Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff acknowledged the FIA’s ban on engine mode changes hindered both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas’ fightback drives at the Italian Grand Prix. Italy marked the first grand prix since the FIA issued a technical directive banning engine mode setting changes in qualifying and the […]
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© LAT Images Bottas Valtteri Bottas is “not sure how happy Red Bull is now” with the ban on Formula 1 engine ‘party modes’ after Mercedes dominated qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix. Mercedes swept to a front row lockout at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza as Lewis Hamilton scored his […]
McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andreas Seidl is confident that Mercedes will remain the benchmark power unit supplier despite the upcoming clampdown on engine modes. The FIA informed the teams last week that it wants them to run a single mode in qualifying and the race, which was initially set […]
Valtteri Bottas is “not sure how happy Red Bull is now” with the ban on Formula 1 engine ‘party modes’ after Mercedes dominated qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix. Mercedes swept to a front row lockout at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza as Lewis Hamilton scored his 94th F1 pole position, […]
Several MotoGP manufacturers are not happy that KTM will be permitted to develop its engines ahead of the 2021 season, with fears it is working on a “super engine”. KTM and Aprilia are permitted by the regulations to be exempt from the engine development freeze imposed on non-concession manufacturers Honda, […]
Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto say his team’s Belgian Grand Prix woes are not just down to its lack of straightline speed, as a number of issues are holding it back. The Italian outfit endured a hugely difficult Friday at Spa-Francorchamps, with Charles Leclerc ending up 15th place overall in second […]
Outgoing Mercedes Formula 1 engine chief Andy Cowell remains undecided on his next move upon leaving the team at the end of the year. Cowell will leave Mercedes after 16 years with the company at the end of the season, having served as the managing director of Mercedes-AMG High Performance […]
Maurice Petty, an engine builder who propelled the Petty family dynasty to NASCAR success and younger brother of NASCAR legend Richard, has died aged 81. Maurice primarily served the Petty Enterprises organisation, founded by his father Lee, as an engine builder and crew chief, but he also had his own […]
The FIA clampdown on Formula 1 teams usage of qualifying engine modes has been postponed until the Italian Grand Prix, instead of next weekend’s Belgian GP as originally intended. The concession has been made to allow engine manufacturers more time to conduct dyno testing before they head into a race […]
Formula 1 race director Michael Masi is confident that the planned clampdown on the use of multiple engine modes can be successfully policed by governing body the FIA. Teams were informed last week by letter that the FIA wants to have one mode in use for both qualifying and the […]
Cal Crutchlow says a gear change error led him to believe his LCR Honda had developed an issue in the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix, which dropped him to 15th. Crutchlow was running inside the top eight when he suddenly dropped to the back of the pack on lap 14 of […]
Charles Leclerc was prevented from rejoining the Spanish Grand Prix after pitting to have his seatbelts tightened as Ferrari had to investigate an issue with his Formula 1 power unit. Leclerc was running 11th at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya before hitting the kerb at the exit of the final chicane, […]
Red Bull boss Christian Horner is supportive of the FIA’s move to clampdown on teams using different engine modes during qualifying, saying it is a “healthy thing for the manufacturers”. In the week leading up to the Spanish Grand Prix, the teams were informed by the FIA that there will […]
The FIA’s upcoming ban on teams running higher engine modes in Formula 1 qualifying is “only a positive” for Ferrari given its straight-line speed struggles, reckons Charles Leclerc. It emerged on Thursday ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix that the FIA is set to clamp down on changeable power modes […]
Lewis Hamilton says the impending move to ban powerful Formula 1 qualifying engine modes will not “get the result that they want” in terms of its impact on Mercedes’ performance. F1 squads have been informed that the FIA will issue a new technical directive ahead of this month’s Belgian Grand […]
IndyCar president Jay Frye says he remains confident that a third engine manufacturer will join Chevrolet and Honda in the IndyCar Series, as speculation increases that it will be Ferrari. Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Mattia Binotto told SkySport Italia in mid-May that the company was evaluating the viability of […]
Honda admits the compulsory factory shutdown for Formula 1 power unit manufacturers impacted its development programme and the company says it has been “surprised” by the progress made by Mercedes. The COVID-19 crisis and lockdowns meant the FIA switched the official team factory shutdown to between April and early June, […]
The FIA says its clampdown on engine tricks in Formula 1 for this year have not completely silenced suspicions that some are still flouting the rules. Following concerns from Ferrari’s rivals last year that the team had found a way to get around the fuel flow limits, the FIA opened […]
Ferrari has changed the engine on both of its cars heading into final Formula 1 practice for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix following Sebastian Vettel’s failure on Friday. Vettel was forced to park up at the side of the track towards the end of second practice on Friday afternoon as […]
Mark Blundell’s British Touring Car Championship team believes it has discovered the cause of the engine failures that ruined the opening round for itself and sister squad Trade Price Cars Racing. BTCC race winner Jake Hill has moved across from the Trade Price Audi line-up to the AmD-run MB Motorsport […]