F1 2025 - News/Regulation change/Developments

Nice article on Rosberg as the brave and superb analyst of F1 in the media currently.

Who slept best last night: Nico Rosberg
OPINION: Nico Rosberg holds a mirror up to Formula 1 – because he’s one of the last in the paddock who still can

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/who-slept-best-last-night-nico-rosberg/10746089/

 

It's exactly why I love Nico on the broadcasts. Regardless of how he gets there or how he delivers it, he searches and speaks the truth most of the time. That's the most important thing.

 

He is the real 'Grid Walker'

 

Pathetic cowards if true. Fear of the little hateful dicator ---nreally?? Grow up and tell him to disappear and get this man elected and improve motorsport please.

FIA president's rival: F1 paddock backs me - but fears retribution
F1 team bosses, plus FIA member clubs, are scared of expressing their true feelings over the forthcoming presidential election for fear of retribution, says candidate Tim Mayer

 

Steiner moves into MOTO GP -

Steiner finalising purchase of Tech3 MotoGP team
Guenther Steiner is finalising a takeover of the Tech3 MotoGP team

 

Colapinto crash disrupts Alpine's 2026 F1 tyre test

Colapinto crashed at the fast Turn 11 right-hander, causing extensive damage to the car. He was checked at the medical centre on-site and is OK.

The purpose of the Pirelli test is to validate constructions that must be homologated by September 1 and develop the softest compounds, mainly the C3 to the C5.

Alpine is understood to be dovetailing this test with its own private running in a 2023 car, which continues.

The crash is a setback for Colapinto, who has yet to score a point since replacing Jack Doohan at Alpine after six races.

 

F1 reports massive increase in revenue and profit as Liberty Media continues to ride on the series' success.

Formula 1 has released its financial results for the second quarter of 2025, reporting revenue of more than $1 billion.

F1 revenue’, which includes race promotion fees, media rights, and sponsorship. That figure rose sharply from $739 million in Q2 2024, helped in part by an expanded calendar. F1 hosted nine races in the April-June window this year, up from eight in the same period last season.

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1078982/1/f1-generates-over-billion-dollars-q2-2025

 

If you ever did wonder about this rule/impact: Via BBC F1 Q and A for readers.

Teams get penalised for more than the allocated engine or gearbox replacements. But what constitutes a replacement? Can they strip an item down, replace bearings/change gearbox ratios for example, or is this considered a replacement? - Tony

All engines are sealed between races and any work on them has to be approved by the FIA.

If an engine suffers a problem, a manufacturer is allowed to investigate the issue up to a point and may be allowed to repair it.

But a replacement is defined as breaking the FIA seals placed on the engine items. Do that, and you've "consumed" it and it's out of the pool.

There is the odd occasion when reaching an unsealed component might need intervention on a seal, and the FIA can grant this permission on those occasions.

Gearboxes can be repaired as long as the work has been authorised by the FIA, and all other competitors have been notified.

The rules say that gears and dog rings can be changed for others of identical specification provided the FIA is satisfied there is physical damage to the parts in question.

But no "significant parts" of a gearbox may be replaced between races unless the FIA has granted permission.

 

They could make a positive change to the sport and move this off the calendar as a race. Reshape it as something else. There are better European venues for an actual race.

Monaco GP to remain on F1 calendar until 2035 with contract extension

 

show off your babe or ping pong tourney or both, hopeless for F1, the only race i never even think of watching

 

Monaco didnt matter during COVID and still doesnt matter given the sport and its growth. It can be shaped/evolved into something else or dropped. No one cared during COVID at all. It wasnt even noted with any regularity during those seasons at all. The joke of a race needs to end. No crashes or rain its just useless. Make it a qualy contest for charity.

 

F1 manufacturers aligned on V8s, but don't want "dual-cost programme" - Wolff

 

When you close the most expensive part of your team - life gets better in lower cost/cost cap F1. Not sure Im so thrilled they are still around lol.

Renault CEO confirms long-term commitment to F1 with Alpine
Renault CEO Francois Provost has reaffirmed the French manufacturer's long-term commitment to Formula 1 with the Alpine team

 

What is a super licence in Formula 1?

Description of what it is and how its awarded. If you want to know.........

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/articles/c1l8v4perrjo

 

What's really going on with F1's shorter race debate

Drivers, team bosses and other senior figures had split opinions on whether F1 should turn its back on its long-established 305km (189.52-mile) distance.

One of the arguments being put forward was that, with young fans showing an increased interest in highlights packages, it made sense to cut back on 90-minute races to better draw in that demographic.
However, that train of thought ignores other elements that have triggered such viewing habits and go beyond the simplistic argument about attention spans.

One key factor, for example, is that highlights are free to watch on YouTube while most live F1 action is behind a paywall.

But what ultimately got lost amid the debate on shorter races was that Domenicali had never actually said he wanted them - and it's not a topic that is on his agenda right now.

 

GPs used to be 300 miles, and were reduced to 200 miles.
How shorts do they want them to be ?
Maybe they want 2 sprint races to count as a GP ?
Advantages? No need for pit stops, smaller fuel tank and battery, hence lighter cars.
With multi races, the public gets more for its money: several starts, less strategy, and a often tighter finish.

 

That would be like a track and field meet of only 100 yard dashes.

 

Obviously it would go against the tradition to have several shorter races at a GP event.
Liberty is slowly going that way by introducing 6 sprints per season to check the reaction.
It seems that the sprint races have been well received by the attending public.
Replacing the Sunday GP with 2 shorter races could well be the next step.

 

Summation of the impact/significance of the Sainz victory against his recent penalty.
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/what-fias-penalty-u-turn-means-f1-drivers/

What FIA's Sainz penalty U-turn means for F1 drivers

--The new onboard footage had shown the impact of Lawson's mid-corner moment in changing his trajectory, so meant he was not totally innocent in what happened.

In the FIA statement from the Right of Review hearing, it said that Lawson's momentary loss of control had been a contributing factor to the clash.

It added: "In the stewards' assessment, no driver was wholly or predominantly to blame for that collision.

"Car 55 [Sainz] contributed to the incident by taking the risk to drive close to, and on the outside of, car 30 [Lawson] when car 55 had no right to room there and there was a real possibility that, if the collision had not occurred where it did, car 55 would run out of track at the exit and/or a collision would have occurred at the exit for which the driver of car 55 would likely be predominantly if not wholly to blame."

The messaging here is now at least clear for drivers, and is logical.

It is that if they are on the inside, while they do have the full right to racing room, they only maintain that if they remain fully in control of their car.

Furthermore, for drivers on the outside, it is not automatic that they have to give up a corner immediately if they are beaten to the apex.

But they will be held responsible if there is a collision as a result of them being somewhere they should not be – so they need to be ready to avoid it.--