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The design changes teams face as F1 launch season begins

Formula 1 fans are eagerly waiting to see how much of the Red Bull RB19 being unveiled in New York city later on Friday is actually new.

Motorsport

F1 teams hold right of veto over new entrants to the grid, FIA confirms

‘Existing F1 teams will be given priority over new applicants,’ acknowledged the FIA as the process for new applicants for the 2026 season was opened

The Guardian - UK

FIA keen for two teams to join F1 grid from 2025 as new application process opens

While most current F1 teams gave a less-than-warm reception to the idea of a new team joining the grid, the FIA is pressing ahead with expansion plans and could invite two parties to join

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How will FIA decide on F1's potential new teams?

There was a time many decades ago when just turning up with a car and passing scrutineering would be enough to earn a place on the Formula 1 grid.

Motorsport

How will the FIA decide on F1's potential new teams?

There was a time many decades ago when just turning up with a car and passing scrutineering would be enough to earn a place on the Formula 1 grid.

Autosport

FIA formally opens process for new F1 teams to join the grid

The FIA has formally opened the process for new teams to join the Formula 1 grid in the next few years.

Autosport

New Ferrari chief Fred Vasseur reacts to Mohammed ben Sulayem scandals and FIA's F1 storm

The past month has seen several scandals involving the governing body and its president dominate the F1 news cycle, but Vasseur doesn't expect that to continue for much longer

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Ben Sulayem drama will calm down once F1 racing starts, reckons Vasseur

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur believes the controversy surrounding FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem will calm down once the Formula 1 season gets underway.

Motorsport

Kvyat, Bortolotti join Prema's expanded WEC line-up for 2023

Ex-Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat and factory Lamborghini racer Mirko Bortolotti have been named as part of Prema’s two-car line-up for the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship season.

Motorsport

Ben Sulayem drama will calm down once F1 racing starts, reckons Ferrari boss

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur believes the controversy surrounding FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem will calm down once the Formula 1 season gets underway.

Autosport

Christian Horner opens up on "significant" problem as Red Bull pay for F1 rule breach

Red Bull are currently serving the penalty handed out by the FIA for their cost cap breach during the 2021 season, which Horner says is harming their car development

Daily Mirror

Bird "could've won" second Diriyah FE race if FIA added further extra lap

Sam Bird reckons he could have won the second Formula E race at Diriyah, feeling the FIA should have added two extra laps to the race distance instead of one.

Autosport

Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel praised as Valtteri Bottas slams "controlling" FIA

Bottas has become one of the first F1 drivers to speak publicly about the FIA's new ban on unapproved protests and political statements ahead of the 2023 season

Daily Mirror

Ferrari: Claims of 30hp F1 engine step for 2023 "a joke"

Ferrari has labelled wild rumours of a 30hp leap in engine performance this year as a 'joke', amid growing intrigue about the steps that Formula 1 manufacturers have made for 2023.

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Binotto praised for helping Vasseur’s Ferrari F1 handover

Former Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Mattia Binotto has been praised by replacement Fred Vasseur for helping talk him through their handover.

Daily Mirror

FIA defends president Mohammed ben Sulayem as sexism row emerges amid F1 storm

The surfacing of comments Ben Sulayem made in an archived post on his website comes in the same week F1 lawyers sent him a letter admonishing him for a social media post

Daily Mirror

FIA accused of "targeting" Lewis Hamilton and slammed by House of Lords peer

More strong opposition to the FIA's new protest ban has emerged, this time from Lord Scriven who asserts that the F1 governing body's move will "shield host countries from scrutiny"

Autosport

WRC developing experimental propulsion class

The World Rally Championship is developing a new demonstration class that will allow manufacturers and teams to develop and experiment with alternative propulsion methods.

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How Formula E's new emergency braking system will work

Formula E has introduced an emergency braking kit for the Diriyah E-Prix as a failsafe should the rear powertrain stop working over the course of a race weekend.

Daily Mirror

Andretti-Cadillac yet to submit official F1 bid to FIA as chief explains "difficulty"

Amid the backlash from existing F1 teams over Michael Andretti's attempts to form a new team, Cadillac's Global Vice President has admitted they haven't yet submitted their official proposal

Motorsport

House of Lords peer criticises "discourteous and unprofessional" Ben Sulayem

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been criticised by a House of Lords peer for being 'deeply discourteous and unprofessional' in failing to reply to human rights concerns.

Motorsport

Andretti only new team to express interest to FIA in joining F1 grid

Andretti is the only potential new Formula 1 entrant to have expressed an interest to the FIA in joining the grid, according to Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

Daily Mirror

F1 owners slam FIA chief for “unacceptable” comments amid reported £16bn Saudi bid

FIA chief Mohamed Ben Sulayem claimed an "inflated price tag" had been put on the sport amid reports of a £16bn bid from the Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF)

Autosport

What next for F1 after FOM's broadside to Ben Sulayem

Formula 1 loves a good storm in a teacup, but this week’s letter from FOM to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is something much bigger than that.

Daily Mirror

Lewis Hamilton sent emotional plea by prisoner begging F1 star not to be "muzzled" by FIA

An inmate in a Bahrain prison has called on Lewis Hamilton to continue his protests against human rights abuses, amid FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem's call for drivers to stop making political statements

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