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• FIA bans Ferrari, Mercedes 'skid block' protections
• Nov.21 (GMM) Formula 1 has surprised the teams by banning protective elements to the so-called 'skid blocks' underneath the 2024-spec cars. In the new ground effect area, running as close to the track as possible is an advantage - but the risk is that the floor will wear down so much that it becomes illegal. Many teams came up with special protective solutions. "Around 50 percent of the ...full article
• Shwartzman no longer a Russian driver - Mazepin
• Nov.21 (GMM) Robert Shwartzman is no longer a Russian driver, according to former Haas racer Nikita Mazepin. At the outbreak of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, Mazepin and his billionaire father's brand Uralkali were expelled from Haas and essentially banned from Formula 1. However, as fellow Russian Shwartzman, who like Mazepin is 25, was actually born in Israel, he simply switched his racing...full article
• 'No answer' yet to F1 drivers' letter to FIA - Leclerc
• Nov.21 (GMM) The FIA is yet to respond to the letter put out by the Formula 1 drivers' union. Earlier in November, angry about Mohammed Ben Sulayem's clampdown on bad language, the Grand Prix Drivers' Association published a statement urging the FIA president to "also consider his own tone and language". "Our members are adults," the GPDA added. "They do not need to be given instructions v...full article