James Crewe
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From a breach being an 'open secret' to no breach whatsoever... what changed? Was the speculation, from multiple disconnected sources, that wildly wrong?
My colleague @matcoch.bsky.social believes greater transparency is needed. #F1
www.planetf1.com/features/fia...
My colleague @matcoch.bsky.social believes greater transparency is needed. #F1
www.planetf1.com/features/fia...
Why rumours of alleged cost cap breach highlight need for greater FIA transparency
The FIA's announcement of the 2024 cost cap findings contradicted strong allegations within the F1 paddock, and raised serious questions.
www.planetf1.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
From a breach being an 'open secret' to no breach whatsoever... what changed? Was the speculation, from multiple disconnected sources, that wildly wrong?
My colleague @matcoch.bsky.social believes greater transparency is needed. #F1
www.planetf1.com/features/fia...
My colleague @matcoch.bsky.social believes greater transparency is needed. #F1
www.planetf1.com/features/fia...
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I've watched the FIA make lots of mistakes over the last 6 ish years (some of them serious) and they almost never admit a mistake was made.
Like, people are going to make mistakes. Own it and improve. I feel like I'm going insane.
Like, people are going to make mistakes. Own it and improve. I feel like I'm going insane.
October 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I've watched the FIA make lots of mistakes over the last 6 ish years (some of them serious) and they almost never admit a mistake was made.
Like, people are going to make mistakes. Own it and improve. I feel like I'm going insane.
Like, people are going to make mistakes. Own it and improve. I feel like I'm going insane.
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How many cars would have speared across the grass at turn 1 Mexico if
a) there was a wall/gravel there?
b) it wasn't a chicane but just went right and carried on?
In either case they wouldn't have been able to "slot in where they were when they braked" so why is it fine if it's a chicane?
a) there was a wall/gravel there?
b) it wasn't a chicane but just went right and carried on?
In either case they wouldn't have been able to "slot in where they were when they braked" so why is it fine if it's a chicane?
October 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
How many cars would have speared across the grass at turn 1 Mexico if
a) there was a wall/gravel there?
b) it wasn't a chicane but just went right and carried on?
In either case they wouldn't have been able to "slot in where they were when they braked" so why is it fine if it's a chicane?
a) there was a wall/gravel there?
b) it wasn't a chicane but just went right and carried on?
In either case they wouldn't have been able to "slot in where they were when they braked" so why is it fine if it's a chicane?
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BREAKING: The FIA will now allow their stewards to bring their guide dogs to F1 events for the first time, effective from the Brazilian Grand Prix.
October 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
BREAKING: The FIA will now allow their stewards to bring their guide dogs to F1 events for the first time, effective from the Brazilian Grand Prix.
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BREAKING: Red Bull deny cheating scandal amid fine from the FIA for tampering with tape on the pitwall near Lando Norris’ grid slot.
Red Bull insist they had a legitimate use for the tape:
Red Bull insist they had a legitimate use for the tape:
October 20, 2025 at 6:38 AM
BREAKING: Red Bull deny cheating scandal amid fine from the FIA for tampering with tape on the pitwall near Lando Norris’ grid slot.
Red Bull insist they had a legitimate use for the tape:
Red Bull insist they had a legitimate use for the tape:
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“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
October 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
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Max Verstappen has further boosted his legacy by comfortably beating a field of 7-12 year olds to win a Belgian Cadet class kart race.
Rumours that Jos Verstappen threatened the other drivers and parents with consequences if they won have been strenuously denied.
Rumours that Jos Verstappen threatened the other drivers and parents with consequences if they won have been strenuously denied.
September 16, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Max Verstappen has further boosted his legacy by comfortably beating a field of 7-12 year olds to win a Belgian Cadet class kart race.
Rumours that Jos Verstappen threatened the other drivers and parents with consequences if they won have been strenuously denied.
Rumours that Jos Verstappen threatened the other drivers and parents with consequences if they won have been strenuously denied.
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Brazil was the only place a sprint was entertaining.
I think F1 doesn't seem to understand it's just not a sprint format. It works through length and strategy, pace and nous.
Unless you bring some mad sprint tyres or make them use a spec fleet of small single seaters
I think F1 doesn't seem to understand it's just not a sprint format. It works through length and strategy, pace and nous.
Unless you bring some mad sprint tyres or make them use a spec fleet of small single seaters
September 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Brazil was the only place a sprint was entertaining.
I think F1 doesn't seem to understand it's just not a sprint format. It works through length and strategy, pace and nous.
Unless you bring some mad sprint tyres or make them use a spec fleet of small single seaters
I think F1 doesn't seem to understand it's just not a sprint format. It works through length and strategy, pace and nous.
Unless you bring some mad sprint tyres or make them use a spec fleet of small single seaters
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Red Bull have been linked with four time Indycar champion Alex Palou for 2026, a driver much praised by former F1 weasel Will Buxton.
The move comes as Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies is believed to be eager to have a genuine four time champion in the senior Red Bull team.
The move comes as Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies is believed to be eager to have a genuine four time champion in the senior Red Bull team.
August 26, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Red Bull have been linked with four time Indycar champion Alex Palou for 2026, a driver much praised by former F1 weasel Will Buxton.
The move comes as Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies is believed to be eager to have a genuine four time champion in the senior Red Bull team.
The move comes as Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies is believed to be eager to have a genuine four time champion in the senior Red Bull team.
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The FIA have clarified that Yuki Tsunoda’s Red Bull is eligible for in season testing under Testing of Previous Cars (TPC) regulations.
Tsunoda is eligible since the most recent upgrade package to his car relates to unwanted parts originally used by Max Verstappen back in 2023.
Tsunoda is eligible since the most recent upgrade package to his car relates to unwanted parts originally used by Max Verstappen back in 2023.
July 30, 2025 at 6:22 AM
The FIA have clarified that Yuki Tsunoda’s Red Bull is eligible for in season testing under Testing of Previous Cars (TPC) regulations.
Tsunoda is eligible since the most recent upgrade package to his car relates to unwanted parts originally used by Max Verstappen back in 2023.
Tsunoda is eligible since the most recent upgrade package to his car relates to unwanted parts originally used by Max Verstappen back in 2023.
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@wearetherace.bsky.social please please please get rid of your infuriating video pop ups on every page that now seem to play unmuted and you can't seem to close them.
I don't know why your web design thinks I'd want to watch a 40 minute video in miniature every time I want to read an article
I don't know why your web design thinks I'd want to watch a 40 minute video in miniature every time I want to read an article
July 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
@wearetherace.bsky.social please please please get rid of your infuriating video pop ups on every page that now seem to play unmuted and you can't seem to close them.
I don't know why your web design thinks I'd want to watch a 40 minute video in miniature every time I want to read an article
I don't know why your web design thinks I'd want to watch a 40 minute video in miniature every time I want to read an article
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Ferrari are confident they will be more competitive next season.
Their 2026 car, the HP Inkjet SF-26, will not have live feed telemetry but will instead print out all telemetry data at pitstops in under 5 minutes (10 minutes if official HP ink is not used).
Their 2026 car, the HP Inkjet SF-26, will not have live feed telemetry but will instead print out all telemetry data at pitstops in under 5 minutes (10 minutes if official HP ink is not used).
July 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Ferrari are confident they will be more competitive next season.
Their 2026 car, the HP Inkjet SF-26, will not have live feed telemetry but will instead print out all telemetry data at pitstops in under 5 minutes (10 minutes if official HP ink is not used).
Their 2026 car, the HP Inkjet SF-26, will not have live feed telemetry but will instead print out all telemetry data at pitstops in under 5 minutes (10 minutes if official HP ink is not used).
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Oscar Piastri feels Max Verstappen made a meal of their Safety Car moment.
"I don’t think he had to evade me..."
#F1
www.planetf1.com/news/oscar-p...
"I don’t think he had to evade me..."
#F1
www.planetf1.com/news/oscar-p...
Oscar Piastri makes Max Verstappen evade claim after new evidence emerges
Oscar Piastri was "confused" by the fact Max Verstappen had to evade him during the incident behind the Safety Car at Silverstone.
www.planetf1.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Oscar Piastri feels Max Verstappen made a meal of their Safety Car moment.
"I don’t think he had to evade me..."
#F1
www.planetf1.com/news/oscar-p...
"I don’t think he had to evade me..."
#F1
www.planetf1.com/news/oscar-p...
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The @fia are saddened to learn of the departure of our great friend Christian Horner as Red Bull team principal.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem would like to thank Horner for his shared vision on creating a female friendly, non-toxic environment with low staff turnover.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem would like to thank Horner for his shared vision on creating a female friendly, non-toxic environment with low staff turnover.
July 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The @fia are saddened to learn of the departure of our great friend Christian Horner as Red Bull team principal.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem would like to thank Horner for his shared vision on creating a female friendly, non-toxic environment with low staff turnover.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem would like to thank Horner for his shared vision on creating a female friendly, non-toxic environment with low staff turnover.
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Sell the team to Pepsi Max and make a team I can REALLY support
July 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Sell the team to Pepsi Max and make a team I can REALLY support
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Overtakes under safety car/VSC:
Trulli (Australia 09) +25s
Schumacher (Monaco 10) +20s
Perez (Imola 21) +10s stop/go
Ricciardo (China 24) +10s
Verstappen:
Abu Dhabi 21 - no penalty
Azerbaijan 24 (VSC) - no penalty
Canada 25 - no penalty
Britian 25 - penalty for other driver
Trulli (Australia 09) +25s
Schumacher (Monaco 10) +20s
Perez (Imola 21) +10s stop/go
Ricciardo (China 24) +10s
Verstappen:
Abu Dhabi 21 - no penalty
Azerbaijan 24 (VSC) - no penalty
Canada 25 - no penalty
Britian 25 - penalty for other driver
July 8, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Overtakes under safety car/VSC:
Trulli (Australia 09) +25s
Schumacher (Monaco 10) +20s
Perez (Imola 21) +10s stop/go
Ricciardo (China 24) +10s
Verstappen:
Abu Dhabi 21 - no penalty
Azerbaijan 24 (VSC) - no penalty
Canada 25 - no penalty
Britian 25 - penalty for other driver
Trulli (Australia 09) +25s
Schumacher (Monaco 10) +20s
Perez (Imola 21) +10s stop/go
Ricciardo (China 24) +10s
Verstappen:
Abu Dhabi 21 - no penalty
Azerbaijan 24 (VSC) - no penalty
Canada 25 - no penalty
Britian 25 - penalty for other driver
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Weird story.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem removes Britain's FIA Senate representative - BBC Sport www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formul...
Mohammed Ben Sulayem removes Britain's FIA Senate representative
Ben Cussons - Britain's representative on the FIA Senate - is removed by president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Weird story.
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Following the sacking of the FIA diversity officer, new FIA Head of Diversity Mohammed Ben Sulayem has proposed a rebrand of F1 Academy to demonstrate his ‘respectful’ views on women in motorsport:
June 26, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Following the sacking of the FIA diversity officer, new FIA Head of Diversity Mohammed Ben Sulayem has proposed a rebrand of F1 Academy to demonstrate his ‘respectful’ views on women in motorsport:
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The FIA are proud to announce their new 4.5 hour movie starring Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
One man’s battle on transparency, integrity and accountability (to destroy them).
Coming straight to VHS and Betamax in 2026. All proceeds donated to supporters of the current FIA president.
One man’s battle on transparency, integrity and accountability (to destroy them).
Coming straight to VHS and Betamax in 2026. All proceeds donated to supporters of the current FIA president.
June 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The FIA are proud to announce their new 4.5 hour movie starring Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
One man’s battle on transparency, integrity and accountability (to destroy them).
Coming straight to VHS and Betamax in 2026. All proceeds donated to supporters of the current FIA president.
One man’s battle on transparency, integrity and accountability (to destroy them).
Coming straight to VHS and Betamax in 2026. All proceeds donated to supporters of the current FIA president.
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BREAKING: Red Bull have lodged an official protest at the conclusion of the premiere of F1: The Movie.
Red Bull claim APX GP exceeded the cost cap, used asymmetric braking, their wings flexed too much and their drivers did not have the necessary Super Licence points.
Red Bull claim APX GP exceeded the cost cap, used asymmetric braking, their wings flexed too much and their drivers did not have the necessary Super Licence points.
June 17, 2025 at 5:36 AM
BREAKING: Red Bull have lodged an official protest at the conclusion of the premiere of F1: The Movie.
Red Bull claim APX GP exceeded the cost cap, used asymmetric braking, their wings flexed too much and their drivers did not have the necessary Super Licence points.
Red Bull claim APX GP exceeded the cost cap, used asymmetric braking, their wings flexed too much and their drivers did not have the necessary Super Licence points.
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The 2022 cars really did massively chop down the detrimental effects of dirty air and it's a shame the FIA haven't worked harder to stop it creeping back.
We're nowhere near 2021 levels though
We're nowhere near 2021 levels though
June 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The 2022 cars really did massively chop down the detrimental effects of dirty air and it's a shame the FIA haven't worked harder to stop it creeping back.
We're nowhere near 2021 levels though
We're nowhere near 2021 levels though
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The new Mario Kart World game on Switch 2 is reported to have a secret Max Verstappen like character, Maxio.
Players will be able to win by unleashing Maxio’s uncontrolled anger without any respect for the regulations or other drivers whilst using his ‘Race director’ powerup.
Players will be able to win by unleashing Maxio’s uncontrolled anger without any respect for the regulations or other drivers whilst using his ‘Race director’ powerup.
June 5, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The new Mario Kart World game on Switch 2 is reported to have a secret Max Verstappen like character, Maxio.
Players will be able to win by unleashing Maxio’s uncontrolled anger without any respect for the regulations or other drivers whilst using his ‘Race director’ powerup.
Players will be able to win by unleashing Maxio’s uncontrolled anger without any respect for the regulations or other drivers whilst using his ‘Race director’ powerup.
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What did you make of the stewards' decision to give Max Verstappen a 10-second time penalty for his collision with George Russell?
Here's our readers' verdict so far.
Here's our readers' verdict so far.
June 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
What did you make of the stewards' decision to give Max Verstappen a 10-second time penalty for his collision with George Russell?
Here's our readers' verdict so far.
Here's our readers' verdict so far.
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NEW: The stewards must appreciate the value of running in clean air to make the right calls when drivers cut the track to pass a rival.
Clean air is still king. Stewards must wise up and Jeddah needs a track limits fix
The stewards must appreciate the value of running in clean air to make the right calls when drivers cut the track to pass a rival.
www.racefans.net
April 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
NEW: The stewards must appreciate the value of running in clean air to make the right calls when drivers cut the track to pass a rival.