{"id":902858,"date":"2026-09-20T12:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T12:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/902858\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T12:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T12:14:10","slug":"f1-news-today-christian-horner-decision-tipped-to-cause-trouble-as-mercedes-chief-reveals-secret-codes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/902858\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 News Today: Christian Horner decision tipped to cause trouble as Mercedes chief reveals ‘secret codes’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Renault<\/a> could be left with a headache following their move to block Christian Horner buying the Alpine team. <\/p>\n

\nThe French team are still largely controlled by car company, but it has been a 24 per cent stake in the team from Otro Capital that has been an interest in recent times. <\/p>\n

\n\u27a1\ufe0f READ MORE<\/a> <\/p>\n

Mercedes<\/a> chief reveals ‘secret codes’ team changes every week<\/p>\n

\nMercedes’ trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has lifted the lid on the ‘secret codes’ the team use over the radio with their drivers. <\/p>\n

Article continues under video<\/p>\n

\nThe use of code words on team radio isn’t exactly a fresh one \u2013 some NASCAR drivers even use words related to their sponsors, with ‘nuggets’, ‘cheeseburger’, ‘Filet-O-Fish’ all being used for different purposes by one McDonald’s-sponsored car \u2013 but the insight is rarely discussed by F1 team personnel. <\/p>\n

\n\u27a1\ufe0f READ MORE<\/a> <\/p>\n

Ferrari<\/a> make big decision on exciting F1 prospect<\/p>\n

\nLong-time Ferrari Driver Academy prospect Dino Beganovic will leave the programme in 2027, according to reports. <\/p>\n

\nHowever, that doesn’t mean that the Swedish-Bosnian driver will be uncoupling from the team. In fact, it’s said that he will remain with Ferrari as a test and development driver going forward. <\/p>\n

\n\u27a1\ufe0f READ MORE<\/a> <\/p>\n

Ferrari F1 star set for grid penalty at next race in Azerbaijan<\/p>\n

\nFerrari are preparing to take advantage of the Baku track for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as they consider taking a grid penalty for the weekend. <\/p>\n

\nCharles Leclerc<\/a> has power unit concerns for the rest of the season. The Monegasque star crashed heavily at the Italian Grand Prix earlier this month, spinning off at the high speed Parabolica and hitting the tyre barrier with the rear of his SF-26. <\/p>\n

\n\u27a1\ufe0f READ MORE<\/a> <\/p>\n

F1 track aims to return to after 15-year absence<\/p>\n

\nThe Indian government is making a serious bid to bring Formula 1 back by officially targeting a return to the race calendar in 2028. <\/p>\n

\nAccording to Formule1.nl, authorities have set up a special ten-member task force charged with overcoming the complex bureaucratic and financial hurdles that once sidelined the sport. <\/p>\n

\n\u27a1\ufe0f READ MORE<\/a> <\/p>\n

British racing star released from hospital after horror crash<\/p>\n

\nBritish GT3 racing star Ollie Millroy has announced that he has been discharged from a Shanghai hospital after a terrifying crash earlier this month. <\/p>\n

\nMillroy was taking part in a ChinaGT Championship race at the Shanghai International Circuit when he got caught up as in innocent bystander in a crash coming down the back straight. <\/p>\n

\n\u27a1\ufe0f READ MORE<\/a> <\/p>\n

Red Bull’s master move revealed to get Max Verstappen<\/a> to sign a new F1 deal<\/p>\n

\nMax Verstappen is setting his sights on some of the world\u2019s most prestigious endurance races, if the F1 calendar allows. <\/p>\n

\nThe Red Bull driver, who has already taken part in the A24h Nurburgring, now hopes not only to return to the iconic Nordschleife but also to compete in the famed 24-hour events at Le Mans and Daytona. <\/p>\n

\n\u27a1\ufe0f READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Renault could be left with a headache following their move to block Christian Horner buying the Alpine team. …\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":902859,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,13752,578,10370,576,577,1881,44,82],"class_list":["post-902858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-chris-deeley","tag-f1","tag-f1-today","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-mercedes","tag-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=902858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/902859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=902858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=902858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=902858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}