Extreme H is opening up one avenue for manufacturer development by allowing OEMs to integrate their own hydrogen fuel cells into the upcoming series’ car, the Pioneer 25.The move represents a slight shift in ethos for Extreme H and its predecessor Extreme E, which have both been strictly single-make series...

The FIA World Endurance Championship has announced a series of regulatory changes for its 2021 season, aimed at simplification of the sporting regulations and to provide additional cost controls.Starting next season, the series will return to a more traditional qualifying format, with the fastest time of just one driver per...

Formula 1's technical chiefs are again attempting to formulate the framework of the 2017 regulations in Friday's meeting in London.It is now eight months since the Strategy Group proudly declared plans for "faster cars and thrilling races" from '17 via a range of technical proposals. It is understood a rules...

FIA president Jean Todt's latest attempt at cost control in Formula 1 has been "born out of frustration" according to Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley.Throughout his time in office Todt has attempted to reduce teams' spending by trying to introduce a cost cap, seek cuts via the regulations,...

Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn believes Formula 1 is heading in the wrong direction by introducing an alternative engine.Following numerous futile attempts to introduce cost costs, and after Ferrari exercised its right of veto to block a maximum price being imposed on the current power units, the FIA this week...

Williams has vowed to put up a fight should Monday's latest Strategy Group meeting reveal Formula 1's 2017 revamp will cause costs to rise.Other than an increase in front-and-rear-tire width, specific technical details have yet to be released with regard to the build of cars whose stated aim is to...

Formula E is evaluating postponing the introduction of battery competition until its fifth season in 2018-'19, in favour of introducing a new spec version first.Originally, the series planned to allow teams to produce their own batteries in the third season, which takes place in 2016-'17. But Formula E CEO Alejandro...

Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley believes Formula 1 should consider letting smaller teams race with revised V8 engines alongside the current V6 power units.F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone reignited the debate about F1's engine formula when he said F1 should return to its previous V8 engines with KERS to...

Related StoriesWilliams would be against a ban on wind tunnel use in Formula 1, according to its deputy team principal Claire Williams.Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has suggested F1 should be willing to consider such a ban as an "extreme" money-saving measure. But the Williams team believes such a...

Formula 1's bid to control costs will only ever succeed if the sport accepts the need for a budget cap, reckons former FIA president Max Mosley.With F1's chiefs and teams having failed to agree on changes that will drastically cut spending next year, grand prix racing's smaller outfits are resigned...