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Vettel: No regrets on retiring after realising how small F1 world is

The four-time world champion is attending this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix to help launch his ‘Buzzin’ Corner’ project to raise awareness for biodiversity.

Autosport

Andretti closes in on FIA entry approval as F1 teams remain wary

An entry process opened by the FIA has been under way for several months, with Andretti the highest profile of the candidates that applied to join the grid in 2025 or 2026.

Autosport

New Hamilton F1 deal held up by marketing aspects - Mercedes

The German manufacturer and the seven-time world champion ended months of speculation ahead of the Italian Grand Prix when they announced that they were extending their commitment to each other until at least the end of 2025.

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Marketing aspects main hold up in Hamilton deal, say Mercedes

Autosport

The unexpected factor in F1's tyre tender decision

While F1 awaits official confirmation, Pirelli remains the favourite to beat Bridgestone to the contract, with many paddock insiders suggesting that the deal is now a formality, and assuming that as time drags on, a change becomes less likely.

Motorsport

Liberty: F1 Concorde discussion won't be "snot-gobbling fight"

The current deal that runs from 2021 and 2025 was negotiated by former F1 CEO Chase Carey in what was regarded as a new spirit of cooperation compared to the often confrontational debates of the earlier Bernie Ecclestone era.

Autosport

F1 owner admits Verstappen's current domination "a challenge"

In Monza last weekend, Verstappen set a new record with his 10th consecutive grand prix win, while between them, the Dutchman and his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez have won every race held so far in 2023.

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F1 owners admit Verstappen's current domination "a challenge"

In Monza last weekend Verstappen set a new record with his 10th consecutive grand prix win, while between them, the Dutchman and his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez have won every race held so far in 2023.

Motorsport

Why F1's cost cap now faces key test despite FIA all-clear

The longer the FIA delayed announcing its findings from the 2022 spending reviews, the greater the prospect was of one or more teams to have been found to be in breach.

Motorsport

How Monza lost an iconic element ahead of F1 2023

The towering trees that used to push right up against the twin, quick right-handers early in the second sector have been dramatically thinned – the race missing an almost tunnel-like area where natural beauty met cutting-edge racing technology.

Motorsport

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

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.

Motorsport

How the Dutch GP gave some "fresh air" to F1 bosses' future vision

Instead, what Zandvoort unleashed since its comeback was a vision of F1’s future: of a venue willing to go the extra mile in delivering entertainment and an exciting package for fans that went far beyond just what was happening on track.

Autosport

Formula 1 still at odds with FIA over 11th team talks

Ben Sulayem has noted that it was the FIA’s duty to open up an entry process as the Concorde Agreement allows for up to 12 teams, and he’s insisted that he was fulfilling the rules by so doing.

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F1 still at odds with FIA over 11th team talks

Ben Sulayem has noted that it was the FIA’s duty to open up an entry process as the Concorde Agreement allows for up to 12 teams, and he’s insisted that he was fulfilling the rules by doing so.

The Guardian - UK

Max Verstappen and Red Bull are brilliant but their dominance is a problem for F1

This season would be more exciting without the supreme Dutchman, whose team will face efforts to clip their wings

Motorsport

How Hungary's 2032 race deal reflects F1's long-term ambitions

The fact that the news came a few weeks after neighbouring Austria agreed on a deal to run its race until 2030 was perhaps not a coincidence, as both announcements reflect a growing trend for circuits to secure long-term futures.

The Guardian - UK

‘Landmark moment’: F1 teams to have one driver each in all-female series

Susie Wolff, the F1 Academy chief, has hailed Formula One’s decision to back the all-women series as a ‘landmark moment’ in motor sport

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FIA will not rush F1 cost cap investigation despite wild rumours

The Hungarian Grand Prix paddock was awash with fresh cost cap speculation, with wild rumours that some teams had already been found to be in breach of the limits – something strongly denied by the governing body.

Motorsport

Why any F1 cost cap penalties will come earlier in 2023

The FIA in turn was moved to remind the F1 CEO and everyone else that the regulations are the responsibility of the governing body and not the commercial rights holder.

Autosport

FIA insists processes must be followed amid F1 reform calls

There has been increased scrutiny in recent weeks on the FIA’s structures and regulations that F1 operates under.

Motorsport

F1 considering ‘Grand Slam’ idea for Sprint races in 2024

With F1 now fully committed to incorporating a selection of sprint races throughout the F1 calendar, talks are set to begin soon about ways to further fine-tune the spectacle in 2024.

Autosport

F1 considering ‘Grand Slam’ idea for sprint races in 2024

With F1 now fully committed to incorporating a selection of sprint races throughout the F1 calendar, talks are set to begin about ways to further fine-tune the spectacle in 2024.

Autosport

Madrid F1 race a step closer as venue boss claims deal is close

The claim was made on Thursday by José Vicente de los Mozos, the president of the executive committee of the IFEMA fairgrounds and convention centre located to the northeast of the Spanish capital.

Autosport

F1 pushes UK government to end Brexit logistical nightmares

Earlier this week, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and the seven team principals from British teams visited Downing Street for a summit meeting with the Secretary of State for DCMS (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) Lucy Frazer, as well as advisers to the Prime Minister.

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