F1’s brutal axe: the team bosses who were ruthlessly sacked
From shock Zoom calls to ruthless midnight firings, F1’s history is littered with team principals and executives who are in command one moment and unceremoniously sacked the next
Explore more than a century of racing in the Motor Sport Database: thousands of drivers, teams, circuits and races in our interactive encyclopedia
3,496 Championships
20,217 Results
26,107 Drivers
14,836 Teams
935 Circuits
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Pirelli British Grand Prix 05/07/2026 2026 F1 World Championship |
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Silverstone F2 – Race 2 05/07/2026 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship |
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4 Hours of Imola 05/07/2026 2026 European Le Mans Series |
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Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio 05/07/2026 2026 NTT IndyCar Series |
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Eero 400 05/07/2026 2026 NASCAR Cup Series |
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Shanghai ePrix – Race 2 05/07/2026 2025/26 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship |
2026 Belgian Grand Prix
Francorchamps, Wallonia
19 July 2026
2026 Hungarian Grand Prix
Mogyorod, Pest
26 July 2026
2026 Dutch Grand Prix
Zandvoort, Noord-Holland
23 August 2026
2026 Italian Grand Prix
Monza, Lombardy
6 September 2026
2026 Spanish Grand Prix
IFEMA, Madrid
13 September 2026
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