Williams acting team principal Simon Roberts says new owners Dorilton aren’t looking to turn it into a ‘B-team’ and have long-term plans to make them championship contenders again.
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Which of F1’s new races this year are likely to return on the 2021 calendar?
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Posted onWith disruption from the pandemic likely to continue into 2021, some of the new rounds which were added to this year’s calendar could return next year, along with other changes.
How McLaren is meeting the unexpected challenges of racing in the Covid era
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Posted onA positive Covid-19 test for a McLaren team member in Australia brought F1 2020 to a stop. Six months on the team’s racing director Andrea Stella explains how they and their rivals got the show back on the road.
Farewell to Sir Frank, Claire, and the era of independent F1 teams
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Posted onThe departure of Sir Frank and Claire Williams from Formula 1 means the sport has lost the last of its independent teams. Dieter Rencken says farewell to one of motor racing’s great families.
How F1’s pursuit of safer racing is progressing 12 months since the tragedy of Spa
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Posted onF1 returns to Spa this weekend, where a shocking crash claimed the life of Anthoine Hubert 12 months ago. What is being done to improve safety in the wake of it and other serious crashes last year?
Who is F1’s most powerful figure in the post-Ecclestone era?
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Posted onIs the most powerful person in Formula 1 today a team boss, a car manufacturer, an administrator – or a driver? Dieter Rencken considers where true power lies in the post-Bernie Ecclestone era.
Will the Racing Point row go all the way to the appeal court?
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Posted onWhile Racing Point prepare to challenge their penalty, Ferrari have taken Renault’s side in the row, and a battle over F1’s identity has begun.
What makes sponsors splash their cash on F1? McLaren boss Brown explains
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Posted onWhy does F1 attracts more unfamiliar sponsors than big brands? And why are tobacco brands increasing their involvement? McLaren team boss and sponsor guru Zak Brown talks to Dieter Rencken.
More new races may come to F1’s overhauled 2020 calendar
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Posted onFormula 1 has already added several new races to its calendar but more could follow as it firms up the final rounds of its heavily disrupted 2021 season.
Did the FIA really overlook Racing Point’s disputed brake ducts – and will it matter?
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Posted onRacing Point and the FIA appear at odds over whether the team’s contentious brake ducts were inspected in February. But that may not influence whether Renault’s protest is upheld.
Ferrari should heed this lesson from its greatest era: Diversity delivers
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Posted onAt its peak, Ferrari drew its top talent from a diverse range of nationalities, not just its backyard. There’s a lesson for today’s team, writes Dieter Rencken.
How F1 brought media to the Austrian Grand Prix remotely
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Posted onFormula 1 and the FIA provided excellent facilities for media to cover the Austrian Grand Prix remotely, though it can never be a substitute for the real thing.
Why F1 could give the internal combustion engine a stay of execution
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Posted onFormula 1 is discussing a future engine formula to replace its current V6 hybrid turbos. Is a move to electric power is inevitable in the long-term? Dieter Rencken proposes an alternative.
Why McLaren and Williams are two great teams with one similar problem
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Posted onTwo of Formula 1’s greatest and longest surviving teams are enduring significant financial challenge. Dieter Renckens analyses how it came to this.
The billion-dollar questions over the fate of F1’s most important document
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Posted onCould Formula 1 start its 2021 season without teams having formally agreed the terms of their participation? It’s a scenario the sport wants to avoid, but time is running out.
What’s behind Ferrari’s new spirit of compromise? Exclusive interview with Mattia Binotto
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Posted onFerrari gave much ground in agreeing a spending limit of $135 million by 2023. Team principal Mattia Binotto tells RaceFans it was vital to help F1’s smaller teams.
Analysis: How hard a financial hit are F1’s teams about to take?
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Posted onSome F1 teams spent over $400 million last year. With a $145 million cap coming and the pandemic taking a bite, how bit a hit are they about to take?
Revealed: What’s in F1’s new rules for 2020 and 2021
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Posted onThe FIA World Motor Sport Council will vote today on new F1 rules for 2020 and 2021. RaceFans reveals what’s changed – and why.
Why the pandemic’s economic impact on F1 goes far beyond a disrupted calendar
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Posted onF1 is yet to feel the full economic impact of the pandemic but the crisis also highlights new ways the profligate sport can become most cost-effective.
Exclusive: FIA president Jean Todt on how motorsport will survive the pandemic
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Posted onWhat is the governing body of motor sport doing to ensure it survives the pandemic? FIA president Jean Todt spoke exclusively to RaceFans.