In a statement from the FIA following Sprint Qualifying at the 2026 F1 Singapore GP, they confirmed that human error was involved regarding Overtake Mode. The opening session of SQ was a mess. Timing glitches happened after it went green again. Sergio Pérez had crashed, causing a red flag and a solid delay to proceedings….
The FIA has completed its review into the Power Unit software bug that caused multiple Formula 1 cars to lose power on the formation lap ahead of the 2026 F1 race in Malaysia. The race start was suspended after two formation laps when several cars lost power in wet conditions. With multiple cars experiencing power…
Given that multiple 2026 cars experienced a loss of power and got stranded on the formation lap, Andrea Stella, Fred Vasseur, and Allan McNish shared their thoughts on the unusual software glitch and what it did for the optics of the sport following the chaotic rain-affected F1 race in Malaysia on Sunday. With a heavy…
With multiple cars experiencing power loss on the formation lap, F1 drivers shared their thoughts on the unprecedented software glitch and how the rain impacted the behaviour of the 2026 cars following a chaotic race in Malaysia on Sunday. As the teams and the drivers geared up for the first rain-affected race under the new…
The FIA Formula 3 Championship has unveiled its 2027 calendar, with Jeddah, Montreal and Istanbul joining a 10-round schedule across four continents. Bahrain will open the campaign from 12-14 March before Istanbul Park hosts the season finale from 1-3 October. Meanwhile, Montreal will take Formula 3 to North America for the first time, marking another…
FIA Formula 2 (F2) CEO Bruno Michel reflected on an action-packed weekend in Baku that brought a different format, major swings in the Drivers’ Championship and an increasingly close battle between the leading teams. With F2 the only support series competing at the Azerbaijan event, the Championship introduced an expanded schedule featuring two Qualifying sessions,…
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) have agreed a new 10-year extension that will secure their partnership over the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) through the end of 2037. The new agreement will begin after the current deal expires at the end of 2027 and provides another decade of…
Grasser Racing Team (GRT) has lost its appeal against Mirko Bortolotti’s disqualification from the second DTM race at Oschersleben, with the DMSB Appeals Court upholding the decision that stripped the Lamborghini driver of his victory. The court, chaired by Rainer Wicke, rejected GRT’s appeal on Friday, 25 September, confirming the amended result of the Sunday…
The dispute over Mirko Bortolotti’s disqualification from the second DTM race at Oschersleben could continue beyond the DMSB appeal process and potentially reach the FIA. Bortolotti won the race on track for Grasser Racing Team, but officials later disqualified the Lamborghini driver after a post-race technical inspection found an issue with the wheel bearing on…
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s suggestion that Formula 1 (F1) could explore further ways to help Honda and Aston Martin improve their competitiveness has prompted responses from some of the sport’s leading figures. Ben Sulayem linked the situation directly to Fernando Alonso’s future, arguing that the two-time World Champion should not feel forced to leave…
