The FIA will ditch the idea of a two-tier F1 championship, but aren’t prepared to budge much on the £40m budget. That’s what seems to have come out of Max ‘n’ Bernie’s Big Budget Cap Meeting.
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Bunking Brigade
at 10:28 am on Thursday May 14, 2009 169 Comments
How important is it that Ferrari stay in Formula 1? You’ll have seen in the papers that the Scuderia are talking a lot about leaving if the FIA’s proposed rules don’t change for 2010.
Three teams for 2010?
at 5:12 pm on Monday May 11, 2009 157 Comments
After Lie-gate and Diffuser-gate comes We’re-not-racing-in-a-two-tier-F1-gate, as a number of teams have started ganging up on the FIA with big dirty threats of quitting the show next season.
Spanish class
at 1:56 pm on Sunday May 10, 2009 88 Comments
Jenson Button stormed ahead to the win in Spain, leaving teammate Rubens Barrichello wondering how he threw it all away. Still, Brawn will be happy.
Catch-up time
at 4:45 pm on Tuesday May 5, 2009 45 Comments
Jenson Button is gearing up for a tough time retaining his World Championship lead at this weekend’s Spanish GP.
Only £40m? Come on, boss…
at 1:25 pm on Thursday April 30, 2009 118 Comments
Welcome to the biggest shake-up in F1 since, er, ever. The FIA has just announced a £40 million team budget cap within Formula 1 for next season.
McLaren’s slapped wrist
at 1:28 pm on Wednesday April 29, 2009 92 Comments
McLaren are off the hook. Well, sort of. The FIA has given the British team a suspended three-race ban for misleading stewards at the Australian Grand Prix.
Brit GP threat
at 11:35 am on Friday April 24, 2009 50 Comments
The British Grand Prix is once again under threat, as the owners of the Donington circuit begin legal action against the company that has the lease on the venue for the next 150 years.
