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The appointment of Jacques comes just one week after Ben Edwards, who has been in the role since 2016, decided to step down at the end of the year.<br>Jacques is well known in F1 circles, having provided commentary for F1’s official television channel, including for F2, F3 and Esports. He has also worked for BBC Radio 5 in a similar role at the occasional race.<br>Speaking about his appointment ...

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Edwards, 55, has served as the lead commentator for the UK’s free-to-air F1 coverage since 2011, when he joined the BBC, and remained in the role upon the broadcast rights’ switch to Channel 4 in 2016.<br>He has appeared in the commentary box with David Coulthard throughout his time in the role, as well as being part of Channel 4’s on-site broadcast crew at races. Edwards has worked in F1 ...

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The Melbourne event has been confirmed for March 21 as part of today's calendar announcement.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>2021 Formula 1 calendar released<br><br><br>That news comes amid Melbourne's cautious reopening from a deadly second COVID-19 wave, which saw cases in the city peak at over 700 per day in July.<br>The city was in differing stages of lockdown from early July onwards, harsh Stage 4 ...

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In order to get the best out of it car though, Ferrari has not only been looking to introduce a stream of new parts. It has also rummaged through some of its old design ideas and reapplied them to this year's car too.<br>One such idea that has returned in recent races but escaped our gaze until now is a roof panel for the coke bottle trench to ...

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According to reports emerging from Russia, Alexander Petrov was shot at his home near Vyborg in the western part of the country.<br>The tragedy meant that Vitaly, who was having his first appearance as a drivers' steward, was unable to continue in his role and has immediately returned home to Russia.<br>A statement issued by motor racing's governing body on Saturday night said: "The FIA confirms ...

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Petrov's appointment has been criticised by world champion Lewis Hamilton and LGBTQ+ movement Racing Pride, who were both unhappy about the choice after the former grand prix driver recently criticised F1's anti-racism push.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Hamilton baffled FIA picked Petrov as F1 steward <br>LGBTQ+ movement criticises appointment of Petrov as F1 steward<br><br><br>Petrov caused further ...

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On Thursday, Lewis Hamilton had said he did not understand why the FIA had chosen Petrov to be a drivers’ steward in the wake of comments the Russian made questioning the sport’s anti-racism push.<br>Petrov also made controversial remarks in relation to Hamilton’s wearing of a Breonna Taylor T-shirt.<br>“I think half of the audience did not understand at all what this shirt was about until ...

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While F1 and the FIA has pushed hard with its anti-racism message this year, Petrov stirred up feelings in a recent interview when he said he did not support the kneeling protests before races.<br>"Honestly, I don't understand the kneeling ceremony," Petrov said in the interview with Russia sports new site Championat.com.<br>"According to our traditions, people kneel only on two occasions - in a ...

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Hamilton was hit with two five-second time penalties during Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix for completing practice starts in the wrong place while on his reconnaissance laps to the grid ahead of the race.<br>It meant polesitter and early race leader Hamilton could only recover to finish the race third after dropping behind Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull’s Max ...

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Hamilton was hit with a 10-second time penalty for two separate practice start violations ahead of Sunday's race at the Sochi Autodrom.<br>The Mercedes driver served the penalty during the race, causing him to drop to third as teammate Valtteri Bottas won the race.<br>Hamilton was also hit with two penalty points on his FIA super licence for the incidents, taking him up to 10 points for the ...

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Hamilton was hit with 10 seconds worth of penalties during Sunday's race in Sochi for two separate violations while en route to the grid.<br>Hamilton was adjudged to have breached the race director's pre-race instructions by completing two practice starts in the wrong place, including one at the end of the pit exit slip road.<br>It meant Hamilton ultimately finished the race third after leading ...

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Hamilton was penalised after entering the pitlane while it was closed during Sunday's race at Monza, costing him the lead and dropping him to the back of the field.<br>The pitlane was closed shortly after the safety car was deployed so that Kevin Magnussen's stricken Haas car could be wheeled from the exit of the final corner back towards the garages.<br>Mercedes only became aware the pitlane was ...

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F1 announced last week that all 10 teams had signed the new Concorde Agreement that will come into force from 2021, committing to racing for the next five years. <br>The revised commercial terms between the teams, the FIA and F1 offer a more equitable distribution of income, as well as tweaking the existing governance structure.<br>All teams met F1’s early-sign deadline of 18 August despite ...

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Wolff said last Friday at Silverstone that Mercedes was not in a position to put pen to paper on F1's new commercial terms for 2021, feeling the team had not been "treated in the way we should have been" through talks.<br>F1 responded to Wolff's comments by saying it would "not be delayed any longer" in getting the new Concorde Agreement finalised, with a deadline set at the end of ...

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The FIA ruled on Friday that Racing Point had breached the sporting regulations in the design process of the brake ducts on its RP20 car, resulting in a 15-point penalty and a €400,000 fine.<br>But the decision has sparked anger throughout the paddock on both sides of the case, with five intentions to appeal being lodged with the FIA.<br>Racing Point has long defended its design approach for the ...

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Following multiple protests from Renault, the FIA stewards announced on Friday that Racing Point had breached the sporting regulations in the design of the brake ducts for its RP20 car.<br>Racing Point has been docked 15 points in the constructors' championship and handed a €400,000 fine, but is allowed to continue using the brake ducts for the remainder of the year.<br>Szafnauer was pleased the ...

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Racing Point was docked 15 constructors' championship points, fined 400,000 euro, and reprimanded after the FIA found its brake duct design was in breach of F1's design rules.<br>Stewards' conclusion<br>Having carefully considered the various submissions made by the parties and listened to the expert witness statements made at the hearing, the Stewards come to the following conclusions ...

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The protest concerned Appendix 6 of the FIA sporting regulations, which relates to listed parts, and what can and cannot be shared between teams.<br>It relates specifically to the front and rear brake ducts used by the Racing Point RP20, which Renault clearly believes are more similar to those used on last year’s Mercedes W10 than the rules allow.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Renault lodges protest ...

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Mercedes drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton were given repeated warnings to avoid the kerbs during last Sunday's race at the Red Bull Ring, with the team fearing a gearbox problem would prove terminal for both cars.<br>While Mercedes worked to try and put some counter-measures in place to aid the issue ahead of the second race weekend at the circuit, the tight turnaround meant concerns ...

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Max Verstappen managed to lead Red Bull to the head of the timesheets ahead of Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas, but it proved to be a difficult day for reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton, who could only finish sixth overall.<br>Ferrari also struggled to P9 and P16 in a busy second practice in Austria despite bringing the first of its updates to the SF1000 car.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Explained ...

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The Italian outfit headed into last weekend’s season opener in Austria aware that it was on the back foot, with its car in the same specification as it had been in pre-season testing.<br>That is because the team uncovered some aerodynamic flaws with the SF1000 during the Barcelona running which it has decided to address with a major overhaul. The changes were originally planned to be introduced ...

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Hamilton was summoned before the stewards after appearing to fail to slow for yellow flags on his final Q3 lap on Saturday, shown following a spin for Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas.<br>Hamilton improved his laptime by one tenth of a second despite the yellow flags, but was later found to have received conflicting signals from the marshal posts, showing both green and yellow flags.<br>As a ...

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In February, the governing body announced that it had reached a “settlement” with Ferrari after an investigation into its 2019 power unit.<br>Since then rival team bosses have made it clear that they want to know more details of what Ferrari was found to be doing, and what the settlement consists of.<br>The FIA insists that it can only release details if Ferrari agrees, something which the ...

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Red Bull announced last month that Verstappen had signed a new three-year contract, committing him to the team until the end of the 2023 season and ending any speculation of a switch away.<br>The Dutchman's previous contract expired at the end of the 2020 season, with seats free at both Mercedes and Ferrari for 2021.<br>Speaking at a Red Bull media event in London, Verstappen said that while he ...

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Verstappen was at the centre of a clear shift in policy from the FIA this season, after his aggressive last-gasp overtake on Charles Leclerc to win the Austrian Grand Prix was investigated without punishment.<br>At the next race in Britain, Verstappen and Leclerc went wheel-to-wheel again in another fierce fight that ended without either driver being penalised, as the governing body and its ...

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