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2030 engine: FIA sends its V8 plan to manufacturers, standard engine riles them
The FIA has circulated its draft engine rules for 2030 or 2031 to all six power unit manufacturers. It features a more compact turbo V8 than first announced, lighter cars, a much smaller budget, and a standardised engine option the manufacturers reject outright.
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Bridgestone plots its F1 return as Pirelli faces a 2029 challenge
Fifteen years after leaving Formula 1, Bridgestone is busy behind the scenes. The Japanese tyre maker sent a senior delegation to Singapore and then Austin with a clear goal: position itself for the FIA's next tender and supply the sport's tyres from 2029.
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Qatar and Abu Dhabi: Sainz won't take the season finale for granted
In Austin, the talk is of heat, wind and a bumpy track. But another question hangs over the paddock: will the championship really finish in the Middle East? Carlos Sainz said out loud what others wouldn't, even if it earned him a call to order.
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It's official: F1 is heading back to Africa with a Grand Prix in Rwanda
Thirty-three years after the last start at Kyalami, Formula 1 has finally found its way back to Africa. On Tuesday in Kigali, Rwanda and F1 made official a ten-year deal for a Grand Prix that could take place as early as 2030.
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Sepang: the FIA owns up to the bug that froze the cars on the formation lap
Dead throttle pedals, cars stranded at a crawl, a red flag before the race had even started: Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, relocated to Sepang, produced one of the most baffling scenes of the season. Shortly after the finish, Nikolas Tombazis, the FIA's single-seater director, explained what happened: a bug in the federation-supplied software that had never been tested at such low speeds.
Behind the Scenes
Perez sounds the alarm: "I fear something bad is going to happen"
In Baku, it came down to centimetres. While fiercely defending his position against Liam Lawson, Sergio Perez narrowly avoided a crash — and the Cadillac driver used the moment to raise an alarm the whole paddock has since heard: the power gaps between 2026 engines have become, in his view, a genuine danger.
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2027: F1 shortens its Grands Prix to make its new engine fit
The F1 Commission has just approved a cut in Grand Prix distance, from 305 to 290 kilometres, starting in 2027. It's a direct consequence of the new engine rules burning more fuel — and a sign the technical overhaul is still being written on the fly.
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2027: F1 sends Monaco into sprint format and reshuffles its calendar
Formula 1 has unveiled its 2027 calendar, and the real surprise isn't a new track but an almost taboo decision: Monaco will host its very first sprint race. Twenty-four Grands Prix, ten sprint weekends, two circuits returning, two dropping off — next season already looks packed before a single wheel turns.
Technical & Regulations
The 'Macarena' wing: why Red Bull backed off before Spa
A rear wing that rotates to pick up top speed — in the paddock, they call it the 'Macarena', a nickname coined by Frédéric Vasseur himself. Two Max Verstappen crashes later, the FIA took a close look at the system, and Red Bull chose to leave theirs in the truck for the Belgian Grand Prix rather than risk a third.