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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

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

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

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F1 Race Director Confirms Pit Lane Approach for Baku After Monaco

The FIA rejected Ferrari’s protests, saying the Red Bull drivers’ tires did not fully cross to the left of the yellow line.

Sports Illustrated

Magnussen: Two F1 race directors leading to more inconsistencies

The FIA's switch to use two Formula 1 race directors for 2022 has made it 'more difficult to really understand what the rules are', according to Haas driver Kevin Magnussen.

Autosport

Alonso Questions F1 Governing Body’s Stewards’ Competence

The Alpine driver highlighted incidents at Miami where the stewards “were not very professional” and that he hasn’t seen any improvement from the FIA this season.

Sports Illustrated

Ocon "reassured" over Miami F1 barrier changes after crashes

Esteban Ocon has been assured of changes to the Turn 7 barrier for next year’s Miami Formula 1 race after both he and Carlos Sainz were left nursing small knocks.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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Autosport

F1 Miami GP 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.

Autosport

Vettel: Underpants appearance in Miami F1 a "piss-take"

Sebastian Vettel says his brief appearance wearing his underpants outside his race overalls at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix was a “piss-take”.

Motorsport

Vettel: Brief appearance in underpants in Miami F1 a “piss-take”

Sebastian Vettel says his brief appearance wearing his underpants outside his race overalls at the Formula 1 Miami GP was a “piss-take.”

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Hamilton Threatens to Not Race in F1 Miami GP if New Ban Enforced

The Mercedes driver said he feels like the ban is “almost like a step backwards.”

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Lewis Hamilton to race in Miami after backing down in jewellery row with F1

Lewis Hamilton has backed down in his dispute with Formula One’s governing body over jewellery and will race in the Miami Grand Prix

Motorsport

Hamilton: F1 jewellery clampdown "a step backwards"

Lewis Hamilton reckons the ongoing FIA clampdown concerning Formula 1 drivers wearing jewellery in the car is 'unnecessary' and marks 'a step backwards' for the championship.

Autosport

Hamilton: FIA clampdown on F1 drivers wearing jewellery "a step backwards"

Lewis Hamilton reckons the ongoing FIA clampdown concerning Formula 1 drivers wearing jewellery in the car is “unnecessary” and marks “a step backwards” for the championship.

Daily Mirror

Lewis Hamilton on collision course with F1 bosses over jewellery rule as FIA get tough

Hamilton joked his ears would have to be "chopped off" to comply with a resurrected jewellery rule, but race director Niels Wittich is getting tough with drivers

Evening Standard

British Grand Prix not under threat from F1’s USA expansion, insists team boss ahead of Miami debut

The British Grand Prix and other established Formula One races are not under threat from the sport’s expanding calendar, according to McLaren CEO Zak Brown

Autosport

FIA makes jewellery, underwear checks part of F1 scrutineering submission

The FIA has issued a further reminder to Formula 1 teams about drivers complying with rules surrounding jewellery and underwear, making it part of their scrutineering submission.

Daily Mirror

Miami GP thrown into chaos as both race directors are doubts after positive Covid tests

FIA race directors Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas are both in danger of missing the inaugural Miami Grand Prix on May 8 after they returned positive tests for Covid

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