The Latest Breaking News from FIA

FIA’s new pitlane impeding stance won’t work, warns Magnussen

Ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix, F1 race director Niels Wittich announced a change of stance regarding drivers trying to build-up gaps ahead of them in the pitlane in qualifying.

Autosport · Nov 3, 2023

FIA's new pitlane impeding stance won't work, warns Magnussen

Ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix, F1 race director Niels Wittich announced a change of stance regarding drivers trying to build-up gaps ahead of them in the pitlane in qualifying.

Motorsport · Nov 3, 2023

F1 drivers now banned from pitlane blocking amid FIA impeding clampdown

A recent move by the FIA to avoid dangerous traffic problems on track in qualifying has seen a maximum lap time imposed on in laps and out laps.

Motorsport · Nov 2, 2023

Horner: Red Bull yet to see "full impact" of F1 cost cap penalty

Triple world champion Max Verstappen took his 16th win of 2023 as Red Bull continues to rewrite the record books with its outstanding RB19.

Motorsport · Nov 2, 2023

What Mexico's "Racepect" campaign says about F1's toxicity problem

The Mexico City promoters were alarmed by antisocial behaviour at sporting events around the world, fueled by the toxic polarisation of social media and society as a whole.

Autosport · Nov 1, 2023

Di Grassi "felt 100% safe" driving in Formula E testing after battery fire

Testing at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Spain was postponed following a battery fire in the garage of battery supplier WAE (formerly known as Williams Advanced Engineering) on Tuesday afternoon.

Autosport · Nov 1, 2023

Massa likely to skip visit to Brazilian GP amid F1 legal challenge

The Brazilian has brought in lawyers to evaluate court action over what he feels was a conspiracy that resulted in him losing the 2008 world championship to Lewis Hamilton. 

Motorsport · Nov 1, 2023

Five things we learned from Formula E pre-season testing

Less than three months separated the season finale in London from the start of Formula E pre-season testing in Valencia last week and the beginning of a new campaign. 

Autosport · Oct 31, 2023

Stroll to start F1 Mexico GP from pitlane after parc ferme changes

Stroll was due to start from 17th in the Mexico City race amid a dreadful weekend for Aston Martin, with team-mate Fernando Alonso only managing 13th on the grid.

Autosport · Oct 29, 2023

FIA originally only planned to check Hamilton and Leclerc’s planks at F1 US GP

Hamilton and Leclerc were excluded from the result of last weekend’s race in Austin after scrutineering checks discovered that their underfloor planks had worn away by more than the 1mm that is allowed in the rulebook. 

Motorsport · Oct 29, 2023