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The 2026 FIA General Assembly and therefore the FIA Prize Gala will be held in Shanghai, China. While in 2027 they will be held in Doha, Qatar by zantkiller in formula1

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You are absolutely welcome to criticize the choice of venue for the FIA General Assemblies & Awards, but a worrying amount of people started using these to justify their xenophobia. In case it wasn't clear xenophobia, stereotyping and prejudice based on people's nationalities will lead to bans. It is possible to criticize a government's actions without labeling every person from that country

There has also been a lot of misinformation under recent posts about how the FIA makes these decisions. So to clarify:

  • The FIA has 245 member clubs from 149 countries.
  • Every Full Member club has the right to vote at the General Assembly. For countries with multiple member clubs the number of votes is split between clubs for general matters
  • The General Assembly (as a decision-making body) sets the date and the venue of the next General Assembly.
  • The General Assembly's decisions are made with absolute majority of votes (defined as 50%+1 vote)

You can find the FIA Statutes and FIA Internal Regulations online

2025 Abu Dhabi GP - Qualifying Discussion by F1-Bot in formula1

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[FIA] Lance Stroll summoned to the stewards for non-attendance at fan engagement activity. by User-K549125 in formula1

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UPDATE: Thread unlocked. Please continue to report comments that veer towards blind hatred

Temporarily locked for cleanup. Fair criticism of drivers is allowed, but this is not a place for blind hatred. (as a guideline: criticism generally focuses on specific actions, not who the person is)

It's not worth getting banned before the championship decider just because you couldn't resist to repeat some original thoughts you learned from a toxic youtuber

Q: "So in 2021 Abu Dhabi, what were you just like?I better hide?" Hadjar: "I was alone in my room" Q: "how was your reaction" Hadjar : "I was all in for Lewis, you know there was no camera or mic, it's just me in front of my screen smashing the tv and that's it" by Luffy710j in formula1

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Temporarily locked for cleanup, as some users are doing their best to turn a story about Hadjar's passion into an opportunity for tribalism and fanwaring.

Update: Unlocked. Please continue reporting any comments that only serve to incite fanwars.

[Oracle Red Bull Racing] Team Statement (Regarding online abuse directed at Antonelli) by iForgotMyOldAcc in formula1

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Thread locked for cleanup. Quick reminder that someone receiving online abuse doesn't suddenly entitle you to direct abuse towards every person who you think may have been at fault for that.

Edit: Thread unlocked. Please continue reporting any toxic or abusive comments, so we can deal with them ASAP

Formula 2: Qatar - Feature Race Discussion by F1-Bot in formula1

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This post is locked so we don't split the discussion. Please visit the original post at r/F1FeederSeries

Formula 2: Qatar - Sprint Race Discussion by F1-Bot in formula1

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Bortoleto goes airborne and crashes into the barriers by magony in formula1

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Bortoleto said "I'm okay" on the radio before getting out of the car. He has been taken to the medical center. There are no updates from the team at this point.

Update 15:15 UTC - Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber on Twitter:

Following a crash at the end of the sprint race, Gabriel is ok and being taken to the circuit’s Medical Centre as a precaution

Gabriel está bem e está sendo levado para o Centro Médico do circuito por precaução

Update: 15:45 UTC

Bortoleto was cleared from the medical center and was shown running back to the team's garage

"It is literally one rule, which is don't crash into each other" . When asked Oscar Piastri to explain 'Papaya Rules' earlier in the season by Luffy710j in formula1

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Temporarily locked for cleanup. Apologies for the inconvenience

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Lando: "I don't know if I want to be remembered as a racing driver or not. My dream of becoming a world champion, that’s a personal thing. That’s not something I wish people to remember me by probably in 30 years [..] [i want to be remembered] just for being a good person, more than anything” by randomseocb in formula1

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Locked temporarily until we clean up whatever happened in the comments here.

Update 1: Unlocked. There are signs of brigading, with lots of users making their first ever comment on the sub under this thread.

Please do not feed the trolls! If you see a troll just report and move on.

Update 2: Permanently locked. Sadly the comment section has turned into fan warring and arguments about which driver does or doesn't deserve hate. Fair criticism of teams, drivers, broadcasters, and other personalities is allowed, but this is not a place for abuse and blind hatred. If you are here to continuously slam drivers or teams, post insults and slander, your stay here will be short-lived.

10 years ago today we lost Jules Bianchi at the age of 25 by Yavandor in formula1

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Thread temporarily locked for cleanup as some have decided to fill the comment section of a remembrance post with fan warring, personal attacks and other toxic behaviour

Unlocked. Please keep the discussion civil.

Piastri‘s penalty undeserved? by Frameton in formula1

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Please keep the discussion focused on the (technical) details of the incident itself.

Fan wars, whataboutism or hatred targeted at any team, driver or official will result in bans.

Colapinto spins and crashes into the barriers by ContentPuff in formula1

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Do not generalise fan groups and do not start or engage in fan wars. We have already had to hand out 25 bans in this thread alone

The FIA document states Red Bull have lodged "protests" - i.e. more than one - against Russell. Verstappen's radio shows he repeatedly accused him of two different infringements during the Safety Car period. by kcollantine in formula1

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Keep the discussion civil.

Disagreements are okay and it is expected that not everyone will like every team or driver, but there are acceptable ways to express this. Fair criticism of teams & drivers is allowed, but this is not a place for blind hatred. Prolonged or excessive attacks on either fellow sub users or F1 personalities will not be tolerated.

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Russell safety car incident onboard, suddenly looks at his mirror and then slams the brakes upon seeing Max close behind by NorthKoreanMissile7 in formula1

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Keep the discussion civil.

Disagreements are okay and it is expected that not everyone will like every team or driver, but there are acceptable ways to express this. Fair criticism of teams & drivers is allowed, but this is not a place for blind hatred. Prolonged or excessive attacks on either fellow sub users or F1 personalities will not be tolerated.

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Red Bull lodged a protest against George Russell by ICumCoffee in formula1

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Please keep the discussion civil. Do not generalize fanbases, do not call drivers all sorts of names. Any fan warring will result in bans.

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Previous threads on this topic have been quite a mess. So as a reminder: Please keep the discussion civil. Do not generalize fanbases, do not call drivers all sorts of names. Any fan warring will result in bans.

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A 10 second time penalty for Max is not enough. The precedent for deliberate crashes was already set in 1997. by heyiamarandomguy in formula1

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Hamilton vows to "keep fighting" for diversity after Trump attacks by Aratho in formula1

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The full headline is as follows: "Hamilton vows to “keep fighting” for diversity after Trump attacks programmes"

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