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Sauber boss backs new crop of team principals to act in F1's best interest

Sauber's Jonathan Wheatley is confident the latest crop of F1 team bosses will act in the "interest of the sport" as they square off in F1 Commission meetings.

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Why Wheatley expects new crop of team bosses to act in F1's best interest

Sauber team principal Jonathan Wheatley will compete against many familiar faces as long-time Renault allies Alan Permane and Steve Nielsen step up to F1 team boss roles

Autosport

Why F1 may benefit from Mohammed Ben Sulayem's V8 push

It was on the morning of the glitzy season launch at London’s O2 Arena in February when Formula 1 lost its collective head. There, it’s said, during an F1 Commission meeting, Christian Horner – Red Bull’s then team principal – set his smartphone in the middle of the table.

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Why Ben Sulayem’s V8 F1 plan might work

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How the V10 debate has been triggered by frustration over F1's 2026 regs

“I wouldn’t be too vocal supporting the comeback of a V10 engine if I liked what I saw from 2026,” said Carlos Sainz during the pre-Bahrain Grand Prix press conference. As he did so, a palpable wrinkle of disdain passed across the bridge of his nose. Warming to his theme, he…

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How discontent over F1’s 2026 tech rules has boosted V10 engine push

Autosport

F1 rookie sprint race plan set for green light

Formula 1’s plans to hold a rookie sprint race after the season finale in Abu Dhabi look set to be given the green light next month, Autosport has learned.

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F1 considering rookie sprint race plan for Abu Dhabi post-season test

Formula 1 is evaluating the idea of a rookie sprint race to be held after the post-Abu Dhabi Grand Prix tyre test.

Autosport

FIA announces F1 teams' rejection of points system changes

Formula 1's points system will remain unchanged in 2025 after all teams unanimously voted against it during Tuesday's FIA F1 Commission meeting.

Motorsport

Exclusive: F1 in livery push for 2025 to make all cars look different

Early season feedback from television images, especially in the night races, has highlighted the fact that it has become hard to distinguish some of the cars from certain angles.

Autosport

Exclusive: F1 in livery push for 2025 to make cars look all different

Early season feedback from television images, especially in the night races, has highlighted the fact that it has become hard to distinguish some of the cars from certain angles.

Motorsport

Exclusive: F1 defers decision over points system tweaks

Following a push by F1's midfield teams to extend the current points structure to cover the top 12, the topic was put on the agenda for Thursday's F1 Commission meeting attended by the FIA, F1 and all 10 teams.

Autosport

F1 defers decision over points system tweaks

In a statement, the FIA has since confirmed that the points tweak would be revisited again at the next meeting.

Motorsport

Exclusive: F1 to discuss new points structure

The talks will take place when teams join the FIA and F1 management for a gathering of the regular F1 Commission in Geneva and via video conference, as they debate a range of topics relating to technical and sporting matters.

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The complications associated with F1's new sprint format

The clock is ticking as the first sprint of 2024 is in China on 19-21 April, to be followed by events at the Miami, Austrian, US, Qatar and Brazilian GPs.

Motorsport

FIA formalises ban on 2026 F1 aero testing

Following an agreement at a recent F1 Commission meeting, teams are not allowed to undertake any wind tunnel or CFD work for the new spec cars until January 1 2025, mirroring a similar arrangement that was made ahead of the last big rules change in 2022.

Autosport

Alpine abandons F1 engine equalisation push

It is understood that Alpine has withdrawn a series of proposed upgrades to its current engine as these did not gain full support from rival teams, which led to an FIA assessment of the situation being closed.

Autosport

Vandoorne gets first Aston Martin F1 run in wet Pirelli Spa test

It was the Belgian’s first running in an F1 car since he tested for Mercedes in Abu Dhabi at the end of 2021.

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F1 risks “catastrophe” if engine move ends up in BOP, warns Wolff

As Autosport revealed last week, the FIA tabled discussions at this weekend’s F1 Commission meeting to evaluate whether action needed to be taken in balancing the performance of engines to help out Alpine supplier Renault.

Motorsport

F1 tyre blanket ban delayed to 2025

The decision was made at today’s F1 Commission meeting at Spa where the FIA, the F1 organisation and the teams talked through a number of key issues.

Autosport

F1 agrees to keep tyre blankets for slicks in 2024

The decision was made at today’s F1 Commission meeting at Spa where the FIA, the F1 organisation and the teams talked through a number of key issues.

Autosport

Unheated “chewing gum” tyres would make F1 look “stupid”, says Verstappen

Team bosses and F1 chiefs are due to discuss the tyre blanket issue at a meeting of the F1 Commission at the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday.

Autosport

F1 teams to discuss engine equalisation move

High-level sources have revealed that the topic of engine equalisation has been added to the agenda of next week’s meeting of the F1 Commission that is to take place at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Autosport

Horner rubbishes Wolff's 'frightened' remark about 2026 F1 engine progress

Horner has been active in F1 Commission and team principal meetings in suggesting that grand prix racing’s bosses need a rethink over plans for the 2026 cars.

Motorsport

Wolff: 'Frightened' Horner's 2026 fears prompted by Red Bull F1 engine concerns

Horner has voiced worries in both F1 Commission and team principal meetings that grand prix racing's chiefs need to be careful about how the 2026 rules package comes together, as there is a risk of them unleashing 'Frankenstein' cars if they get it wrong.

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