Ferrari, Massa Dismiss McLaren Criticism
28 Mar 2011, 11:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button's drivethrough penalty in the Australian Grand Prix, caused by his overtaking maneuver over Ferrari's Felipe Massa by cutting a chicane, was followed by criticism from the Mc...
Sauber Drivers Excluded from Australian GP
27 Mar 2011, 14:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sauber drivers Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi have been disqualified from the 2011 Australian Grand Prix due to technical infringement. Shortly after the race in Melbourne, which rookie Perez ...
Former GP Driver Stewards Scheme Kept by the FIA for 2011
14 Dec 2010, 15:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) did get some things wrong in 2010, as far as the regulation for the Formula One championship go, but naming a former Grand Prix driver in the stewards p...
Ferrari Would Contest Negative FIA Verdict in Civil Court
23 Aug 2010, 09:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After they were handed a $100,000 fine from the FIA stewards in the German Grand Prix – for alleged team orders – Ferrari did not contest the penalty. The gesture was obviously interpret...
Alonso Does Not Contest British GP Penalty
12 Jul 2010, 06:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso experienced another unlucky weekend in the 2010 Formula One Championship, this time at Silverstone, where he was rushing his way to the podium places when he was hit hard by the FIA ...
Massa Handed 20-Second Penalty in Canadian Grand Prix
14 Jun 2010, 06:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Felipe Massa had a race to forget last weekend, as he struggled throughout the Canadian Grand Prix to eventually finish on a disappointing 15th place. And as if that weren't enough, the Brazili...
Ferrari Fined $20,000 for Alonso's Pitlane Incident
8 May 2010, 18:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / If the FIA race stewards have only handed penalties and reprimands to drivers so far, it is now time for a whole team to face the responsibility of its actions. We’re talking about Ferrari, wh...
Alonso Defends Stewards after Hamilton Criticism
27 Apr 2010, 07:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton has just received a vote of confidence from a driver that he least expected to do so, namely his former teammate at McLaren Mercedes Fernando Alonso. Following the recent drama within...
Hamilton Happier than Ever with 2010 F1 Stewards
21 Apr 2010, 07:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following some light criticism over the latent stewarding system in the 2010 Formula One championship – the FIA allowed one former GP driver to observe the stewards at work and provide advices...
Webber Handed FIA Penalty for Taking Out Hamilton
29 Mar 2010, 07:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The race at Albert Park over the weekend was probably one of the most spectacular in years – since the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, we'd say – mainly due to the fact that there have b...
Alain Prost to Supervise Bahrain Stewards
12 Mar 2010, 09:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former 4-time Formula One champion Alain Prost will be part of the stewards' panel for the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend. The Frenchman will therefore watch closely the decisio...
FIA Asks Teams to Pay for New GPS System
1 Feb 2010, 10:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) looks set to improve the stewarding system in Formula One, starting the very 2010 season. Apart from the inclusion of former Grand Prix drivers in the s...
Monza's Kerbs Lowered for Drivers' Safety
11 Sep 2009, 13:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) today responded to the immense criticism from the Formula One drivers regarding the modified high kerbs installed at the first chicane of the Monza circ...
Renault Excluded from the European Grand Prix
27 Jul 2009, 06:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault F1 have been banned by the International Automobile Federation for the upcoming European Grand Prix at Valencia. The Enstone based team have been found guilty of knowingly allowing Fernando ...
Webber Denies Intentional Move on Barrichello
13 Jul 2009, 07:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he became only the 3rd Australian driver to win a grand prix in Formula One, Mark Webber was not completely happy with how things went during Sunday's German Grand Prix. The Red Bull R...
Hamilton Apologized to FIA's Charlie Whiting
12 Apr 2009, 18:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / FIA race director Charlie Whiting revealed Lewis Hamilton apologized to him privately for lying to the Australian stewards regarding the incident between him and Jarno Trulli in the late laps of the...
McLaren Join Diffuser Protest
9 Apr 2009, 07:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren will appear before the FIA two times this month, as the International Court of Appeal have confirmed they will also hear the Woking based team on the diffuser design matter next Wednesday. T...
McLaren to Hamilton: Let Trulli Pass! Full Radio Conversation Inside
3 Apr 2009, 08:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After almost a week since the Trulli - Hamilton - stewards soap opera "broadcast" its first episode, the FIA has revealed details regarding the incident. The verdict? McLaren instructed Ha...
McLaren Fires Sporting Director Dave Ryan
3 Apr 2009, 08:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After Lewis Hamilton got disqualified following the Australian GP incident, the case makes a new victim: McLaren's sporting director Dave Ryan. According to GMM news agency, Ryan left the Sepan...
Stewards: Hamilton Deliberately Misled Us!
2 Apr 2009, 12:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Jarno Trulli penalty saga continues today with a new episode, this time starring stewards as the main characters. In a statement issued on Thursday, stewards confirmed that Lewis Hamilton "...