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Massa skips Italian GP amid legal process over 2008 F1 title

Massa is one of several former drivers employed by the F1 organisation in ambassadorial roles, with the job involving attending a certain number of races per season in logoed shirts and undertaking tasks such as meet and greets in the Paddock Club.

Autosport

F1 teams think FIA had good reason to act on "rubbery nose boxes"

As revealed by Autosport earlier this week, the FIA has issued a draft technical directive stating that from the Singapore Grand Prix it is to take a tougher stance on the flexibility of bodywork – especially front and rear wings.

Autosport

How F1's best and worst traits have shaped the new ground-effect F2 car

But it has not been entirely smooth sailing in the 18 months since the new ground-effect cars emerged, with grand prix racing having endured its share of ups and downs.

Autosport

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F1 eyes diffuser solution to help cure wet weather visibility problem

A run of rain-impacted events has highlighted a major problem the current generation of ground effect F1 cars have in throwing up too much spray.

Autosport

How Formula 2's new car hopes to be accessible to all drivers

The championship says the new car, which will be raced in the 2024, 2025 and 2026 seasons, hopes to be as close to an F1 car as possible in terms of safety, look, systems, performance, sustainability and accessibility.

Motorsport

How Formula 2 hopes its new 2024 car will be accessible to all drivers

Autosport

F2's radical rear wing idea could offer clue to F1's future DRS route

The radical design, which fans out high in the air like the feathers of a peacock, prompted a great deal of close-up focus from onlookers, including several F1 team principals.

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Team bosses say 'pay driver' F1 model is dead

Previously, drivers with significant private wealth or backing from major sponsors could effectively buy a race seat at teams towards the lower end of the grid who were in need of a cash injection.

Motorsport

Aston Martin using 2024 F1 car findings to upgrade 2023 machine

The FIA cost cap and Aerodynamic Testing Restrictions that limit wind tunnel and CFD hours pushes teams to start early on the development of a new car rather than immediately spend their way out of trouble.

Autosport

Hydrogen-powered Extreme H off-road series set for 2025 debut

The team behind the all-electric off-road racing series, Extreme E, first revealed plans to create a pioneering hydrogen-powered off-shoot in 2022, with a prototype vehicle completing a shakedown last month.

Autosport

Next generation Formula 2 car revealed at Monza

F2 series organisers say the new car, which will be raced in the 2024, 2025 and 2026 seasons, is as close to an F1 car as possible in terms of safety and accessibility.

Autosport

F1 team bosses say 'pay driver' model is dead

Previously, drivers with significant private wealth or backing from major sponsors could effectively buy a race seat at teams towards the lower end of the grid who were in need of a cash injection.

Autosport

Aston Martin using 2024 findings to upgrade 2023 F1 car

The FIA cost cap and Aerodynamic Testing Restrictions that limit wind tunnel and CFD hours push teams to start early on the development of a new car rather than immediately spend their way out of trouble.

Motorsport

Why F1's flexi-wing war has triggered the latest clampdown

The very fact that bodywork cannot be totally rigid means that some flexibility has to be allowed for – and it is this grey area of what that margin is that has been the focus of toing and froing between the competitors and the governing body for years.

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Massa’s legal team warns of UK High Court action over FIA/FOM delays

As originally reported by Autosport, Massa’s lawyers wrote to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and FOM CEO Stefano Domenicali earlier this month with a Letter Before Claim setting out the details of the Brazilian driver’s legal pursuit to rectify him losing the 2008 F1 world championship.

Autosport

F1 teams face fresh flexi-wing clampdown as tricks revealed

As first reported earlier this month, the FIA has been taking a close look at flexible wings over the first half of this season as it believes teams have been pushing the boundaries in terms of what is allowed.

Autosport

Formula E’s growing issue that needs greater consistency

“I don’t believe they have the technical expertise enough to regulate a world championship like us with all these manufacturers and drivers. They are not good enough.”

Autosport

F1 Dutch GP: Verstappen fends off Alonso in red-flagged, rain hit race

The championship leader kept calm during a six-lap shootout at the end of the race following a red flag for heavy rain, and managed a restart over Fernando Alonso perfectly to extend his streak of F1 victories in a dominant 2023 season.

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Motorsport

F1 Dutch GP: Verstappen equals Vettel win streak record in rain-hit race

Autosport

F1 drivers back FIA safety car wet start change

The regulations state that drivers have to use full wet tyres if the formation lap starts behind the safety car.

Motorsport

Massa's 2008 F1 title legal challenge 'for justice, not money'

Last week, Massa stepped up his legal battle over losing the 2008 title by sending a Letter Before Claim addressed to F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, setting out the details of his impending legal challenge over the result of the championship.

Autosport

Tsunoda docked three places for impeding Hamilton in F1 Dutch GP qualifying

The stewards have ruled that the AlphaTauri driver failed to satisfactorily move off the dry racing line through Turn 13 during Q2 while preparing for a push-lap.

Autosport

Steiner: Haas wouldn't have been able to join F1 today amid 11th team talk

Several parties, including American powerhouse Andretti, have lodged their interest in joining the F1 grid as an 11th team, with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem keen on expanding the current grid of 10 teams.

Evening Standard

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur responds to Felipe Massa’s ‘conspiracy’ claim over 2008 F1 title

Retired Brazilian driver claims he was wrongly denied championship while driving for Ferrari

Motorsport

Why new CEO Bayer brings a fresh F1 approach to AlphaTauri

His name might not have been well known to the public, but within the series he had earned a lot of respect thanks to his spell with the FIA under Jean Todt.

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