, which is still considered a minor offense according to the rules, team kat

October52022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

The FIA postponed the publication of documents on the budgets of F1 teams to Monday

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The International Automobile Federation FIA has postponed the publication of data on the teams' budgets for 2021 to Monday, as it is, according to them, a lengthy and complicated process. Before the race for the Singapore Grand Prix, the public was excited by the rumor that the Red Bull and Aston Martin teams exceeded the 145 million budget cap last year. In particular, they were upset as expected in the camp of the Mercedes team, where they demanded that the FIA take action and use the harshest possible punishment - the deletion of points for teams and racers. This could theoretically make Lewis Hamilton the champion of the 2021 season, while on the other hand, Red Bull and Aston Martin were surprised by the rumours, as the budget review process had not yet been completed. In the team from Milton Keynes, they even announced lawsuits against Mercedes and Ferrari, if n

Avg302022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

F1 in Zandvoort test with DRS through the banked back corner

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F1 will once again allow DRS to be used through the final corner of the track, which allows for high speeds due to its oval-like slope, in free practice this weekend at Zandvoort. The Dutch circuit underwent some changes before last year's F1 race, which returned to the legendary track for the first time since 1985, including the final corner of the Arie Luyendyk Bocht, which is now inclined by 18 degrees and allows for very high speeds. Last year, it was planned that the DRS zone would extend from the beginning of the fast right-hand corner to the end of the start-finish straight, but for safety reasons, the FIA moved the start of the DRS zone to the exit of the corner. But ahead of this year's race, drivers will once again test the longer DRS zone as Formula 1's leading men want more overtaking. "We want the DRS of the area to start

Avg12022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Former race director Masi has pledged to remain silent on the Abu Dhabi race

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Former Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has pledged silence with the FIA after the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Australian is said to have signed a contract preventing him from disclosing details related to what happened at the final race of the season, where Max Verstappen won his first F1 world title. The race is far from forgotten even a few months later, as Masi is said to have made a mistake, allowing the Dutchman to overtake his only rival for the title, Lewis Hamilton, in the decisive race. After the disputed race, Masi remained under the auspices of the FIA for some time, after which he announced a few days ago that he was returning to his homeland. Speaking to colleagues at the Daily Telegraph, he is said to have revealed that he had signed a document with the FIA that bound him to remain silent about