So,which do we believe? All that I was going on was a 2025 calendar printed in the Sydney Daily Telegraph. They`ve got Australian GP on 16th March & Bahrain GP not until round 4 on 13th April. I morre inclined to believe the official Formula 1 calendar.Anyway we will soon see,not long to go now.
That picture is confusing - but that’s the 2024 schedule. I’d guess where it says 2025 is a link to a similar page for next season. I can’t find a similar page including testing, but these are F1 2025 race dates from the F1 site
Sportista is right, I was half asleep, it being nearly midnight, and hadn't pushed the button on website to go to 2025. An unusual error me having spent most of my life in the IT industry. Must make a note to speak to the doc for a dementia test.
It fooled me too. I just saw that 2025 year in red and looked at Sakhir pre-season testing and never noticed the 2024 year. I remember going to a seminar years ago and the lecturer put up on the projector screen a sentence which if you read it too quickly it meant something quiet different to what the meaning really was,all because of the word " if " It was so easy to miss that one small word. When most everyone had been fooled,,the lecturer explained to us how it`s most important to see all the little " if`s" in life.
Oh so true. I negotiated contracts, that were feet thick, not inches. Every detail counted. A colleague, with similar responsibilities, missed the 'past tense' of a sentence. It cost the company millions. Thankfully, that one was not my error.
Martin Brundle OBE. Martin Brundle OBE. <a href=Jonathan NobleDec 31, 2024 at 11:10 AM 12 Martin Brundle, Sky F1 Sky Formula 1 pundit and former grand prix driver Martin Brundle has been awarded an OBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours for 2025. The Briton, who competed in 158 F1 races before moving into a broadcasting role, was bestowed the accolade for services to motor racing and sports broadcasting. It comes off the back of an ultra-successful spell in front of the television cameras, where he has worked as an F1 commentator and analyst for ITV, BBC and most recently Sky. His abilities have been well recognised, with Brundle having won multiple RTS Television Sports Awards for best Sports Pundit. The 65-year-old is perhaps most famously known for his pre-race grid walks, where he broadcasts live and unrehearsed during the build-up to grands prix as he tries to speak to drivers, team personnel and celebrities. Brundle’s OBE has been hugely welcomed by senior figures within F1 and motor racing. The 1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill, who recently departed Sky’s F1 presenting team after working alongside Brundle since 2012, posted on X: “Much deserved honour for the Bard of Kings Lynn. “If anyone thinks talking is easy, I'll challenge them to do what Martin has done for our sport. Like the proverbial Swan, he retains perfect posture when all around are flapping ducks. Happy New season Martin Brundle OBE.” [img src="https://cdn.motorsport.com/images/mgl/2jXPe1k6/s1000/1017581928-sut-20190630-ms2-02.jpg" class="bbCodeImage LbImage" alt="" title="Click this image to show the full-size version." > Simon Lazenby, Martin Brundle and Damon Hill, Sky Sports F1 Photo by: Mark Sutton Karun Chandhok, who also works alongside Brundle on Sky, also posted his congratulations on X, as he compared his brilliance to that of legendary F1 designer Adrian Newey. “I often describe him as the 'Adrian Newey of commentary',” wrote Chandhok. “Worked through so many eras of the sport & always makes sure he’s absolutely at the forefront of knowledge, delivering every time. Been an honour & pleasure to learn from him.” While Brundle never secured a victory in an F1 race, he won the World Sportscar Championship in 1988 with Jaguar, and triumphed for the British manufacturer at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1990. Martin Brundle's favourite car: https://cdn.motorsport.com/images/amp/27vkb4o0/s2/derek-warwick-martin-brundle-j.jpg WECFriday favourite: The "ridiculous" Group C Jaguar that roared briefly but loudly His F1 career stretched from 1984 until 1996. He made his debut with Tyrrell, and then enjoyed spells with Zakspeed, Williams, Brabham, Benetton, Ligier, McLaren and Jordan. Beyond his work for Sky, Brundle is also known for his efforts as the chairman of the Grand Prix Trust, which helps provide advice and support for past and present F1 personnel, as well as helping the next generation of talent come through.
Confirmation ( if needed , that the lunatics have taken over the asylum ) The FIA has issued a series of stewards' penalty guidelines that could result in Formula 1 drivers collecting fines or championship points penalties for swearing or other sporting code violations. An updated version of the FIA's sporting code was released on Wednesday with a guidelines for infractions committed under Article 12, particularly with regards to misconduct. The governing body defines misconduct as "the general use of language (written or verbal), gesture and/or sign that is offensive, insulting, coarse, rude or abusive and might reasonably be expected or be perceived to be coarse or rude or to cause offense, humiliation or to be inappropriate", "assaulting (elbowing, kicking, punching, hitting, etc.)", and "incitement to do any of the above". These guidelines also include base fines, which are multiplied by four for F1 drivers. Committing an offence within the bounds of misconduct includes a €10,000 base fine for the first offence - which becomes €40,000 for an F1 driver, rising to a base €20,000 fine (€80,000 in F1) and a suspended one-month suspension on the second offence. A further instance involves a fine of €30,000 (€120,000 in F1), "plus 1-month suspension plus deduction of Championship points". Similar penalties will be granted for "any words, deeds or writings that have caused moral injury or loss to the FIA, its bodies, its members or its executive officers, and more generally on the interest of motor sport and on the values defended by the FIA" and "any public incitement to violence or hatred". The FIA has also retained the same fines for "the general making and display of political, religious and personal statements or comments notably in violation of the general principle of neutrality promoted by the FIA under its Statutes, unless previously approved in writing by the FIA for International Competitions, or by the relevant ASN for National Competitions within their jurisdiction", while mandating that drivers make a full public apology for their remarks and retraction of their comments. Further to this, harsher penalties will be levied for any "failure to comply with the instructions of the FIA regarding the appointment and participation of persons during official ceremonies at any Competition counting towards a FIA Championship". This starts at a €15,000 fine, with a €30,000 fine for another offence "plus suspension of access to Reserved Area(s) of the event for the next event" - which can include everything from the track, paddock, parc ferme, and media zones. A further offence in failing to comply with ceremony instructions will receive a €45,000 fine plus a six-month suspension from the defined reserved areas - all fines again multiplied by four for F1 drivers. In other world championships, for example the World Rally Championship and World Endurance Championship, these base fines have a multiplier of three, while FIA regional championships get a multiplier of two. Other series outside of those defined, eg. national F4 championships, receive the base fines. The International Sporting Code has also received additional clauses, including infractions for any failures to commit to the environmental guidelines set by the governing body. There are also further additions for inadmissible protests; a protest will now require individual applications for each subject. The sporting code also dictates that "any protest against a stewards’ decision will be inadmissible".
The only thing I can think of is some sort of unified action . What that will be I don’t know . I do know that if any action is taken , every single team and those within the team inc drivers MUST all stick together . Sadly , I can’t see that happening .
Good to see that we're tackling the real issues in the sport. As if the sport isn't sanitized as it is. What next? Sensible haircuts and smart collars?
It would just be $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ in fines!
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/new-f1-flexi-wing-clampdown-coming-during-2025-season/ Summary is that from Spain (round 9) there will be new front wing tests aimed at decreasing the amount of front wing flex by around 1/3. This comes after the FIA dithered about saying they would remain legal last year, then announced finally they current tests and acceptance criteria would remain through to the end of 2025. I’ve never been a fan of in season technical rule changes (safety related items aside) and even less so under the cost cap, but this adds another layer of unprofessionalism on top of that distaste for me.
I read that when Rob Marshall moved from Red Bull to McLaren in early 2024 he was instrumental in their new front flexi wing that was introduced in Miami in May 2024. It was then that McLaren had a step in performance! https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-whats-really-behind-new-flexi-wing-clampdown-mark-hughes/ So Horner whining was also probably due to the fact that they lost Rob to McLaren and Red Bull lost the manufacturers championship!
