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Russell calls for FIA to stick to one F1 race director

George Russell believes the FIA needs to stick to a single race director and have greater accountability for stewards after a heated Formula 1 drivers’ briefing on Friday.

Motorsport · Jul 9, 2022

Binotto: F1 teams need to help new FIA race directors improve

Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto thinks teams need to play their part to help Formula 1's new race directors achieve more consistency.

Autosport · Jun 15, 2022

Post-Abu Dhabi 2021 FIA changes still need improving, say F1 drivers

Several leading Formula 1 drivers have said the FIA’s much-vaunted 2022 officiating changes implemented after the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix controversy still have “room for improvement”.

Autosport · Jun 10, 2022

Alonso slams "incompetent" Miami F1 stewards after penalty

Fernando Alonso has explosively accused the Formula 1 stewards at the recent Miami Grand Prix of “incompetence” and sees no improvement in the championship’s officiating despite the FIA’s post-2021 changes. 

Motorsport · May 20, 2022

Seidl: New F1 race director set-up has made ‘very good start’

McLaren Formula 1 boss Andreas Seidl believes the FIA’s new race director set-up has made a “very good start” thanks to a “straightforward” approach to enforcing rules.

Motorsport · May 15, 2022

Freitas set to make F1 race director debut in Spain

Eduardo Freitas is scheduled to make his debut as the FIA’s Formula 1 race director at the Spanish GP in Barcelona, Autosport has learned.

Autosport · May 10, 2022

10 things we learned from the 2022 Miami Grand Prix

Max Verstappen made it two wins on the trot in Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix, as Red Bull continued its fightback against Ferrari in front of a celebrity-packed crowd. As Mercedes' struggles continued and Williams' new star produced another haul of points, there were talking points aplenty. Here are the…

Autosport · May 9, 2022

Lewis Hamilton teases fans over very intimate piercing which he says isn't magnetic

Lewis Hamilton has been at the centre of a debate over whether or not Formula One drivers should be allowed to wear jewellery

Daily Mirror · May 9, 2022

Hamilton not planning to comply with F1 jewellery ban

Lewis Hamilton has made clear his frustration over Formula 1’s jewellery ban – and suggested that he has no intention of fully complying with it.

Motorsport · May 8, 2022

Miami F1 track undergoes more overnight resurfacing work

The organisers of the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix have made a second attempt at resurfacing the track’s troublesome Turn 17 overnight.

Motorsport · May 7, 2022