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Red Bull face FIA scrutiny as F1 confirm point system change - RacingNews365 Review

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Red Bull has confirmed the existence of a system that adjusts the front bib clearance of the RB20 car.

Ahead of the US Grand Prix weekend, a report emerged which suggested one F1 team was under scrutiny for having a device that changed the ride height of the car between qualifying and the race.

READ MORE: Red Bull agree F1 car change plan with FIA after trick exposed

F1 makes significant change to points system for 2025

F1 is to drop the bonus point awarded for the fastest lap in the 2025 season after a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council. 

The extra point was re-introduced in 2019 for those drivers who took the fastest lap and finished inside the top 10, but after five seasons, it is to be dropped from next season. 

READ MORE: F1 makes significant change to points system for 2025

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Verstappen faces another grid penalty - but where will Red Bull take it?

A second power unit penalty of the F1 season looms over Max Verstappen, but where will he and Red Bull bite the bullet?

After the Dutchman lost an internal combustion engine (ICE) early in the season to electrical problems in Canada, Red Bull had to change to a fifth ICE in the back of his RB20 earlier than planned.

READ MORE: Verstappen faces another grid penalty - but where will Red Bull take it?

Norris hopeful of F1 title shift after Red Bull secret revealed

Lando Norris is hopeful the F1 title fight will "shift" more in favour of himself and McLaren following the exposure of a secret device on rival Max Verstappen's Red Bull.

The constructors' champion has confirmed the existence of a system that adjusts the front-bib clearance of its RB20, allowing it to secretly alter the ride height of the car in between qualifying and a grand prix.

READ MORE: Norris hopeful of F1 title shift after Red Bull secret revealed

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Verstappen warns Piastri to 'never accept' McLaren F1 treatment

Max Verstappen has insisted Oscar Piastri is not a 'second driver' and that he would "never accept" the position in which McLaren has placed the 23-year-old.

As the F1 season draws to a close, the three-time F1 champion Verstappen finds himself in a championship battle with Lando Norris.

READ MORE: Verstappen warns Piastri to 'never accept' McLaren F1 treatment

Why Norris only has three races to catch Verstappen in F1 title race

Lando Norris must already make history if he is to win the 2024 F1 world drivers' championship and overhaul Max Verstappen. 

At its peak, the gap between the two title protagonists was 84 points, with Verstappen eking out a further three points by overtaking Norris to finish second in the British Grand Prix, but in the six races since, Norris has chipped 32 points away to sit 52 behind the Red Bull.

READ MORE: Why Norris only has three races to catch Verstappen in F1 title race

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