Purple Bull Racing has been fined $7 million (£6.07m) for breaking the Method 1 finances cap in 2021, Max Verstappen’s first entire world championship period. The Milton Keynes-based team overspent the £118m cap by £1.86m (1.6%), files released now verify – a breach that the FIA, motorsport’s international governing entire body, has labelled as “minor”. […]
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The Amazing Characteristics of a Formula 1 Car
Formula 1 cars and trucks are racing machines like no other. They have one particular purpose: to go quickly. F1 cars and trucks are the fastest, reaching about 200 miles for each hour in the blink of an eye, and you could take pleasure in the thrill that resembles the […]
Andretti Has Officially Applied to Enter Formula 1 in 2024
When Haas joined Formula 1 in 2016, its arrival marked the first time in 30 years that an American team had competed at the highest level of open-wheel racing. Nobody knew at the time, but it marked the beginning of F1’s surge in popularity in the United States, driven largely […]
Formula 1 Reached 1.5 Billion TV Viewers in 2021
Formula 1 has had an incredibly good run lately. From shrinking, aging audiences a decade ago to forecasting a billion fans worldwide in 2022, its recently-released 2021 viewing figures reflect just how far the sport has come. Reporting a total of 1.55 billion viewers across 22 races in 2021 shows […]
How Porsche Tricked Everybody and Won Its First Formula E Race This Weekend
Porsche has taken its first Formula E victory after three seasons on the struggle bus. And it didn’t just win, it got a 1-2 finish with a massive lead over every other car. It did so by pulling an incredible bait-and-switch to trick teams’ strategists into thinking the race would […]
How Formula E Racers Nearly Collided With a Dangling Car On Track This Weekend
Formula E’s first two rounds of the 2022 championship just happened and honestly, they were a big success. The new, seemingly complicated qualifying format worked well and the races were exciting, close-paced affairs. It got dangerous during the last 12 minutes of the final race, though, as a safety car […]
2022 Formula E Season: Here’s What You Need to Know
There’s a couple of rookie drivers to enter the series. Former Alfa Romeo F1 driver Antonio Giovinazzi has signed for Jay Penske’s Dragon squad, and ex-McLaren IndyCar racer Oliver Askew is joining the Andretti team. The Andretti seat is a good one, with proven race-winning form, while Dragon has never […]
Maserati Returns to Racing by Joining Formula E
Grasso called returning to motorsport “a really critical move because it’s part of the DNA of the brand.” He continued to say, “Maserati was born out of racing and without racing, Maserati wouldn’t be complete as a brand. So it was absolutely an integral part of our strategy for the […]
Formula E Will Seriously Limit How Much Teams Can Spend
Formula One introduced a controversial cost cap in 2021, limiting teams to $145 million in spending. Compare that to some constructors who allegedly spent three times that the previous year and you’ll see why it was such a big deal. That’s set to tighten as F1 moves forward with 2026 […]
Formula One Cars Could Get Smaller, But Not Lighter in 2026
As Formula One’s next generation of ground effect-enabled cars near us, attention is starting to shift to the horizon, where another iteration of F1 cars looms. Come 2026, F1 will have another new set of cars, possibly with new engines, and a further refined formula for their chassis. That, according […]
Mercedes Leaving Formula E After Winning Championship, Will Focus on F1 and EVs
Mercedes took both the team and drivers’ titles in Formula E last weekend but has now announced it’s going to leave after next year, defending the championships just once. It means Mercedes will have only run as a factory outfit during the Gen2 era of Formula E, leaving before the […]