While F1 teams argue over how much money they get, their Formula E counterparts don’t receive any – yet. When will that change?
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WPDC: Ecclestone’s breakaway threat which set the template for modern F1
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Posted onA trove of documents unearthed by Dieter Rencken reveals new details about a fraught period in F1’s history and how it shaped the sport of today.
“Every team should have a chance to win” – Formula E boss Alejandro Agag talks to RaceFans
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Posted onFormula E chairman and CEO Alejandro Agag explains how the championship is growing, why he wants more independent teams and his plans for ‘Extreme E’.
F1 has six months to avoid its own ‘no-deal’ disaster
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Posted onThe 2021 season may be two years away, but Liberty Media has less than six months to win backing from teams for its planned overhaul of the sport, as Dieter Rencken explains.
The cost of F1 revealed: How much teams spent in 2018 – part two
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Posted onRaceFans’ exclusive Formula 1 budgets analysis shows the three biggest teams spent more money in 2018 than the rest of their rivals put together.
The cost of F1 revealed: How much teams spent in 2018 – part one
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Posted onHow much did it cost to run a midfield Formula 1 team in 2018? The first part of RaceFans’ exclusive analysis reveals what McLaren, Williams, Force India, Sauber and Toro Rosso spent.
Why original motor sport journalism is under pressure
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Posted onThe rising cost of covering an expanding calendar of 21 races is putting original coverage of Formula 1 under increasing pressure.
Haas’s protest was a legacy of F1’s missing Concorde Agreement
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Posted onWhy did Haas protest against Force India in Abu Dhabi? The explanation lies in the tangled mess of agreements by which F1 is governed.
What is – and isn’t – driving F1’s fluctuating share price
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Posted onLiberty Media had food for thought this week as Formula 1’s share price slipped towards a 12-month low on the news of Renault boss Carlos Ghosn’s arrest
Why Hanoi and Zandvoort look like well-timed good news for Liberty
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Posted onReported new race deals for Hanoi and Zandvoort look like good news for Liberty. But the reformation of the Formula One Promoters’ Association probably isn’t.
Why F1’s playing field is unlikely to be levelled in 2021
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Posted onFormula 1’s ‘big three’ teams finished a whopping two laps ahead of their ‘Formula 1.5’ rivals in Mexico. Can Liberty Media ever level the playing field?
Toyota, the collapse of CART and a vital lesson for Formula 1
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Posted onWhy the collapse of CART 15 years ago holds an important lesson for Formula 1’s owners Liberty Media as they plan the sport’s future.
Peak F1: Is the pinnacle of motorsport facing irreversible decline?
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Posted onDo falling revenues and television ratings show that Formula 1 has passed its peak – or can Liberty Media reverse a trend which is worrying team bosses?
Saving Force India: How team pink came back from the brink
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Posted onHow close did the team come to going under before being pulled back from the brink? And what challenges does the salvaged ‘Racing Point’ squad still face?
It’s time for Formula 1 to smash its TV paywall
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Posted onWhat has Formula 1’s move to pay television done to the sport and – more importantly – can the damage be reversed?
Three-car teams? Three new teams? No easy answer to F1’s shortage of seats
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Posted onDieter Rencken looks at how Formula 1 can find more places for talented junior drivers and finds there’s no straightforward solution.
Abiteboul exclusive: Why a budget cap should be F1’s “number one priority”
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Posted onIn the latest instalment of our monthly team principal interviews Renault F1 Sport managing director Cyril Abiteboul speaks exclusively to RaceFans.
Bratches exclusive: Why Liberty is “struggling to keep up with our vision” for F1
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Posted onTwo years since Liberty Media’s takeover of Formula 1 was revealed, are they successfully moulding the sport to their vision? Commercial chief Sean Bratches spoke exclusively to RaceFans.
Liberty’s plan for a 2021 rules revolution is turning into the usual F1 fudge
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Posted on2021 was going to be the year Liberty Media’s revolution hit Formula 1. But the sport’s owners are discovering that turning the F1 ship around is not so easy.
Why Force India’s rescue deal could still unravel
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Posted onIn the haste to rescue Force India, amid unprecedented legal complications, was the deal built on solid foundations? Dieter Rencken offers his insight.