The ban on off-throttle blown diffusers is to be dropped, providing the teams are in 'unanimous agreement', the FIA has announced. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel said he was trying not to pay attention to the off-throttle diffuser ban and that he just wanted to show Red Bull is still competitive after he took second on... read more »
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Off-throttle blown diffuser ban or not, Red Bull Racing had the 1-2 in qualifying for the British GP with Mark Webber on pole... read more »
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Concessions made by the FIA over its supposed ban on off-throttle blown diffusers kicked off a row between Red Bull boss Christian Horner and McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh on... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel said the wet conditions on Friday made it difficult to understand the full effect of the ban on off-throttle blown diffusers at the British Grand Prix, but is... read more »
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Red Bull Racing has been handed a late boost in its hopes of minimising the performance loss caused by the ban on the off-throttle use of blown diffusers, after the FIA agreed... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel says F1 will have to wait until Saturday to see the true repercussions of the new ban on off-throttle blown diffusers... read more »
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McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh claims the FIA has altered the off-throttle exhaust-blown diffuser ban to satisfy Renault and Red Bull. The ban, which took effect read more »
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Williams driver Pastor Maldonado shares his thoughts on this weekend's British GP and the new ban on off-throttle blown diffusers... read more »
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Fernando Alonso is bullish that his Ferrari team will benefit from the tweaks to the blown diffuser regulations introduced at this weekend's British Grand Prix. read more »
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Ross Brawn has backed the FIA's decision to ban off-throttle blown diffusers, saying it has prevented the season from being marred by protests... read more »
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Ross Brawn believes the FIA had no choice but to impose its ban on the off-throttle use of blown diffusers mid-season, because otherwise the sport faced the prospect of... read more »
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Nick Heidfeld reckons Silverstone could be good for Lotus Renault GP, despite the ban on the off-throttle blown diffusers. read more »
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Team Lotus will take a competitive step forward in this weekend's British Grand Prix because of the ban on off-throttle blowing of the diffuser, according to Jarno Trulli. read more »
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Rubens Barrichello is hopeful the ban on off-throttle diffusers will help his Williams team close the gap to the front this weekend. read more »
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Jenson Button thinks the off-throttle blown diffuser ban will be a "reasonably big hit" for all of the front-running teams at this weekend's British Grand Prix. read more »
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Jarno Trulli says a change in the diffuser rules could help Team Lotus at Silverstone read more »
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Jarno Trulli says Lotus may be able to gain on the midfield once again thanks to the off-throttle diffuser ban that comes in to force at the British Grand Prix. read more »
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Mark Webber questions the timing of the decision to ban off-throttle blown diffusers from the British Grand Prix this weekend read more »
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Renault technical director James Allison says it will only be when on-track action starts that the impact of a blown diffuser ban will be seen read more »
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Renault team boss Eric Boullier says the new ban on off-throttle blown diffusers will "definitely affect" his team... read more »
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Although he didn't dwell on it, Mark Webber has questioned the timing of the new ban on off-throttle blown diffusers... read more »
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Renault thinks it's vital it braces itself for any unexpected consequences that come this weekend as a result of the ban on the off-throttle use of blown diffusers. read more »
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Red Bull's technical chief Adrian Newey believes his team will be affected "quite heavily" by the ban on off-throttle diffusers that comes into effect from this... read more »
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Jaime Alguersuari contends that recent strong performances like those in Montreal and Valencia could be considerably more commonplace were only testing to be reintroduced into F1. read more »
Dutch Grand Prix
23rd of August 2026
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | 219 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 169 |
| 3 | George Russell | 160 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | 138 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | 128 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | 109 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | 92 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | 68 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 43 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | 42 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 379 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 307 |
| 3 | McLaren | 220 |
| 4 | Red Bull Racing | 177 |
| 5 | Racing Bulls | 66 |
| 6 | Alpine | 61 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 21 |
| 8 | Audi | 12 |
| 9 | Williams | 11 |
| 10 | Aston Martin | 1 |
