Stefano Domenicali will remain as CEO of Formula 1 until at least the end of 2029 after signing a five-year renewal to his agreement with the sport’s owner Liberty Media.Liberty selected Domenicali to take over from former CEO Chase Carey in 2021, and the former Ferrari team principal and Audi...

Brembo has developed new braking systems customized for each Formula 1 team in 2024, and will supply most of the cars with hydraulic (calipers, master cylinders and by-wire units) and friction components (carbon discs and pads).A look at carbon discs Over the past 20 years, Brembo has revolutionized the concept...

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has tasked the governing body with looking into the potential to expand the Formula 1 grid with new teams.F1 has been a 10-team championship since 2016, when Manor folded to leave the current constructors in place for the past six seasons. Amid a boom in...

For owners who were keen to do all of their negotiating behind closed doors and not in public, Liberty Media struggles to prevent leaks just as much as Bernie Ecclestone did.Admittedly, that’s partly because as media you learn when to be seeking certain stories and information, and the fall is...

Formula 1 Digital Presenter and ex-RACER columnist Will Buxton has been sidelined from this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix at Sochi after testing positive for COVID-19.‘Just to let you know I’ll be watching the Russian GP from home this weekend after returning positive COVID tests,” Buxton wrote on Twitter. “Proof, again,...

Formula 1 chairman and CEO Chase Carey has warned that the sport’s owners Liberty Media is not in the business of handouts and will work with teams and partners to agree on value as it inches toward finalizing a heavily modified 2020 calendar.The teams have been implementing significant cost-saving measures...

Formula 1 is targeting 15-18 races this season and will extend the championship season beyond the original end date of 27 November, according to CEO and chairman Chase Carey.In a statement issued on Monday following the postponement of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix – the eighth race to be either postponed...

Formula 1 is poised to bring forward its mandatory summer shutdown to start as early as the end of this week in order to open up flexibility in the calendar and cut costs.The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the first four races being postponed, with a likely start date for...

The FIA has canceled its plan to introduce a single specification of brake system components and materials in 2021 so that it can fully understand the impact of the new regulations.Formula 1 is set for a radical regulation change in just over a year’s time, with the sport aiming to...

Changes to the 2019 Formula 1 regulations designed to promote closer racing and more overtaking have been approved following a vote by the F1 Commission.Next year will see cars that feature a simplified front wing, with a larger span and low outwash potential, as well as simplified front brake ducts...