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Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel escaped a penalty for a possible jump-start in the Japanese Grand Prix because his pre-start movement was “within acceptable tolerance”, the FIA has explained. Vettel’s car, which had lined up on pole for the Suzuka Formula 1 race, had twitched forward before the start lights were out, which meant he was placed under investigation soon after.

The FIA has launched an investigation into why the chequered flag light display panel was shown a lap too soon at Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix, which meant the race was declared a lap earlier than originally intended.

The weather has been the number one talking point heading into this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, and on Friday morning it was confirmed that Saturday’s track action at Suzuka will be canceled due to Typhoon Hagabis, which is set to pass by the circuit.

Daniel Ricciardo may have finished a strong P8 for Renault in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix – but he was later disqualified from the results of the session after it was discovered that the Australian had exceeded his MGU-K power limit in the Q1 segment of qualifying. The MGU-K is part of an F1 car’s energy recovery system which converts energy generated under braking into electrical power, which can then be deployed directly to the drivetrain. Teams are limited to deploying 120kW of this electrical power – equivalent to around 160bhp – out on track. But after it was […]

Formula 1 racing’s governing body, the FIA, have added another DRS zone to Marina Bay for the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix, giving drivers three uses of DRS compared to last year’s two.

Haas has revealed the first image of what its tweaked car livery will look like following the split with title sponsor Rich Energy. The team’s original black-and-gold colour scheme was adopted at the start of this year because of a new tie-up with energy drinks company Rich Energy.