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The FIA has made a raft of changes to Formula 1’s sporting rules for the 2025 season, with two loopholes concerning formation laps and damaged cars the most notable alterations.

The FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been under intense scrutiny in the latter parts of 2024 due to an open letter from the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association, which is the trade union for Formula 1 drivers. Within the letter the GPDA urged the FIA to treat F1 drivers like…

World champion Max Verstappen thinks it is “weird” that the FIA elected to axe Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich before the end of the season.

World champion Max Verstappen thinks it is “weird” that the FIA elected to axe Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich before the end of the season.

The talk ahead of this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix will be about Max Verstappen being set to win his fourth consecutive Formula 1 world championship. 

The sudden departure of Formula 1's race director Niels Wittich has caught the entire paddock by surprise and is leaving the beleaguered governing body with more questions than answers, some more uncomfortable than others.

Niels Wittich’s unexpected decision to step down is the latest in a line of senior FIA officials to leave in recent months

Niels Wittich had been the only sole race director since Michael Masi’s infamous exit after the 2021 season

The FIA has announced Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich has left his role with immediate effect.