After deciding that the old arrangement did not “reflect the current needs of motorsport,” the FIA raised the maximum fine a Formula One contender may face to one million euros.
Author: Raghav Mutdeyja
Daniel Ricciardo believes it was “frustrating” to “hit pause” on his Formula One comeback with AlphaTauri before his return to the cockpit in Austin.
Mercedes Formula One driver George Russell has called the FIA’s decision to raise the maximum fine for grand prix racers to one million euros “ridiculous” and “obscene.”
Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali has written to all drivers via the GPDA to congratulate them for their efforts in the Qatar Grand Prix and to address their concerns about the adverse weather conditions.
Alfa Romeo team principal Alessandro Alunni Bravi believes the Hinwil outfit can compete with Williams for seventh position in the world championship over the last five Formula 1 races.
The Red Bull Formula 1 team has revealed their one-off fan-designed livery for this weekend’s US Grand Prix in Austin, which incorporates the Texan flag into its design.
The FIA has given Andretti the go-ahead, but he now confronts the onerous task of convincing Formula One and its teams of the commercial value that he can provide to the sport, a far harsher test than any he has faced thus far.
Even if one-team dominance is a turn-off for spectators, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem believes it would be inappropriate to “punish” Red Bull for its success in Formula 1.
Guenther Steiner, CEO of Haas, believes that the situation Formula One encountered during the COVID-19 outbreak demonstrates why it should not risk destabilizing current teams by adding an 11th entry.
AlphaTauri was originally a finishing school for aspiring Red Bull Formula 1 drivers, but it is now on a different path to gain more control over its own fate.