Welcome to Friday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
Comment of the day
Ferrari and several other teams are seeking permission to improve their engines under Formula 1’s Additional Development Upgrade Opportunity rules. But should engine development be restricted at all?
Why are there any restrictions on engine development in a cost cap environment? Shouldn’t the cost cap itself be the ultimate arbiter?
I find the FIA’s need to over-regulate frankly archaic.
Fixer_B
Social media and links
Ben Sulayem wants to scrap FIA presidency term limits (BBC)
According to reports, proposed changes to the FIA statutes would tighten rules for presidential candidates, adding a requirement to demonstrate sufficient experience within an FIA member or body.
Who really controls the Williams F1 team? A bitter legal battle has put this question centre stage (The Guardian)
Former Williams team principal Jost Capito defended Claudia Schwarz’s performance at Williams, saying she consistently delivered on key performance indicators while working within budget and that he does not believe the allegations against her are accurate.
Understanding Palou’s Indy 500 wing penalty (Racer)
Experts are comparing this penalty to a 2025 case, noting that differences in endplate-to-main-plane alignment and assembly versus modification were central to the earlier ruling.
Webber (Instagram)
“Always a privilege taking people (Oscar Piastri) for their first time to the Isle of Man TT. Never fails to impress them the display of sheer courage.”
Statement: Daniel Ingham (Isle of Man TT)
The Isle of Man TT Races expressed deep sadness at the passing of Daniel Ingham following an incident during qualifying for the 2026 event.
McLaren Racing delivers breakthrough climate innovations (McLaren)
McLaren highlighted several achievements, including OSCAR (Operational System for Coral Assembly and Restoration), a semi-autonomous coral-seeding machine developed with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation to scale coral restoration from 100,000 to 1 million corals planted per year.
New flat wasps (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) from the middle Cretaceous Kachin amber of Myanmar (Science Direct)
The paper notes a species named in honour of Oscar Piastri for his achievements in Formula 1 and because the amber’s colour recalled McLaren orange. The name is treated as a noun in the genitive case.
A fan-favorite returns! The No. 10 HRC Honda hits the streets of Detroit this weekend 🚀
— Chip Ganassi Racing ⚡️ (@CGRTeams) May 27, 2026
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Happy birthday!
Happy birthday to Chris, Hughes, Silverkeg and danny11!
On this day in motorsport
- 15 years ago today Sebastian Vettel won the Monaco Grand Prix, aided by a late red flag while under pressure from Jenson Button.
- Born on this day in 1963: Ukyo Katayama, who started 94 grands prix in the 1990s and recorded a best season of two fifth-place finishes for Tyrrell in 1994.
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