Super-clipping, the FIA wants to eliminate the minimum charging limit. The GPDA approves

Super-clipping, the FIA wants to eliminate the minimum charging limit. The GPDA approves

Marco Sassara
19 aprile 2026

In these days, the FIA has held meetings with teams and producers to address safety and entertainment issues arising from the new 2026 regulation. Russell lays out the possible solution to the topic of super-clipping.

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Mercedes and Ferrari aim for 48 percent ICE efficiency, FIA sets target

Mercedes and Ferrari aim for 48 percent ICE efficiency, FIA sets target

Marco Sassara
27 marzo 2026

If we compare the technical data sheets of the Mercedes and Ferrari PUs, it would seem that we are talking about two completely identical engines! If we were to exchange data, at least at the level of the stated technical characteristics, we would be dealing with the same unit of power. Clearly this is not the case.

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Mercedes: party mode is a provocation, but Hamilton knows what he's saying

Mercedes: party mode is a provocation, but Hamilton knows what he's saying

Marco Sassara
27 marzo 2026

Hamilton has revived the trend ‘Mercedes party-mode’. The term, widely used since 2014 and banned in 2020, gave the Stuttgart team an advantage in both racing and qualifying. What exactly was it ‘party mode’? Is this really the weapon of 2026?

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Beware the Gap: 2026 Chinese GP

Beware the Gap: 2026 Chinese GP

Marco Sassara
20 marzo 2026

The column ‘Beware the Gap’ is transformed for the Shanghai GP. No more photos. We offer you a nice video to keep track of the GP within GP and the gaps between each team and each driver present on the starting grid of the 2026 F1 season.

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Mercedes self-harming, nothing else has been discussed in China

Mercedes self-harming, nothing else has been discussed in China

Marco Sassara
20 marzo 2026

Everyone against Mercedes, with the German team doing nothing to defend themselves. In fact, the Stuttgart team's attitude is not only that of those who want to pretend that nothing is happening, but is even provoking discussions about...

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ADUO has limitations, constructors are already complaining

ADUO has limitations, constructors are already complaining

Marco Sassara
12 marzo 2026

During the Australian GP, the first event of the 2026 Formula One World Championship, we learned that some manufacturers had already raised complaints about ADUO, the new system created by the FIA to give engine manufacturers a chance...

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Beware the Gap: 2026 Australian GP

Beware the Gap: 2026 Australian GP

Marco Sassara
12 marzo 2026

New year, new rules, new title. ‘Beware of the gap’ was born with the aim of restoring the distance of each team from the leader. The concept was later extended to pilots. For timetables we refer to the qualification.

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Double grid: the proposal that Ferrari has never made

Double grid: the proposal that Ferrari has never made

Marco Sassara
12 marzo 2026

After the FIA issued its decision on departures, Ferrari team director Frédéric Vasseur had many kind words about the team not sharing the position taken by the Federation, but before? What happened from the Bahrain tests in Melbourne?

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Test Bahrain - Top team analysis: Ferrari's lead is not a bluff

Test Bahrain - Top team analysis: Ferrari's lead is not a bluff

Marco Sassara
28 febbraio 2026

The final week of testing in Bahrain ended in a pleasant surprise for the Italian public. Charles Leclerc managed to put his SF-26 at the top of the time list and be two seconds away from his 2025 pole time. There are some aspects...

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FIA: It's too convenient to blame manufacturers for their own inefficiencies

FIA: It's too convenient to blame manufacturers for their own inefficiencies

Marco Sassara
16 febbraio 2026

The compression ratio rumors are true. The FIA admits this, but at the same time it continues to generate great confusion. A mess that isn't even too respectful for technicians working in Formula 1.

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Let's get this straight: regulatory change relief plagues Wolff

Let's get this straight: regulatory change relief plagues Wolff

Marco Sassara
10 febbraio 2026

There are so many rumors circulating about what can and cannot be done in 2026 in terms of voting and changes to the FIA regulations. The Mercedes case is making waves. Let's get one thing straight.

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Williams: the smart way to address regulatory change

Williams: the smart way to address regulatory change

Marco Sassara
28 gennaio 2026

Williams announced it was late in building the car, reportedly failing crash tests, but perhaps, since there's always a pretty logical explanation behind every fact, Williams might have found an excuse to...

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Ferrari-Red Bull: a hurricane is about to devastate Formula 1

Ferrari-Red Bull: a hurricane is about to devastate Formula 1

Marco Sassara
26 gennaio 2026

In a scenario where Mercedes-powered cars truly have an advantage and Aston Martin has a good chance of success, if Verstappen and Leclerc declare themselves free, the 2027 market would erupt in a hurricane that will devastate the lineups of many F1 teams.

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