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Ferrari and others are angling for help improving their engines through Formula 1’s Additional Development Upgrade Opportunity regulations. But should development be free?
Why are there any restrictions on engine development in a cost cap environment? Shouldn’t the cost cap itself be the ultimate arbiter?
I find the FIA’s need to over-regulate frankly archaic. Fixer_B
‘In two further proposed changes to the statutes, which have been circulated to member clubs and seen by BBC Sport, the rules for FIA presidential candidates have been made stricter. A requirement for candidates to ‘demonstrate sufficient experience within an FIA member or an FIA body’ will be added.’
‘(Former Williams team principal Jost) Capito, who hired Schwarz at Williams, disagreed. ‘We tracked the performance of all teams at Williams weekly and Claudia consistently delivered on every KPI (key performance indicator) with her team while working within the budget,’ he told the Guardian. ‘Based on my experience working with Claudia at Williams, I do not believe that any of the allegations made against her are true.”
”Clearly the questions that are being asked are, ‘How is this different from the 2025 incident,’ and in that case, it was not just the rules that were cited here against the 10 car, but also the endplate height compliance,’ Nair said. ‘(On Ilott’s car last year), the endplate to the main plane was out of its designed location, and so the holes that define that location had to be modified, and so that’s not an improper assembly, that was an actual modification.”
‘Always a privilege taking people (Oscar Piastri) for their first time to the Isle of Man TT. Never fails to impress them the display of sheer courage.’
‘The Isle of Man TT Races are deeply saddened by the passing of Daniel Ingham following an incident in yesterday evening’s qualifying session for the 2026 Isle of Man TT Races.’
‘Key achievements include: The launch of OSCAR (Operational System for Coral Assembly and Restoration) – a semi-autonomous coral-seeding machine, created in collaboration with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation to supercharge coral restoration and take the number of corals planted on the reef annually from 100,000 to 1 million per year.’
‘The specific epithet honours Mr. Oscar Piastri for his achievements in Formula 1, and because the colour of the amber piece recalled to the first author the iconic McLaren orange. It is to be treated as a noun in the genitive case.’
A fan-favorite returns! The No. 10 HRC Honda hits the streets of Detroit this weekend 🚀 pic.twitter.com/JQ2zu5FYGL
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Ben Sulayem wants to scrap FIA presidency term limits (BBC)
‘In two further proposed changes to the statutes, which have been circulated to member clubs and seen by BBC Sport, the rules for FIA presidential candidates have been made stricter. A requirement for candidates to ‘demonstrate sufficient experience within an FIA member or an FIA body’ will be added.’
Who really controls the Williams F1 team? A bitter legal battle has put this question centre stage (The Guardian)
‘(Former Williams team principal Jost) Capito, who hired Schwarz at Williams, disagreed. ‘We tracked the performance of all teams at Williams weekly and Claudia consistently delivered on every KPI (key performance indicator) with her team while working within the budget,’ he told the Guardian. ‘Based on my experience working with Claudia at Williams, I do not believe that any of the allegations made against her are true.”
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”Clearly the questions that are being asked are, ‘How is this different from the 2025 incident,’ and in that case, it was not just the rules that were cited here against the 10 car, but also the endplate height compliance,’ Nair said. ‘(On Ilott’s car last year), the endplate to the main plane was out of its designed location, and so the holes that define that location had to be modified, and so that’s not an improper assembly, that was an actual modification.”
Webber (Instagram)
‘Always a privilege taking people (Oscar Piastri) for their first time to the Isle of Man TT. Never fails to impress them the display of sheer courage.’
Statement: Daniel Ingham (Isle of Man TT)
‘The Isle of Man TT Races are deeply saddened by the passing of Daniel Ingham following an incident in yesterday evening’s qualifying session for the 2026 Isle of Man TT Races.’
McLaren Racing delivers breakthrough climate innovations (McLaren)
‘Key achievements include: The launch of OSCAR (Operational System for Coral Assembly and Restoration) – a semi-autonomous coral-seeding machine, created in collaboration with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation to supercharge coral restoration and take the number of corals planted on the reef annually from 100,000 to 1 million per year.’
New flat wasps (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) from the middle Cretaceous Kachin amber of Myanmar (Science Direct)
‘The specific epithet honours Mr. Oscar Piastri for his achievements in Formula 1, and because the colour of the amber piece recalled to the first author the iconic McLaren orange. It is to be treated as a noun in the genitive case.’
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