The two sides of F1’s next big rules row

OPINION: Many of the political episodes of the 2023 Formula 1 season turned out to be damp squibs. But one took on a new dimension in the season’s final rounds that has the potential to turn into something far bigger in 2024. Here’s how

Until yesterday’s stunning exchanges over the FIA opening an investigation into a potential conflict of interest between Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff and F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff, the off-track political spectacle of the 2023 Formula 1 campaign rather reflected the action on-track.

Plenty of potential flair ups, but little that really spilled over from a cold to hot confrontation.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.