News Details
Drivers threaten to boycott race over tyres
The Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) has written to the FIA threatening to boycott the German Grand Prix if it sees a repeat of what happened at Silverstone last weekend. The British GP saw no less than five tyre failures which almost resulted in the race being red flagged. The GPDA, which represents the majority of the grid, says it will withdraw its drivers if, during practice, the tyres show signs of failing in a similar fashion, citing driver safety as its biggest concern. "We trust that the changes made to the tyres will have the desired results and that similar problems will not occur during the German GP weekend," read a statement. "If similar problems manifest...
Full Story »
Full Story »
12y ago from TheF1Times.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Drivers threaten boycott of German GP if tire issues...
The Grand Prix Drivers Association has met Thursday and issued a strong...
12y ago from Formula1Blog.com
GPDA threaten German GP boycott
Formula One's drivers have threatened to boycott the German Grand Prix if...
12y ago from espnF1.com
Drivers threaten to boycott race
The Formula One drivers 'union' has warned that if there is a repeat of...
12y ago from Pitpass.com
Drivers talk of boycott
While the FIA has promised a thorough investigation into the tyre problems...
12y ago from Pitpass.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Why Jorge Martin burst into tears at MotoGP Hungarian...
No description available...
19h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez: ‘My exceptional 2025 MotoGP season...
No description available...
23h ago from Motorsport.com
Yamaha confirms its V4 will race at MotoGP San Marino...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Why Yamaha was disappointing on 2026 MotoGP rider...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
IndyCar's Alex Palou is not on Red Bull's F1...
No description available...
12h ago from Motorsport.com
Chip Ganassi shuts down Alex Palou and Red Bull F1...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
IndyCar partners with iRacing for standalone video...
The NTT IndyCar Series will feature in a new branded video game title,...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Winners and losers of IndyCar Snap-On Milwaukee Mile...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Fast WRC Paraguay stages promise “plenty of...
No description available...
14h ago from Motorsport.com
FIA launches tender process for new WRC promoter
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Esteban Ocon's wild childhood dream: 'I wanted to buy...
No description available...
2w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Premier League build-up LIVE! Slot and Howe set to...
No description available...
44m ago from SkySports.com
Can Eze complete redemption arc and push Arsenal to PL...
Eberechi Eze's journey to becoming an Arsenal player was one that began...
34m ago from SkySports.com
Crystal Palace close to agreeing compensation with...
Crystal Palace are reportedly close to agreeing the amount of compensation...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Arsenal target pushing to join Gunners this summer,...
Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie is reportedly pushing to join...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Mercedes cut ties with race-winning driver for 2026
Mercedes will part way with one of their drivers... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com
Verstappen: Motivation ‘not that hard’ despite fading...
Max Verstappen has dismissed any suggestions that... Read More »
54m ago from F1i.com
George Russell brands downbeat Lewis Hamilton F1...
George Russell has branded self-critical... Read More »
54m ago from MotorsportWeek.com
