{"id":85697,"date":"2025-05-08T22:02:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T22:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/85697\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T22:02:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T22:02:09","slug":"fia-investigate-mclaren-as-brundle-spots-problem-with-lewis-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/85697\/","title":{"rendered":"FIA investigate McLaren as Brundle spots problem with Lewis Hamilton"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve had a hectic come-down from the Miami Grand Prix, which means our F1 news round-up for May 8, 2025 is a doozy!<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the FIA\u2019s imminent McLaren brake findings to the latest news in the Oliver Oakes saga, we\u2019ve got all the biggest headlines all in one place.<\/p>\n

F1 news: The FIA are digging deep into McLaren\u2019s brakes<\/p>\n

The FIA\u2019s usual in-depth examination of a car\u2019s component design following a Grand Prix saw McLaren\u2019s MCL39 have its rear brakes looked at in forensic detail.<\/p>\n

Separate from the usual post-race scrutineering following every Grand Prix, a car from the top 10 finishers is hauled aside for more exhaustive checks by the FIA\u2019s technical delegate Jo Bauer.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0FIA set to release findings of forensic McLaren brake checks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

F1 news: Oliver Oakes facing legal trouble<\/p>\n

Former Formula 1 team boss Oliver Oakes is understood to have travelled to Dubai, shortly after developments involving his brother and the Hitech team emerged.<\/p>\n

Oakes parted ways from Formula 1 in the aftermath of the Miami Grand Prix. His brother, William Oakes, was recently arrested and charged with \u2018transferring criminal property\u2019.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0Oliver Oakes travelled to Dubai after brother arrested with \u2018large amount of cash\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dig deeper into the ongoing Alpine drama:<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc49\u00a0What\u2019s going on at Alpine? Here\u2019s everything you need to know<\/a><\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc49\u00a0\u2018Pretty significant\u2019 cash and \u2018Netflix\u2019 clues in Alpine driver swap<\/a><\/p>\n

F1 news: Martin Brundle spots Lewis Hamilton problem<\/p>\n

While Ferrari \u201cclosed rank\u201d after the Miami Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton has been warned by Martin Brundle that his \u201ccomments can\u2019t be unsaid\u201d.<\/p>\n

That comes following a frustrating Miami GP for Ferrari and its drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, with the use of team orders triggering a string of fiery comments from Hamilton delivered to race engineer Ricciardo Adami.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0The problem with Lewis Hamilton\u2019s comments after Ferrari radio fireworks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

F1 news: No, Oli Oakes isn\u2019t replacing Christian Horner<\/p>\n

Red Bull\u2019s Imola updates may be important for the season\u2019s prospects but aren\u2019t key to Christian Horner retaining the support of the team\u2019s shareholders.<\/p>\n

A report in Italy\u2019s AutoSprint suggested Horner may lose the support of the Thai shareholding of Red Bull if the upgrade plans for Imola fail to noticeably transform the team\u2019s competitiveness.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0Christian Horner Red Bull exit rumours dismissed after wild Oli Oakes theory<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

F1 news: Goodbye, cost cap?<\/p>\n

The F1 cost cap could be removed following comments from FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem that it was \u201ca headache\u201d and he did not \u201csee the point\u201d in having it.<\/p>\n

The cost cap was introduced in 2021 in order to make competition fairer but four years later and the incumbent president has hinted it could be scrapped.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0F1 cost cap could be removed in radical Mohammed Ben Sulayem proposal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019ve had a hectic come-down from the Miami Grand Prix, which means our F1 news round-up for May…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":85698,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4103],"tags":[4199,707,4200,225,12,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-85697","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-f1","8":"tag-f1","9":"tag-formula-1","10":"tag-formula1","11":"tag-home-page","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114474473458108717","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}