Watch FIFA World Cup 2026™ LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

F1 bosses clear Ferrari of cheating

Formula One officials say an investigation has found Ferrari has not been illegally boosting its energy recovery system.

Formula One's governing body has cleared Ferrari of any suspicion of cheating after rivals questioned the Formula One team's energy recovery system.

The International Automobile Federation (FIA) had been investigating after Mercedes and Red Bull raised concerns about what Ferrari were doing.

FIA race director Charlie Whiting said on Saturday that Ferrari's system was more complicated than that used by rivals but he now accepted everything was above board.

"We had some concerns in Baku (at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in April) that were difficult to explain and we worked through it with them," said Whiting at the Monaco Grand Prix.

"(The rulebook) says that it is the duty of the competitor to satisfy the FIA that their car complies at all times and they were having difficulty satisfying us," he added.

"Here, we are now satisfied."

Whiting noted that a senior Ferrari engine designer had moved to Mercedes this season and said former Ferrari technical head James Allison, now in a similar role at Mercedes, had raised concerns.

"The matter was exacerbated by unsubstantiated speculation that went through the paddock like wildfire," said Whiting.

He said any information that might have travelled from Ferrari to Mercedes was likely to have been outdated.

The controversy burst out into the open on Thursday, when the official Formula One website reported that the FIA had asked Ferrari to "run an extra piece of hardware" so they could monitor the system.

The website suggested rivals had expressed concerns Ferrari might be boosting energy flow beyond the permitted limit.


2 min read

Published

Source: AAP



Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service

Watch now

Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world