Fernley to take over Domenicali’s single-seater chief role
Bob Fernley, former deputy principal of Force India, will take over from Stefano Domenicali as the FIA Single Seater Commission president.
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F1 ratifies record-breaking 23-race calendar
It's officially in the books...now let's see if Formula 1 is able to get back to a more normal schedule with 23 races to come in 2021.
F1, FIA back Haas response to Mazepin video
Formula 1 and the FIA have issued a joint statement supporting Haas in their condemnation of driver Nikita Mazepin for his behaviour in an Instagram video.
Masi warns drivers: No excuses for impeding
F1 race director Michael Masi has warned the drivers the stewards will penalise anyone impeding a rival in qualifying, there'll be no excuses.
Roberts: Not heroic, did what was necessary
Stepping into the flames to help Romain Grosjean, F1 doctor Ian Roberts says he's not a hero, he did "what was necessary".
F1 doc: ‘Grosjean’s visor had melted’
Doctor Ian Roberts, one on the first of the scene of Romain Grosjean's fiery crash, says such was the blaze that the Haas driver's visor "in fact melted".
Brawn says ‘halo was a lifesaver’ in Grosjean crash
Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn has promised a "deep investigation" into Romain Grosjean's horror crash in Bahrain.
Warning light panels mandatory from 2022
All Formula 1 and MotoGP circuits will have be fitted with warning light panels from 2022 in yet another step towards making racing safer.
In ‘hindsight’ Masi would have delayed Q2 start
Michael Masi says in "hindsight" he would have delayed the start of Q2 at the Turkish Grand Prix until he was certain a recovery vehicle was off the track.
F1 unveils 23-race provisional calendar for 2021
Formula 1 and the FIA have announced a 23-race provisional calendar for 2021, starting in Australia on March 21 and ending in Abu Dhabi on December 5.
Split F2 and F3 schedules released for 2021
A new-look calendar for Formula 2 and Formula 3 in 2021 has been confirmed with split schedules for the junior series.
Vietnam axed from calendar, Interlagos stays
The Vietnamese GP has been dropped from Formula 1's 2021 calendar while the Brazilian GP will stay at Interlagos for another year.
F2 and F3 announce cost-cutting measures for 2021
Formula 2 and Formula 3 have unveiled new measures for 2021 with the objective of helping to cut costs throughout the junior series.
FIA evaluating procedures to protect marshals
The FIA has announced it will evaluate whether any changes need to be made as marshals were still on the track while drivers unlapped themselves at Imola.
Marshals still on track as lapped cars released
There was a scary moment for the marshals at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after lapped cars were released whilst they were still on track.
‘Bad governance to alter penalty regs midseason’
Michael Masi and the FIA won't be review Formula 1's penalty system before the season is over with the F1 race director saying mid-year changes would be "bad governance."
FIA makes it easier to secure super-licence
Drivers can now be granted an F1 super-licence even if they only have three-quarters of the required points, under a new FIA ruling.
Masi responds to Max’s Safety Car complaints
Michael Masi has rubbished Max Verstappen's claims that Race Control opted to deploy the Safety Car at the Eifel GP just to "make it more exciting".
F1 clamps down on reverse engineering
The World Motor Sport Council has ratified changes to the 2021 technical regulations that will prevent teams from reverse engineering rivals' designs.
‘Only travel restrictions prevent F1 from racing anywhere’
Formula 1 could race anywhere in the world such are the sport's stringent Covid-19 protocols, says the man in charge of those protocols Bruno Famin.
Masi tells Hamilton: Only applying the rules
Michael Masi is open to speaking with Lewis Hamilton after the Brit accused the stewards of being "out to stop" him.
FIA still have trouble policing engine legality
FIA technical director, Nikolas Tombazis, has said the governing body still has continued trouble policing the legality of teams' power units.
Todt would welcome Volkswagen entry into F1
FIA president Jean Todt says he would “welcome” Volkswagen to Formula 1 – following a hint dropped by the company’s chairman.
Todt will vote against F1 reverse grid idea
FIA president, Jean Todt, has said he will vote against reverse grids in Formula 1, believing they would create "artificial tension".
Masi says drivers’ accusations are ‘quite offensive’
Michael Masi is offended by Lewis Hamilton's accusations that Race Control is putting drivers at "risk" to make Formula 1 "more exciting".
Red flag was ‘not necessary’ for Spa crash
Michael Masi has defended the decision not to red flag the Belgian GP despite drivers have to pick their way through a debris field.
‘Party mode’ ban brought in ‘to plug loopholes’
Details of the ban on engine ‘party modes’ have emerged, with the short-term power boosts set to be outlawed from the Italian Grand Prix onwards.
FIA can police engine modes insists Masi
Clamping down on party modes, Michael Masi is confident the FIA can police engine modes, otherwise they "wouldn't have gone down the road".
‘Turkey returns to calendar, Jerez misses out’
Istanbul Park is set to be confirmed on a final 17-race calendar for the 2020 F1 season – with Jerez, which had also been touted for inclusion, missing out.
A new ‘cheating’ storm brewing over ERS?
A new ‘cheating’ controversy could be about to erupt in F1 – this time over ERS.