Todt: Saturday FP2 on sprint weekend ‘makes no sense’
Jean Todt says that having FP2 on a race weekend featuring sprint qualifying makes no sense and perplexes him.
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FIA safety experts to investigate Max/Hamilton shunt
In the wake of what could have been a serious crash, Michael Masi says the FIA's safety experts will examine Lewis Hamilton's Monza accident.
‘No changes’ to Sprint Qualifying says Masi
Formula 1 won't be handing out pole position on Friday evening at Monza with Michael Masi saying there are "no changes" to Sprint Qualifying.
F1 could make young driver tests ‘mandatory’ on Fridays
F1 is in talks with the teams about making it "mandatory" for them to run a young driver in one of the two Friday practice sessions.
FIA keen to ‘learn and improve’ from Spa fiasco
FIA president Jean Todt has confirmed the Belgian Grand Prix fiasco will be discussed at the next meeting of the F1 Commission.
Domenicali admits weather radar failed F1 in Belgium
Formula 1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali said the weather radar had not predicted the severity of the rain in Belgium.
Brawn assures FIA ‘tried everything’ at Belgian GP
Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn said there was nothing more the FIA could have done to get the racing underway in Belgium.
Masi plans rule talks after farcical Belgian GP
Criticised for a Belgian GP that was not a race, Michael Masi says F1 bosses will sit down with the teams to look at the rules.
F1 chief Domenicali refutes Hamilton’s ‘money talks’ jibe
Stefano Domenicali has denied Lewis Hamilton's claim that the Belgian Grand Prix was restarted for financial reasons.
Monday Grand Prix at Spa was ‘impossible’ – Masi
Michael Masi confirmed a Monday race was never a possibility after a farcical Belgian Grand Prix curtailed by rain.
Horner sides with Masi on ‘incredibly tough’ red flag call
Christian Horner says Michael Masi faced a "tough call" on Saturday such were the "quickly" changing weather conditions.
FIA climb down from ‘over the top’ cost cap policing
Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski has said the FIA are rethinking their approach on how to police the cost cap in Formula 1.
Horner says review system is ‘correct and fair’
Despite Red Bull losing their review of Lewis Hamilton's British GP penalty, Christian Horner says the process is "correct and fair".
Masi on how a race restarts with an empty grid
FIA race director Michael Masi has explained what would have happened if no driver had lined up on the grid for the Hungarian Grand Prix restart.
FIA shed further light on T-shirt reprimands
Michael Masi has explained why four drivers received reprimands for breaches of pre-race T-shirt protocols at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Hill: Drivers can’t use their car as a weapon
Damon Hill understands F1's recent spate of penalties, saying F1 cannot become a sport where "you use your car as a weapon".
‘Wolff sent FIA obsolete info’ after British GP clash
Toto Wolff’s mid-race e-mail to Michael Masi contained a diagram that bore no relevance to Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen’s Silverstone collision, according to a report.
Masi may hold ‘behind closed doors’ talks with title rivals
Michael Masi may yet sit down with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen but don't expect any details of the talks to be released.
Mercedes/Red Bull ‘sniping’ not of concern to FIA
Michael Masi isn't fazed by "whatever sniping" is going on between Mercedes and Red Bull, adamant it has no impact on stewards' decisions.
FIA pit-stop clampdown tweaked and postponed
Teams will have more time to adapt their pit-stop procedures after the FIA delayed their clampdown until the Belgian Grand Prix.
FIA have reined in drivers ‘elbows’ on first lap
Michael Masi has responded to criticism of F1's recent slew of penalties, saying the drivers asked for it.
Masi: Consequences not a factor in penalties
Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has responded to criticism of the FIA for awarding Lewis Hamilton a 10-second penalty after he and Max Verstappen collided at Silverstone.
F1 will clampdown if teams ‘compromise’ 2022 aims
F1 is open to tweaking the 2022 rules if, having given the teams a bit of leeway, their innovations go against the "aim" of the new rules.
Masi tells drivers to ‘adjust style and stuff accordingly’
Michael Masi is adamant Formula 1 won't change the penalty points system during this year's championship despite calls to look into it.
New engine suppliers taking ‘serious look’ at F1
Ross Brawn says potential new engine manufacturers are having a “serious look” at entering Formula 1 within the next five years.
F1 open to amending sprint qualifying rules
Ahead of F1's first sprint qualifying, Michael Masi says if the rules for the new endeavour don't work, they can be tweaked.
Masi feels drivers need to revise ‘gentlemen’s agreement’
Michael Masi believes that the drivers need to "reaffirm or revise" the gentlemen's agreement they have regarding qualifying.
Sprint qualy to ‘add’, not ‘take away’ from weekends
Ross Brawn is adamant Formula 1 wants sprint qualifying to "add" to grand prix weekends, not "take away" the focus from the Sunday races.
F1 ‘juggling like crazy’ to make 23-race calendar
With Australia announcing the cancellation of its grand prix, Martin Brundle says F1 is "juggling away like crazy" to ensure a 23-race calendar.
‘You can’t just run people off the track’
As the debate over F1's Austrian GP penalties continues, F1 journalist Will Buxton says it comes down to "respect" and "racecraft".