All Posts Tagged With: "Regulations"
FIA Respond To FOTA Breakaway Plans
Following on from last night’s announcement that the eight FOTA teams are to breakaway from Formula One and set up a rival series, the FIA have now responded. In typical fashion for the governing body, they have placed the blame for the negotiations failing firmly on FOTA’s shoulders, and stated that they cannot allow Formula [...]
Games Galore Ahead Of Friday’s Announcement
Friday 12th June will be an important day for the current saga that is gripping Formula One and the 2010 championship. As has been widely written about, the majority of current teams are unhappy with the governance of the sport an the direction the new rules are taking Formula One. The FOTA-8 (Force India are [...]
FIA, FOTA & FOM Fail To Reach Compromise Over 2010 Rules
The current Formula One teams, the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone met today in a Heathrow hotel to discuss the intended 2010 budget cap rule. In the past week, five teams including Ferrari and both Red Bull squads said they wouldn’t compete in next year’s championship if the current proposals for a two-tier formula remained. The [...]
FIA Adjust 2010 Decisions: Financial Help For New Teams
Take a deep breath everybody; Bernie Ecclestone is about to open his wallet! Of course I jest as Ecclestone has often helped out teams who face financial difficulty (although often and ultimately to his advantage), but the FIA have announced that FOM will offer help to new teams entering Formula One next year. This further [...]
FIA Adjust 2010 Decisions: Budget Caps
Back in March the FIA WMSC met to discuss future possibilities for the 2010 and 2011 Formula One seasons. Aside from the change in the points structure that was initially planned for 2009 but then put back until 2010 was the introduction of the optional budget cap. The cap was designed to allow smaller teams [...]
The Two Sides Of The Diffuser Debate
As always in Formula One, not everything is as black and white as it perhaps should be, and the diffuser issue that has embroiled the sport since even before the first race of the season is a classic example of this. Brawn, Williams and Toyota have all worked to within a loophole of the rules [...]
Malaysia 2009: Two On The Trot For A Saturated Jenson Button
The 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix will certainly be one to remember, as the race was stopped early due to heavy rainfall. Only half points were awarded as the race had not reached its mandatory three-quarters distance needed for full points. And once again, it is Jenson Button who walks away with the maximum available, taking [...]
McLaren Suspend Dave Ryan Over Australia Disqualification
McLaren’s Sporting Director, Dave Ryan, has been suspended by Martin Whitmarsh today, the action coming after Ryan’s involvement with the issues surrounding the team following the eventual disqualification of Lewis Hamilton from the Australian Grand Prix. Ryan’s suspension was announced this morning in Malaysia and as the first practice session commenced, Ryan was seen leaving [...]
