News Details

F1 could axe Friday morning practice to cut costs

F1 could axe Friday morning practice sessions next year, as teams consider how to cut costs in the absence of a mandatory budget cap. Although keenly supported by the small teams, and championed by FIA president Jean Todt, the 2015 budget cap was vetoed by the powerful 'Strategy Group' teams including grandees Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes. The smaller teams are furious, but in a crisis meeting in London last week, they were asked to come back in a fortnight with some cost-cutting rule proposals of their own. Germany's Sport Bild claims that one of the measures under consideration is reducing the grand prix weekend by one 90-minute practice session from 2015. Another proposed rule change...
Full Story »
11y ago from GrandPrix.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Formula 1 could axe Friday morning practice to cut...

Formula 1 could axe Friday morning practice to cut costs 5 May, 2014...
11y ago from GrandPrix247.com

F1 in danger of 'ruining' itself - Sauber

Sutton Images Enlarge Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn has...
11y ago from espnF1.com

Policing a budget cap 'not difficult'

Getty Images Enlarge Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn has...
11y ago from espnF1.com

Kaltenborn still backing a budget cap

Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn has rubbished claimed by F1's...
11y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar Road America – Qualifying Results

The NTT IndyCar Series took a trip to the historic Road America circuit...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

IndyCar officially delays new chassis to 2028 season

The NTT IndyCar Series has released more details about its new engine and...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Rallies around the world: The ones not to miss – and...

Rallying is unlike any other motorsport. It doesn’t unfold on pristine...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal willing to pay £70m for star with...

Arsenal are looking to sign the RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko this...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal have major concern about signing 100...

Arsenal have expressed a major concern about sanctioning a deal for Paris...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'We’ll definitely try to complete the deal '- Deco...

Barcelona sporting director Deco has confirmed that Nico Williams wants to...
28m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Man United ‘made aware' summer target...

Manchester United are interested in signing the Sporting CP striker Viktor...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.