Formula One teams will seek more details on plans to overhaul the sport in 2021 from Liberty Media in a meeting today in Monaco.
2021 F1 season articles articles archive
Index of all RaceFans articles covering the 2021 Formula 1 season.
Todt willing to drop F1’s “beautiful” MGU-H to attract new manufacturers
2021 F1 season
Posted onFIA president Jean Todt describes F1’s heat energy recovery technology as a “beautiful piece of art” but says he is willing to drop it to attract new manufacturers.
Mercedes strongly opposes plan to ban ‘mission control’
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes executive director Toto Wolff has described Liberty Media’s plan to scrap team’s ‘mission control’ virtual garages in 2021 as a “very bad idea”.
Little appetite for return of “predictable” refuelling pit stops in 2021
2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onBringing back refuelling would add little to the spectacle of F1 according to senior technical figures from two of the sport’s leading teams.
F1 teams could lose ‘mission control’ rooms in new plan to improve races
2021 F1 season
Posted on‘Mission control’-style virtual garages used by F1 teams could be scrapped in 2021 under plans to cut costs and make racing less predictable.
“Williams will close” if F1 doesn’t cap budgets in 2021
2018 F1 season
Posted onLiberty Media has been urged by one of the sport’s longest-running teams not to back down from plans to introduce a budget cap to F1 in 2021.
No fuel flow limit, higher revs: F1 plans spectacular 2021 engines
2021 F1 season
Posted onRestrictions on F1 engine performance including rev and fuel flow limits will be relaxed under further proposals for changes to the formula from 2021.
Marchionne repeats threat to pull Ferrari out of F1 despite Liberty concessions
2018 F1 season
Posted onFerrari CEO Sergio Marchionne has repeated the team’s threat to quit F1 despite Liberty Media offering concessions in its plan for how F1 will be run from 2021.
F1 2021: Liberty’s masterplan for Formula One’s future uncovered
RacingLines
Posted onRaceFans has learned how Liberty Media intends to shake up F1 in 2021. Dieter Rencken explains what’s on the table and considers how teams will react.
Revealed: The winners and losers under Liberty’s 2021 F1 prize money plan
2018 F1 season
Posted onFerrari and Mercedes will receive a much smaller share of F1’s prize money from 2021 under new plans for how the near-$1 billion fund will be shared out.
Wolff: $150 million cost cap ‘not achievable’
2018 F1 season
Posted onMercedes executive director Toto Wolff says a mooted cost cap of $150 million for Formula One teams in 2021 is “not achievable” but is close to being realistic.
Liberty propose 2021 F1 cost cap and prize money changes
2021 F1 season
Posted onLiberty Media has proposed a budget cap among a raft of changes to be introduced to Formula One in 2021.
F1 warned not to “end up like IndyCar” as Liberty prepares to reveal 2021 plans
2018 F1 season
Posted onFormula One has been warned not to “end up like IndyCar” by further relaxing rules which require teams to build their own cars.
No proper fix for F1’s passing problem before 2021 – Brawn
2018 F1 season
Posted onFormula One’s managing director of motorsport Ross Brawn says it will take until 2021 for the sport to properly tackle its overtaking problem.
Can the FIA hit its nine goals for F1’s 2021 engine?
2018 F1 season
Posted onFIA president Jean Todt has nine goals for F1’s new 2021 engine regulations. But achieving all of them wil
Heavy F1 cars need “significant” weight cut in 2021 – Lowe
2018 F1 season
Posted onFormula One cars have become too heavy because of recent rules changes according to Williams chief technical officer Paddy Lowe.
Ferrari’s power to veto F1 rules is up for discussion – Todt
2018 F1 season
Posted onDiscussions with Ferrari over their future in F1 will include the controversial issue of their power to veto F1 rules changes, FIA president Jean Todt has confirmed.
New engine rules show F1 is listening to fans – Brawn
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula One’s planned engine changes for 2021 show the sport has paid attention to feedback from fans, according to Ross Brawn.
F1 announces new engine format for 2021 with higher rev limit and hybrid changes
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula One Management and the FIA has announced the planned changes to F1’s engine rules from 2021.